The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
By Irita Kutchmy, based on the story by C.S. Lewis
By arrangement with Warner/Chappell Music
Australian Premiere of Irita Kutchmy's musical version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Season 17 January-2 February 2002
Venue Belconnen Theatre
TheStory
This enchanting musical is based on C.S. Lewis' adventurous story about four children of war-torn England, who accidentally enter the land of Narnia by climbing through a magic wardrobe.
This strange and wondrous place is ruled by the cold-hearted White Witch, who makes winter last year-round. In this land we meet a variety of talking animals and enjoy unique musical interludes which intertwine to tell the story through music and the spoken word.
Although they seem like saviours, the four children, Edmund, Peter, Susan and Lucy fulfil an ancient prophecy by defeating the Witch, thus restoring sunshine and peace to the spellbound Narnia and returning the great lion Aslan to his rightful throne.
ProductionTeam
| Director | John Alsford |
| Musical Director | Jennifer Groom |
| Choreographer | Belinda Hassall |
| Production Manager | Kathy Thomas |
| Stage Manager | Bob Morris |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Nick Leon |
| Set Design | John Alsford, Bob Morris, Sebastian Nicholas and Nick Leon |
| Costume Design | Elaine Teran and John Alsford |
| Lighting/Sound Design | Justin Watson |
| White Witch Costume | Annette Leon |
| Make Up | Jane McClaren |
| Headgear | Sebastion Nicholas, John Alsford, Belinda Anyos |
| Crew | Andrew Topperwein, Anita Davenport, Eve Everard, Graham Bauerlie, Winifred Kruger, Nick Brightman |
| Props | Nick Leon |
Cast
| Susan | Katie Methorst |
| Peter | Matthew Teran |
| Lucy | Tallay Wickham |
| Edmund | Toby Francis |
| Professor Kirk/Father Christmas | Sebastian Nicholas |
| Mrs Macready | Helen Cory |
| The White Witch | Belinda Anyos |
| Mr Beaver | Frank Farrell |
| Mrs Beaver | Bryony Retter |
| Mr Tumnus | Rob Macauley |
| Maugrim | Umar Bourke |
| Aslan | Andrew Clucas |
TheMemories
The death scene in Lion required the stone table to crack with great spectacle. However during the opening night of Lion, crew member Nick Brightman (made up as a bear) dived on stage during a song to connect the table, only to find the extension cord was a foot too short.
Frantic signalling (in character) to other stage crew that another cord was needed resulted in some frenzied backstage searching. A cord was fed under the cyclorama and Nick managed to eventually connect it in time for Aslan's death scene!
Awards
Canberra Area Theatre AwardsNominations |
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| Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Toby Francis |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Tallay Wickham |