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Fifth 'Salute to Pantomime'
The 5th 'Salute to Pantomime' took place on 1st April 2006. The 16 Groups who took part in this year's event are featured below. For more information on any of these groups contact the web master. The event was organised by the Duckpond Players, the compere was Martin Ballard from BBC Radio Leicester and the awards were presented by David Bill, Chairman of Leicestershire County Council. You can find information about the Groups that took part in the Competition by scrolling down the page. Some of the Groups include a picture of the cast.
Results
The winner of the Blue Balloon Trophy for the 'Pantomime of the Year 2006' was
Wycliffe Drama Group of Lutterworth with 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'
Second - Trinity Players of Hinckley with 'Babes in the Wood'
Third - Breedon Community Pantomime with 'Sleeping Beauty'
Best Dame
Winner: Kirt Hammond as Widow Twanky in 'Aladdin' by the Markfield Theatre Group
Nominations: Tony Simpson as Dame Nutty Slack in 'Old King Cole' by Anstey Players
Peter Henton as Mrs Milksop in 'Dick Turpin' by Duckpond Players
Best Principal Boy
Winner: Emma Edmunds as Price Victor in 'Sleeping Beauty' by Breedon Players
Nominations: Terri Dodds as Captain Hugh in 'Old King Cole' by Anstey Players
Sarah Shreeve as Robin Hood in 'Babes in the Wood' by Trinity Players
Principal Girl
Winner: Emily Watson as Alice in 'Dick Whittington' by Hugglescote
Nominations: Helena Edmunds as Beauty in 'Sleeping Beauty' by Breedon Players
Rebecca Hamilton as Maid Marion in 'Babes in the Wood' by Trinity Players
Villain
Winner: Roger Rix in 'Barbella' by Hovering Theatre Club
Nominations: Jill Fenby-Taylor, Marion Lawrie and Sue Archer as the Three Witches in 'Excalibur the Panto' by STARS
Jamie Hinchcliffe as Carbuncle in 'Sleeping Beauty' by Breedon Players
The Groups Taking Part in the Competition
The Anstey Players - 'Old King Cole' by Peter Henton - 22nd to 25th February - St Mary's Church Rooms, Anstey
Old
king Cole is merry again!
Breedon Community Pantomime - 'Sleeping Beauty' - 15-18th February - Breedon Community Centre
Sleeping Beauty Awakes!
The Duckpond Players - 'Dick Turpin' - 10-11 & 17-18 February - Fleckney Village Hall
Dick
Turpin triumphs!
Kirby Muxloe Players - 'Hansel and Gretel' - 19th to 21st and 25th to 28th January - Kirby Muxloe Village Hall
Markfield Thornton Theatre Group - 'Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp' 16th to 21st January - Thornton Community Centre - web site
The magic lamp works its wonders again
Trinity Players - 'Babes in the Wood' 29th November to 3rd December - Trinity Hall, Hinckley
Singing
the final chorus!
Highcliffe Amateur Theatrical Society - 'Sleeping Beauty' 24th to 26th November - Highcliffe Primary School, Birstall
Long Clawson Pantomime Players - 'Snow White and the Dwarfs' 23-25 March - long Clawson Village Hall
Snow
White marries her prince!
East Leake Amateur Players - 'Excalibur the Panto' 1st to 3rd December - East Leake Village Hall. See the web site
Excalibur is a really difficult draw!
Hovering Theatre Club - ''Barbella' 20th to 22nd and 27th to 29th January - Hovering Theatre Club, Cottesmore
Market Harborough Youth Theatre - 'Aladdin' - 21st to 28th January - Welland Park College Theatre, Market Harborough
Rutland Arts Theatre Society - 'Pinocchio' 14th to 18th December - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Oakham
Swinford Operatic And Drama Society - 'Rumplestiltskin.com' - 30th November to 3rd December - Swinford Village Hall
Wycliffe Drama Group - 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 26-28 January - Lutterworth Grammar and Community College
St John the Baptist Church - 'Dick Whittington and his Cat' - 8th to 10th December - Church Hall, Hugglescote
A happy ending
Breedon Community Pantomime - 'Sleeping Beauty' - 15-18 February - Breedon Community Centre
Whissendine STARS - 'Excalibur the Panto' - 3-4 February - Whissendine Village Hall
Hurrah for King Arthur!