1988/89 LTM NATIONAL PANTOMIME
BRUCKINS
The Story
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The
action takes place on Squire Hardie's Estate, and focuses on the
lives of workers in the days leading up to full freedom.
Miss Elfreda, loved and respected by all, has all her hopes set
on the future of her son Rufus, as her own attempts to buy an
early freedom for herself have been thwarted. She uses her "powers"
to speed up the process.
Mr. Bucky - Butler in the Great House, feels he must secure the
future of his daughter - Precious Grace, as he himself is already
old. Buckie poses a riddle, and the prize is Precious's hand in
marriage.
The relationship between Rufus and Precious Grace is slowed down
by enmity between Elfreda and Buckie, the basis of which is not
known to the workers.
The Squire and his wife Amanda, naturally are not anxious to have
full freedom, and hire a consultant to find the best way of keeping
the workers on the estate.
Throughout all of this, Anancy, "the present and the past"
manipulates, schemes and uses all his powers to have things turn
out in the workers' favour. After a slight backfiring, he succeeds.
The workers get their freedom, the lovers "get through",
Buckie and Elfreda are reconciled and the Squire and Amanda accept
what they can't change —Freedom.
Cast of Characters Squire: Tony Hendriks /Wayne McLeod Amanda: Brian Heap/ Luke Williams Figures: Christopher Bennett/ David Ellis Anancy: Owen "Blacka" Ellis/ Paulette Beckford Buckie: Winston "Bello" Bell/ Lenford Salmon Elfreda: Dorothy Cunningham/ Marcia Brown Precious-Grace: Janice Ward Rufus: Desmond Moulton Man-Man: Michael Nicholson/ Recordo Redwood Headman: Kevin Sinclair Queen: Faith Bucknor/ Elizabeth Brown Workers: Marcia Fraser, Jackie Higgins, Yvonne Ashley, Terry-Ann Clarkson, Sharon Forte, Donna Lebert, Ivy McPherson, Melinda Minott, Patrick Heron, Halcyone Samms, Sonia Samuels, Hugh Japhatt. |
Musical
Numbers Act One Full Free A Come I Want To Be Somebody Trickster ing My Darling Wife What The Consultant Can Do The Dream Hammering Riddle Me Dis De Gal For Me Queen Coming Down Act Two Long Time Come Share My Space Good Luck Reprise - Come Share My Space Full Free Come Finale ORCHESTRA Kathy Barrett - Leader - Piano Everol Wray - Trumpet Samuel Grant - Trumpet Maurice Gray - Tenor saxophone Raymond Allen - Clarinet Richard Williams - Guitar Robert Thomas - Bass Durvan Williams - Percussion |