Peter Pantomime
16-18 January 2003
Directors: Liz James and Lizzie Thomas
The Background
Two years ago, a local group entitled MAD (Millennium Amateur Dramatics) got together for the first time to produce Aladdin in Shiplake College’s Tithe Barn Theatre in aid of the Shiplake and Dunsden Parish Appeal. Following the success of the venture, the group reinvented itself as SHADDO (Shiplake and Dunsden Dramatic Organisation), and decided to produce a further pantomime, Robin of Shiplake. The proceeds of this were ploughed back into the local village venue, Shiplake Memorial Hall, with the aim of restoring the vestiges of a local theatre to the village, following the untimely demise of the Shiplake Players some two decades ago.
Peter Pantomime is the second pantomime produced by SHADDO. Most of the profits of the pantomime last year went directly towards the improvement of lighting, staging and sound, and the production you are enjoying this evening has greatly benefited from this investment. Likewise, this year, profits will go towards making further improvements.