Best Pantomime – NODA East District 2

The Little Mermaid

March 2025 - Buckden Village Hall

Melodramatics are proud and excited to present our 2025 pantomime The Little Mermaid

From the multi award winning Melodramatics team this year’s show will leave spellbound, astounded and laughing all the way. With a fantastic cast, amazing original music and script, stunning new scenery and tech, magical props, and the hardest working backstage crew, the stage is set for a magical show the whole family will love.

Come and meet Marina the little mermaid and all her friends in The Fishisphere. Watch as she meets humans for the first time and falls foul of a curse from the evil Ogda Puss. Will her father, King Fisher be able to save her or will he be captured as well? Will he ever find his lost magical bident? How do seabirds breathe underwater? Will Ogda Puss find true love with a member of the audience??? The answers to most of these questions and more are awaiting you in our hilarious, heart warming, and wonderful show.

The Cast

(In order of appearance)

James Tortise-Crawford

Hans

James Gallmon

Edvard

James Nichol

Kingfisher

Tom Monkhouse

Bert

Emma Driscoll

Marina

Kathryn Duncan

Fingers

Anne Marie King

Gateau

Wolfie Hammerbacker

Ogda Puss

Leah Brock

Mollusc

Tom Kirkbride

Bollusc

Anna Gilbert

Anemone

Katie Kitson

Ensemble

Robin Rayner

Ensemble

Karen Rawlins

Ensemble

Scott Robertson

Ensemble

Kim Ulmer

Ensemble

Joe Ward

Ensemble

Emmeline Lyster

Ensemble

Creative Team

Rowan Alfred

Co-Director & Musical Director

Huw Nadin

Co-Director

Emma Driscoll

Choreographer

Peta Riley

Stage Manager

Production Manager

Emily Plattern

Lighting & Sound

1One0

Costumes

Peta Riley, Kathryn Duncan, Emma Driscoll, Penny Lusher

Props

Phillipa Patel, Sue Dixon, Cveta Pavlin

Set Design & Construction

David Alexander, Neill Pleasants, Kevin Rawlins, Ken Smith

Health & Safety

Kevin Rawlins

Finances

Julia Alexander

Merchandise

Tom Monkhouse

Front of House Manager

David Alexander

Front of House Refreshments

Debbie Pleasants

Raffle Co-Ordinator

RaeAnna Hammerbacker

Artwork, Website & Programmes

Tim Powers