The Witches
Based on the book by Roald Dahl, adapted by David Wood
By special arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd
Season 8-16 July 2005
Venue Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre
TheStory
A gruesome gaggle of witches is fiendishly plotting to get rid of all the children in England. These malevolent mischief-makers plan to take over the sweet shops, poison the children with chocolate and transform them into mice.
Join our hero/heroine and his/her grandmother as they take on these horrible harridans and face the most repulsive, terrifying and powerful villain of them all – the Grand High Witch herself.
Will the witches triumph? Are the children of England doomed? Roald Dahl’s award-winning tale has all the answers. If you adored the book, loved the film, then you will scream with delight when you see this Roald Dahl classic live on stage.
In the two casts performing this play in July one cast has Boy and his Grandmother, while the second cast has Girl and her Grandmother doing their best to beat the Witches.
ProductionTeam
| Director | Belinda Anyos |
| Assistant Director | Brandon Girvan |
| Stage Manager/Sound | Ryan d’Argeavel |
| Production Assistant | Rosemary Synnott & Kathy Thomas |
| Costume Design/Make-up | DESIGN Rosemary Synnott |
Cast
BlueTeam
| Grand High Witch | Belinda Anyos | |
| Grand High Witch Understudy | Brandon Girvan | |
| Boy | Max Bittisnich | Set |
| Boy Understudy | Liam Hutchison | Publicity |
| Grandmother | Sarah “Stripes” Thomson | Stage Manager |
| Bruno | Owen Hutchison | Props |
| Bruno Understudy | Jarred Synnott | Publicity |
| Mrs Jenkins | Madison Sloane | Costumes / Makeup |
| Mr Jenkins | Liam Jennings | Set |
| Tree House Witch | Heather Kirk-Harkin | Props |
| Lawyer/Waiter/Witch | Thomas Mackenzie | Sound/SFX |
| Nurse/Witch/Maid | Sophie Herring | Sound/SFX |
| Sailor/Head Chef | Nisha Phillips | Lighting |
| Sailor/Second Chef | Simone Ellacott | Sound/SFX |
| Doorman/Waiter/Violinist | Jarred Synnott | Publicity |
| Doorman/Waiter/Violinist Understudy | Owen Hutchison | Props |
| Head Waiter | Liam Hutchison | Publicity |
| Head WaiterR Understudy | Max Bittisnich | Set |
| Witch #1 | Hannah Coleman | Sound/SFX |
| Display Witch | Alice Bittisnich | Publicity |
| Mildred Witch/Frog | Cassandra Cullen | Set |
| Mildred's Friend/Frog | Grace Fursdon | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Bellboy/Witch #2/Frog | Georgia Sloane | Set |
RedTeam
| Grand High Witch | Belinda Anyos | |
| Grand High Witch Understudy | Brandon Girvan | |
| 'Boy' | Harriet Davies | Publicity |
| 'Boy' Understudy | Bridget Hutchison | Costumes/Makeup |
| Grandmother | Ali Van De Zwan | Costumes/Makeup |
| Brunhilda | Madeleine Ellacott | Sound |
| Brunhilda Understudy | Jane Bailey | Set |
| Mrs Jenkins | Zoe Hinge | Costumes/Makeup |
| Mr Jenkins | Liam Wilson | Stage Manager |
| Tree House Witch | Jayne Bailey | Set |
| Tree House Witch Understudy | Madeleine Ellacott | Sound/SFX |
| Lawyer/Waiter/Witch | Nicky Anyos | Lighting |
| Nurse/Witch/Maid | Bridget Hutchison | Costumes/Makeup |
| urse/Witch/Maid Understudy | Harriet Davies | Publicity |
| Sailor/Head Chef | Alex Wilson | Sound |
| Sailor/Second Chef | Nyasha Nyakuengama | Publicity |
| Doorman/Witch | Freya Pilcher | Lighting |
| Head Waiter | Liam Hutchison | Publicity |
| Head Waiter Understudy | Max Bittisnich | Set |
| Waiter/Violinist | Jarred Synnott | |
| Witch #1 | Kiarna Kavanagh-Beck | Sound/SFX |
| Display Witch | Jacquie Coleman | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Mildred Witch/Frog | Kaitlin Mountford | Sound/SFX |
| Mildred's Friend/Witch/Frog | Eve Millington | Lighting |
| Doctor/Witch | Georgina Nolan | Costumes/Makeup |
| Bellboy/Witch #2/Frog | Justine Ramsay | Lighting |
Awards
Canberra Area Theatre AwardNominations |
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| Best School/Youth Play | |