Benjamin the lobster fisherman, his faithful potcake Lucky meet an old woman (Josie Smith) who lures him into searching for a ring under the sea.
A simply stellar performance………I’m stunned at the depth of talent on display this evening at the first night performance of The Little Caribbean Mermaid and the Enchanted Ring. I’m not sure what I expected exactly but it was the most entertaining, fun filled evening full of laughter, comedy, to the point “in-jokes” about PPC, Lime and even JoJo the dolphin was part of the act.
Widow Bling (Asa from Caicos Adventures fame) was hilarious decked out in all "her" finery
Benjamin (Michael Burchill) and Lucky (Ian Arthur)explore under the sea searching for the ring and meet the beautiful Isabella (Alison Capron) and her best friend Queen Lareefah (Cora Malcolm) the Queen Angelfish.
Mermaid Isabella captivated not only the audience but Benjamin too
Spectacular underwater sets, superb costumes and all the characters in the production kept the audience enthralled as they were drawn into participating in the performance. Shouts of laughter as the audience screamed “Behind you, Behind you” as the infamous Lionfish (Mervin Forbes) put in an appearance.
The Lionfish carries off with SALT and PEPPA (wannabe SPICE types!)
Salt (Matthew Williams) and Peppa (Bernard Rodriguens) the two bumbling secret agents made the audience laugh at their antics as the story unfolded.
Queen Lareefah with fishy friends
Handsome King Neptune (Addison Stoddard) with his gold trident
Unforgettable dance numbers and singing had the crowd clapping in time to the up tempo music
JoJo the dolphin put in a surprise appearance
This little boy (Cole Nickson, the pufferfish) was in a fantastic costume.
The spotted drum fish (Aphrah Groves) had a swimmingly good time as she drummed her way through the show
Dave Volkert as Benjamin's father had the crowd in stitches
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King Neptune (Addison) and his queen (Josie) at the finale
This little one upstaged Isabella, the mermaid (sorry Alison!) as she danced up a storm in front of us.
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!!!! What a resounding success…….we had such a good laugh and it was a great way to start off the Christmas season.
Jayne the writer and Mickey the "go to boy" in their usual every day attire....well it's the only photo of them that I have!!
I musn’t forget to mention that Jayne from Flamingo Divers wrote the script and Meryl Cooper was the director. Performances are at Brayton Hall on Dec 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12 at 7 pm nightly with a matinee at 2 pm on Saturdays. Tickets are available at Unicorn Books, IGA Graceway, Saltmills Diner and IGA Gourmet.
For a great evening of laughter and entertainment take in the show on one of the above days or go again as it’s worth seeing over and over again!!
Break a leg!!
Marta