Cinderella Pantomime

The History of Cinderella

The first real pantomime version of Cinderella opened at Covent Garden in 1820. It was called Harlequin and Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper.

The Story of Cinderella

A widower with a beautiful, sweet tempered, daughter married his second wife. The stepmother and her two daughters forced the first daughter to complete all the housework. When she had done all the housework, she sat in the cinders, hence the name Cinderella. One day the price invited all the young ladies in the land to a ball so he could choose his wife. The two stepsisters planned to attend but taunted Cinderella by saying a maid could never attend a ball. As Cinderella cried, her fairy godmother magically appeared and promised to help Cinderella to attend the ball. She turned a pumpkin into a coach, mice into horses, a rat into a coachman and lizards into footmen. She then turned Cinderella’s rags into a beautiful gown complete with a pair of glass slippers. The Godmother told her to enjoy the ball but to return by midnight before the spell was broken.
Once at the ball, everyone was entranced by Cinderella, especially the Prince. Cinderella lost track of time and left on the stroke of midnight, losing one of her glass slippers on the steps of the palace. The Prince found the slipper and vowed to find and marry the girl to whom it belonged. The slipper was tried on by all the young women in the land. Eventually, when Cinderella tried on the slipper, it fitted perfectly and she married the Prince.

Main Characters in Cinderella

• Cinderella

the heroine is the Baron’s daughter who is a good, kind, pretty, young girl who lives with her stepmother and stepsisters.

• The Prince

the Prince is looking for a wife.

• Dandini

exchanges places with the Prince.

• Fairy Godmother

kind fairy who helps magically.

• Ugly Sisters

jealous, selfish and vain stepsisters.

• Buttons

Cinderella’s friend.

Panto Name/Location	Time	Price from	Book Tickets
Cinderella - Blackburn Saturday 14th December 2013	14:00	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Sunday 15th December 2013	14:00	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Saturday 21st December 2013	14:00	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Saturday 21st December 2013	17:30	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Sunday 22nd December 2013	14:00	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Sunday 22nd December 2013	17:30	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Monday 23rd December 2013	14:00	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Monday 23rd December 2013	17:30	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Tuesday 24th December 2013	14:00	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Friday 27th December 2013	14:00	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Friday 27th December 2013	17:30	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Saturday 28th December 2013	14:00	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Sunday 29th December 2013	14:00	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Sunday 29th December 2013	17:30	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Monday 30th December 2013	14:00	£13.5
Cinderella - Blackburn Tuesday 31st December 2013	14:00	£13.5