Botrytis and Phylloxera dealing with Vinderella

Vinderella, the panto put on by the UK wine trade in January, raised £10,000 for The Benevolent – the wine trade charity. Further details here.

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Le Lièvre Gourmand

The hare has hopped from Vailly-sur-Sauldre to Orléans and will reopen on Saturday 3rd April and is now taking bookings.

Contact details here: Le Lièvre Gourmand - 28 quai du Chatelet - 45000 ORLEANS - France -
Tél:(33)02.38.53.66.14 - contact@lelievregourmand.com

Poster for Vinderella

Sisterly love: Botrytis and Phylloxera dealing with Vinderella 

The Good Fairy

At the ball (above and below)

Curtain call

Curtain call: Phylloxera, Botrytis (faded) and Bouchon
 

Earlier panto pics here

Ugly sister – Botrytis: Charles Metcalfe

Wot a stunning pair of pins!

This evening saw the preview of the excellent Vinderella put on by the Benevolent and the Theatre of Wine. Full of wonderfully ridiculous jokes – my favourite was 'Amy Housewine', closely followed by the 'Katie Price Academy' – and great fun.

The other ugly sister – Phylloxera: Alastair Llewellyn-Smith

It's on for the next three nights – Thursday, Friday and Saturday – at the 300 seat John McIntosh Theatre at the London Oratory School, Seagrave Road SW6 – nearest tube is West Brompton. Tickets range from £10 - £35 and are available via the Benevolent - +44 (0)207 089 3888, or online at http://www.thebenevolent.org.uk/.

Mildew Pearce (TV Anchorwoman): Hannah Tovey

Eutypiose (Stepmother to Vinderella): Sarah Reed

Eutypiose with Lord Stirling (?): Walter Speller

Vinderella (Anna Noble) and Price Charmes Chambertin (Andrew Reed)

Phylloxera's shoe

Debby Collinson – best dressed member of the chorus in the 1st Act with a memorable shirt

Lord Adam Brett-Smith (Corney & Barrow) makes a brief but dashing cameo appearance

Daniel Illsley: writer and director (Theatre of Wine)

Botrytis surrounded by fans