Council of Faiths panto proves an inventive success
EVERY year Loughborough Council of Faiths holds a Feast of Faiths at John Storer House.
And this year a hundred guests from a dozen faith communities, along with the Mayor of Charnwood, Coun Pauline Ranson, were treated to a performance of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
The pantomime was created on the same day by six actors, a poet and two people for backstage.
The crew were multi-faith: Hindu, Muslim, Church of England, Jewish, Quaker, Brahma Kumaris and no particular faith.
The concept was daunting; to devise a show without a script and only one day to put it together.
But it worked brilliantly, thanks to the commitment, enthusiasm, and inventiveness of the whole crew.
The cast were: Papa Bear - Ashok Parmar, Mama Bear - Anthony Gimpel, Baby Bear - Ishi Khan-Jackson, Goldilocks - Rev Wendy Dalrymple, Magic Tree - Nurain Nur, Paparazzi Pete - Parmjit Basra and Poet- Liz Gray
Costumes, props, set and sound by Ann Gimpel and Alan Zenthon.
A spokesperson for the event said: “Significant time and effort beforehand was put in to collect costumes, props and ideas for the set and songs for the show.
“Then with the basic outline of the story, the actors working as a cooperative, devised and improvised scenes and characters, with jokes, songs and dance.”
The show ended with a strong message for the town’s multi-faith community that we can all be friends together.
After the show the guests and the crew tucked into a meal with opportunities to meet and converse amongst each other.
The organisers also stated that they wanted to thank John Storer Houses for its hospitality.