The Evil Stepmothers' Club (Michaelmas, 2016)

The Evil Stepmothers' Club (Michaelmas, 2016)

The Oxford University Light Entertainment Society is proud to present a tale of villains and romance with our Michaelmas Term show: The Evil Stepmothers' Club. Meet the most villainous of stepmothers at their weekly “witch and bitch” meetings; follow a King and Queen at wit's end trying to regain their spare room; a desperate villainous wannabe; and be joined by a host of your favourite characters.

Cast

The Evil Stepmothers' Club

Griselda Tremaine - Naomi “Can I wear a catsuit?” Heffer (St Hugh's College)
Evelyn - Tzveta “Appletinis” Pokrovska (Queen's)
Mother Gothel - Jay “With teeth!” Jivani
Maleficent - Asha “Murder is a strong word” Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose)

Roderick's Court

King Roderick - Benjamin “The flipchart is paramount” Kybett (Magdalen)
Queen Penelope - Efi “I see the flipchart is back” Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh's)
Jives - Matilda “No more flipcharts!” Tempest (Mansfield)
Princess Amethyst - Georgie “Oh Rupert!” Atton (Somerville)
Jasper - Branoc “Gosh” Richards (Magdalen)
Rupert, The Stable Lad - Jake “Oh Amy!” Griffiths (Brasenose)
Monty (head) - Sofia “Mrrrrrr!!” Gomezllata (St Anne's)
Monty (butt) - Tristan “Mrmrmrm!!” Cresswell (Sheffield)
Herald - Laura “Toot!” Hankins (Magdalen)

The Princes

Prince Charming - Will “More misogynistic please” Mason
Dick Whittington - César “Want to stroke my cat?” Candelon
Frog Prince - Leo “Frogs aren't slimy!” Tucker (Wadham)
Penguin Prince - Becky “Punch them” Hicks (Oriel)

Villainous Evildoers

Jafar - Perry “Resting witch face” Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield)
Gaston - Will “That's not how you flex” Mason
Hook - Katie “Are you making fun of me?” Moore (Ex-Magdalen)
Tinkerbell - Bianca “It works for me” Darolti
Scar - James “Oh I need a quote don't I?” Carter (Ex-Magdalen)

Business Owners

Jack - Lily “Most sexful coffee shop” Miles (Hertford)

Good Guys

Robin Hood - Laura “Pull their tails” Hankins (Magdalen)
Little Red Riding Hood - Bianca “Lemeat'em” Darolti
Daddy Bear - Beth “A bit Farage-y” Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus)
Mummy Bear - Ana “Terrible parenting skills” Pagu (St. Edmund Hall)
Baby Bear - Becky “Punch them” Hicks (Oriel)

Forest Denizens

Rumpelstiltskin - Georgia “I won't have your child” Nicholson (St Hugh's)
Hansel - Adrian “Follow our bread trail home” Clayton (Hertford (Graduated))
Gretel - Anna “What did we do?” Spearing-Ewyn (St. John's College)
Unruly Children - Kiwi Apteryx-Tokoeka (Charles Xavier School For Gifted Youngsters) and Velina Robinson (Mansfield)

Magical Beings

Fairy Customer Service - Kajal “Customer service” Radia
Fairy Godfather - Stephen “Casts glitter, then leaves” Walsh (Teddy Hall)
Giant Goose - Kiwi “I'm not a chicken!” Apteryx-Tokoeka (Charles Xavier School For Gifted Youngsters)
Shoe Elves - Judith Moore (Balliol) and Beth Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus)

The Three Thieves

Keith - Adrian “Chicken with a purse” Clayton (Hertford (Graduated))
Alan - Lily “Huuuuuuuge chicken” Miles (Hertford)
Barry - Anna “Really big chicken” Spearing-Ewyn (St. John's College)

Princesses

Snow White - Kajal “Secret hideout” Radia
Sleeping Beauty - Giulia “Muuum, five more minutes please!” Antiga
Rapunzel - Velina “Princes are excellent” Robinson (Mansfield)

Production

Director - Judith “I don't remember what I say” Moore (Balliol)
Assistant Director - Beth “No fairy-horse romance plot” Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus)
Writer - Asha “We're having a flipchart” Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose)
Producer - Georgie “Just do whatever” Atton (Somerville)
Co-Producer - Katie “The rest of you are scumbags” Moore (Ex-Magdalen)
Stage Manager - Benjamin “When you say 'large' piece of set” Kybett (Magdalen)
Musical Director - Markus “Emily's mysterious friend” Beeken (Brasenose)
Pianist - Cameron “http://youtu.be/9VMCiewc7mE” Alsop (Formerly St Catherine's)
Technical Director - Morgan “Evil wash” Wilkinson (Hertford)
Costume Coordinator - Efi “Make way for the horse” Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh's)

Songs

The Evil Stepmothers' Club - Judith Moore (Balliol) and Markus Beeken (Brasenose)
I Will Be There - Judith Moore (Balliol)
The Evil Inside - Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield)
Lots of Leather and Ass-Less Chaps - Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield), Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose) and Markus Beeken (brasenose)
Final Song - Cameron Alsop (Formerly St Catherine's), Markus Beeken (brasenose) and Judith Moore (Balliol)

Script and Programme

Flosscars Wins

Best Hero	Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for Rupert
Best Couple	Georgie Atton (Somerville) and Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for Amy and Rupert
Best Directing Team	Judith Moore (Balliol) and Beth Mabbutt (LMH Alumnus) for Evil Stepmothers' Club
Best Costume	Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh's) for The Tear-Away Suit
Best Best Prop	Georgie Atton (Somerville) for The Bear Trap
Best Cock-up During a Performance	Benjamin Kybett (Magdalen) for Repeated corpsing courtesy of the Romeo and Juliet theme
Best Worst Line-Learner	Branoc Richards (Magdalen) for Evil Stepmothers' Club

Flosscars Nominations

Best Hero	Sofia Gomezllata (St Anne’s) and Tristan Cresswell (Sheffield) for Monty
Best Heroine	Georgie Atton (Somerville) for Princess Amethyst
Best Villain	Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) for Jafar Branoc Richards (Magdalen) for Jasper James Carter (Ex-Magdalen) for Scar
Best Morally Ambiguous Person	Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen's) for Queen Evelyn Naomi Heffer (St Hugh's College) for Griselda Tremaine Jay Jivani for Mother Gothel Georgia Nicholson (St Hugh's) for Rumplestiltskin Benjamin Kybett (Magdalen) for King Roderick Will Mason for Prince Charming Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose) for Maleficent
Best Double/Group Act	Naomi Heffer (St Hugh's College), Jay Jivani, Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen's) and Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose) for The Evil Stepmothers' Club Adrian Clayton (Hertford (Graduated)) and Anna Spearing-Ewyn (St. John's College) for Hansel and Gretel
Best Couple	Benjamin Kybett (Magdalen) and Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh's) for Roderick and Penelope
Most Spurious Accent	Stephen Walsh (Teddy Hall) for The Fairy Godfather's Italian-American Accent Katie Moore (Ex-Magdalen) for Hook Georgia Nicholson (St Hugh's) for Rumplestiltskin
Best Writer(s)	Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose) for Evil Stepmothers' Club
Best Song	Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield), Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose) and Markus Beeken (brasenose) for Lots of Leather and Assless Chaps Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) for The Evil Inside Judith Moore (Balliol) for I Will Be There
Best Costume	Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh's) for Monty the Horse
Best Worst Prop	Roderick's stool The chest of drawers for being difficult to hide behind Marriage Arch for being huge
Best Cock-up During a Performance	Becky Hicks (Oriel) for Coming on very, very late as Baby Bear Asha Hartland-Asbury (Brasenose) for Thinking she could eat 10 sausage rolls on stage and still say her lines
Best Cock-up Backstage or During Rehearsals	Branoc Richards (Magdalen) for Asking Rupert why he was releasing Jasper from the dungeon Matilda Tempest (Mansfield) for Realising she was meant to be in a scene and legging it spectacularly across backstage to get on stage just in time for her line Lily Miles (Hertford) for 'The most sexual coffee shop in the forest'
Best Ad-Lib	Cameron Alsop (Formerly St Catherine's) for Romeo and Juliet Theme Cameron Alsop (Formerly St Catherine's) for Romeo and Juliet Theme… again Benjamin Kybett (Magdalen) for 'You've driven me to democracy' Sofia Gomezllata (St Anne’s) for The insightful monologues of Monty Leo Tucker (Wadham) for 'Do you have any pets? I swear I saw a horse around here somewhere'
Best Audience Participation / Heckle	Dan Artus (Regent's Park) for Joining in the villainous laughter every single time
Best Quote During a Show (from a script)	Bandits for 'I've got this huuuuge chicken…' 'Woah, that's a really big chicken' Scar for 'I'll have a Mufasa on the rocks'
The 'Ooh you luvvie' Award for Actually Being Able to Act	Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for Rupert and Hercules Stephen Walsh (Teddy Hall) for Fairy Godfather Jay Jivani for Mother Gothel and Dionysus Georgie Atton (Somerville) for Princess Amethyst Naomi Heffer (St Hugh's College) for Griselda Tremaine Georgia Nicholson (St Hugh's) for Rumplestiltskin
The 'Beyond the Call of Duty' Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty	Morgan Wilkinson (Hertford) for Doing the lighting for ESC with less than a day to read the script Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh's) for Making Monty

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