Cinderella the Sequel
Wednesday 15th - Saturday 18th December 2021
Did you ever wonder what happened after Cinderella went to live with Prince Charming? Well wonder no more... We finally have some answers for you!!
Full of Swashbuckling Pirates and Dancing Mexicans, this all singing, all dancing sequel to the beloved tale is sure to be loved by the whole family!
Cast
Cinderella
Amy West
Prince Charming
Luke Greenwood
Fairy Godmother
Jackie Staite
Pirate Chief
Craig O'Connor
Eglantine
Naomi Qureshi
Nanny Hilda
Sara Shepherd
Stepmother
Helen Wood
Baron Hardup
Alan Smith
Gorgeous Gussie
Dave Sandells
Delectable Delia
Rich Woodall
Earl of Sandwich
Alan Wood
Lady Sandwich
Laura Getlevog
Press Stud
Leah Getlevog
José
Rico Thongsab
Conchita
Suzie Colthurst
Miranda
Kate Callinan
Peddler/Isabella
Donna Hunt
Evil Queen of the Sea
Rhona Bayliss
Priest
Stuart Dimes
Production Team
Director
Sara Shepherd BA Hons
As a child Sara attended stage school in London training in dance & acting. Sara continued her passion for the performing arts into college and university where she graduated from Goldsmiths College with a BA (Hons) in Drama and Theatre Arts. She gained her equity card working as an actress in London. In 2007 Sara set up the children’s theatre school Theatretrain Solihull. It is still running today at Ulverley Primary School providing singing, dancing and acting opportunities for children in Solihull aged 4-18yrs. (www.theatretrain.co.uk) Craig has been working at Theatretrain since 2010 and Amy joined as the dance teacher in 2017. In 2010 Sara trained as a giggle doctor with the Theodora Childrens Charity and began working as Dr Princezz bringing smiles to children in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK. In 2013 Sara made it into the Guinness Book of Records as one of 150 Clown Doctors on a train in Bern, Switzerland.
Her theatre roles are too numerous to detail but have included Sybil in Daisy Pulls it Off, The Mother in Blood Wedding, Jodie in Can’t Stand up for Falling Down, Lady Jacqueline in Me and My girl and Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion.
TV work includes Green Wing, Holby City, WPC56, Doctors, Father Brown and several adverts for Gala Bingo Film work includes Closer, You, Me and Her, Big Bad Wolves and The Bridge.
Directing work includes The Darling Buds of May, After September, Sleeping Beauty Goes Back to the Future and too many shows to mention for Theatretrain.
Choreographer
Amy West BA Hons
Amy graduated from the University of Cumbria in 2015 with a BA (Hons) in Dance and Drama, and has been working as a professional choreographer ever since. After graduating she moved to Solihull to be with her other half and immediately joined the very vibrant Solihull Amdram circuit taking part in several shows. Amy joined Sara and Craig at Theatretrain Solihull in late 2017 as the dance teacher and has choreographed several shows for the school since including one at Nottingham Concert Halls. Amy has a passion for Ballet but her enormous repertoire spans across several different styles of Dance. Her favourite is Musical Theatre!
Amy continued her passion for teaching and in 2020 became a qualified primary school teacher. She now teaches year 2 Monday to Friday and her kids at Theatretrain on a Saturday morning as well as adhoc choreography projects.
Musical Director
Craig O'Connor
As a child, Craig was part of the hugely vibrant amdram circuit in Solihull. He performed in many musical theatre shows whilst still at school. He chose to continue his passion at college and then took it further by successfully auditioning for the highly regarded Music and Musical Theatre course at The London College of Music. He moved back to Birmingham in 2015 and has been working as a professional freelance singer ever since.
He also took on the position of singing teacher at Theatretrain Solihull. In 2019 Craig and Sara took a group of Theatretrain students to perform in a professional Christmas Choral production on the Videopolis stage with Minnie and Micky Mouse at Disneyland Paris. It was a breathtaking show as it had the most intricate harmonies created by Disney Performing Arts!
Craig has also hosted many hugely successful quiz nights for various companies online and in Birmingham and is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the best quiz hosts in Birmingham. Craig absolutely loves the different genres of music that theatre (and definitely panto) can provide. On top of all of this Craig is also completing a degree in mathematics.