www.wrington.net Oddjob, our narrator and guide through the story ... Queen Belladonna, someone to avoid .. if you're half good-looking ... and explains what she'll do to anyone who disagrees ... .. the populace gathers in the town square for a proclamation ... ... announcing a party being held by King Stanley for Snow White's birthday ... ... having just returned home, Snow White muses on her future ... ... and meets Prince Jamie, who has a thigh-slappingly good idea ... ... having noticed Snow White's a bit of a stunner ... Wally Wimpole's not a bad gardener - with green fingers to prove it ... ... his old flame is Mavis - quite a would-be goer ... ... or so she likes to think ... ... they fall in with the Queen - who's plotting ... again ... ... and making sure everyone knows what to expect if they cross her ... King Stanley's party ... ... for his beloved daughter ... Mavis has baked a whopper of a cake for her ... ... and Prince Jamie's arrival makes her day ... .. sensing splicing in the offing, Stanley inquires after the prince's assets ... ... and the Queen uses a carrot to hypnotise everyone to do her bidding ... ... prince and princess decide getting spliced is for them ... King Stanley recalls a nasty dream last night ... .. involving The Weakest Link, with himself, Jamie and Snow White ... ... and Ann Robinson asking the questions which ... ... Snow White found difficult ... ... Jamie found passably straightforward ... .. and which Stanley didn't even understand ... Whenever Wally appears, he's reminded to water his pot-plant ... .. but he's taken for a ride by Oddjob's tricks ... ... to which Mavis equally succumbs ... The children ponder the problem of too little bedspace ... ... and too many sleepers ... .. which Snow White finds puzzling too ... A pantomime just wouldn't be a pantomime ... .. without a wall-papering knock-about ... Belladonna meanwhile controls Wally's mind to become a ballet dancer .. with others .. Jamie and Snow White are geared up for their big day ... .. but Wally's not persuaded by Mavis's approaches ... .. Mavis can't understand how any man could resist her charms ... .. a concern shared by Queen Belladonna ... If you go down to the woods today, you'll meet ... The dwarves return home unaware of Snow White asleep in one of their beds .. ... which comes as a bit of a shock ... ... but a refreshed Snow White makes friends ... Queen Belladonna has a deadly plan to remove Snow White .. ... and ruin her happy day, with a poisoned apple ... .. but Wally's spell book gives an antidote - a kiss from her beloved ... ... which works a treat ... ... sparking off a final hoe-down. Click to enlarge                                        ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dress rehearsal photos kindly supplied by Steve Taylor Appreciation in Village Journal