Cinderella

Stephen Duckham

The age-old favourite story containing all the familiar characters with a few twists. We see the tale unfold more through the eyes of the Fairy Godmother (of Fairy Godmothers dot com) who is now in the technological age complete with mobile phone and ipad! Prince Charming needs to take a wife, but for one more day he wants to taste the freedom of an ordinary man; so at a Royal Garden party he swaps places with his manservant, Dandini. Collecting wood for the fire, Cinderella gets to meet the Prince and, thinking that he is a commoner, is immediately attracted to him. Although invitations to the ball have been sent to everyone, Cinderella’s Step-Sisters stop her from going by destroying hers. But with the help and guidance of the Fairy Godmother and faithful Buttons, Cinderella does get to the ball transformed into the Princes Crystal. This time it is the Prince who is captivated and after numerous mix-ups the couple are finally brought together and all ends happily.