Author Archives: Simon Forster

Our stately King and Queen take a break from rehearsals to ponder how on an earth they can get through a scene without bursting into fits of laughter …

NURSE BY DAY OGRE BY NIGHT! By day Ian Noble dons his nurse’s scrubs and embarks on another day of caring for the sick and injured people of Leeds, however, for the next fortnight the Nurse by day will paint himself blue and become a terrible Ogre by night! The Pantomime at St Andrew’s is a long established tradition in South Leeds and this year Ian, 46, decided to challenge himself to write a brand new script for the Group. This he did in the Continue reading →

Georgina Noble, Ian Noble and Beth Forster will perform in St Andrew’s Pantomime Group’s 45th annual show. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe. by Jonathan Brown Published on the 26 December 2014 06:00   A hospital nurse with a passion for a different kind of theatre has penned an original script for a community pantomime group’s 45th annual showcase. Ian Noble, 46, from Beeston, will swap his nursing scrubs for an ogre costume when he takes to the stage at St Andrew’s Community Centre, in Old Lane, Continue reading →

The rehearsal before Christmas was the time when the cast and crew of Puss in Boots brought out their Christmas Jumpers!  

Cast and Crew in Christmas jumper mood (click for a close-up) Rehearsals started recently for Puss in Boots, the forthcoming Panto running in Jan 2015 – see Current Productions for more info      

The cast from Red Riding Hood in full vocal flow

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