The Fantasticks
By arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd
Season May 2006
Venue Belconnen Theatre
TheStory
Based upon Edmond Rostand's 1894 play Les Romanesques. Two fathers decide that they want their children to fall in love. The girl, Luisa, is a daydreamer with an active imagination. The boy, Matt, is a romantic. The two fathers decide to instigate a mock feud amongst themselves in order to help the boy and girl fall in love. They figure that this feud will give them the excuse to say no to the relationship, which of course will simply encourage the children's love even more. The fathers go as far as to hire El Gallo to stage a mock abduction of Luisa, in which Matt can become a hero and save her. After this act, Luisa and Matt fall deeply in love. Soon though, the children realize their parents staged the feud and their love fades away. After both experience a little life experience on their own and are hurt by it, they reunite once again with much less drama.
ProductionTeam
| Director | Chris Boyldew |
| Assistant Director | Rob Macaulay |
| Musical Director | Graham Magarry |
| Choreographer | Deb Smith |
| Production Manager | Eileen Boyldew |
| Stage Manager | Myles Leon |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Deb Smith |
| Set Design | Chris Boyldew |
| Costume Design | Liz Topperwien |
| Sound/Lighting Design | Henk ten Brummelaar |
| Set Construction Co-ordinator | Paul Tremble |
| Props Co-ordinator | Nick Leon |
| Lighting Operators | Justin Watson, Andrew Topperwein, Ian Bennett |
| Rehearsal Prompt | Nola Russell |
| Make Up | Kate Tremble |
| Front of House | Cheryl Morse |
Cast
| The Narrator (El Gallo) | Peter Smith |
| The Girl (Luisa) | Kat Brand |
| The Boy (Matt) | Michael Heming |
| The Girl's Father (Bellomy) | Graham Bauerle |
| The Boy's Father (Hucklebee) | Stephen Hines |
| The Actor (Henry) | Bart Black |
| The Man Who Dies (Mortimer) | Dim Ristevski |
| The Mute | Jenny Maclean |
Orchestra
| Piano | Graham Magarry |
| Keyboard | |
| Percussion |