Ronnette Grace Tarrant
Mini Crystal Frankie Gaskell
Mini Chiffron Emily White
Mini Ronnette Gaby Stroud
Audrey II singing voice Thomas Kershaw Green
Audrey II spoken voice Euan Slade
Wino 1 Toby Rogers
Orin Scott Brooks
Wino 2 Catherine Evans
Narrator Lydie North
Customers Amelia Simcock and Jemima Robinson
Radio Announcer Elise North
Bernstein Shannon Broadbridge
Mrs Luce Katie Grimsdell
Skip Snip Jordan Broatch
Patrick Martin Gemma Davies
Skid Row Soloist Katie Grimsdell
Plant puppeteers Hannah Sebley, Sarah Andai , Maria Williams, Sammy Stone and Dan Charie
Chorus 
Billy Gore
Cerys Price
Darcie Jones
Jason Stone
Niamh Potts
Shannon Broadbridge
Katherine Hunter
Reviews
Little Shop of Horrors Performed by Pedal Performing Arts at The Beacon Centre, Beaconsfield, Bucks. - 24-26 February 2011 Being in the twilight of my acting career I find myself increasingly envious of the many fabulous opportunities open to aspiring young thespians by way of active schools’ drama departments and youth groups such as Pedal Performing Arts. I have had the pleasure to see most of this dynamic young group’s productions over the last few years and they never fail to keep raising the bar with ever increasingly ambitious productions of the highest quality.
Pedal’s latest offering, the outrageous Little Shop of Horrors, was a difficult show to pull off, especially with such a very young cast and again not quite enough young men! However, this was another triumph for the production team. Musical Director Carole King worked wonders with the tricky score and first-time director Louise Jones got the very best from the principals – with a quite brilliant cameo performance from Scott Brooks as Orin, the sadistic dentist. Michael Gardner as Seymour and Jorgie Hayes as Audrey acted their socks off and coped well in the main with some difficult songs. I also loved Crystal, Chiffon and Ronette played by Tasha Graul, Hermione Stroud and Grace Tarrant, lovely voices and movement quality.
‘Little Shop’ is about a nervous young man who, whilst working in a flower shop, cultivates a blood-thirsty, flesh-eating plant which in the end consumes virtually all the cast. This voracious but cutely named Audrey II was powered by some young puppeteers who did a great job as the plant grew in front of our eyes. The stage management and lighting team also worked wonders although I did miss some dialogue because of a sound imbalance. The costumes, hair and set design worked a treat. All of the ensemble numbers moved along with pace and energy and the audience loved every moment of this superb, if slightly sick, piece of musical theatre. In the words of the blood-thirsty Audrey II “Feed me, feed me - give me more” of this highly enjoyable, adventurous local theatre!
Pedal’s next show is the Olivier award-winning ‘Our House’ in October which I eagerly await.
Paul Woodstock
