www.clitheroeadvortisor.co.uk Thursday,JanuarylS,2015 CUTHEROE ADVERTISERSTIMES It’s time for a


Ribchester AmateurTheatri- cal Society - The RATS - are performimg panto this month in Ribchester Village Hall. TheRatshavebeen putting


.on pantos since the mid 1970s, and most of the traditional panto titles have been visited more than once in The Rats’ il- lustrious40-plusyear history. But there is something


very different about this, year’s show. “Little Red Riding Hood” is not one of the tradi­ tional panto stories. While it might have been performed somewhere, its writer and di­ rector.- 23-year-old William Thomas - has never seen it


and would be interested to


; hear from anyone who has! Though young in years,


William is quite an old Rats hand, having appeared in sev-


' eral pantos, cabarets, revues and plays, both on The Rats stage and for Ribcaged Pro­ ductions. Even so, to write a new panto script,- cast i t ;


\ and then direct it would be a . daunting task for anyone, but William is confident that th e .


- Rats will pull it off. As he puts it: “I have got a


great and experienced team working with me and the en­ thusiasm is amazing”. Little Red Riding Hood-


a wo


(intriguirigly subtitled “The Wolf of Water Street”) is only


' William’s second writing and directing venture, following thevery successful “Walk with Miss Potter” promenade piece from last year’s Ribchester Festival. While he has stuck largely


:. to the traditional storyline, he has introduced themes and characters to make it more Panto-like. Where would you fit a Panto Dame into the sto­ ry? Well you will have to go along to discover how David Procter, donning the wigs and frocks again, makes his mark! The baddy is obviously The


Big Bad Wolf, played with rel­ ish by Steven Johnson, while the eponymous heroine is


played by Emma Smith, the latest in a long line of this fam­


ily to star in a Rats production. Grandma features, of,


course, and is played by Tony Woolmington, another whose family has a long association with The Rats and whose mother remains mother the society’s main make-up lady. There is a wolf catcher too,


played with gusto by Robin Simmons, and you will need to get a programme to see and remember,let alone pro­


nounce, his name. Love in­


terest is in there as well, with Frances Lamburn (Delilah) and Daniel Riding as the love-


able-but-daftEugene. - The Rats have alwaysisup-


portedandericouragedyouhg-


sters, not only through their Young Rats plays and shows,


but also in the promenade pieces during the Ribchester Music and Arts Festival and,


naturally, in panto too. This year’s show provides


fantastic proof of the tal­ ent and experience of The Rats younger members, with named parts played by Ee- anor Robinson, Chrissie Col- linson and Luke Rogerson, to


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“Little Red Riding Hood’ is


on at Ribches'ter Village Hall on Thursday, Friday and Sat­ urday Jaunary 29th to 31st,


and again the following week, February 5th to 7th. Matinee


. performances start at 2 pm on both Saturdays and the evening shows start at 7-30 pm. Tickets are available by phoning 01254 878530, but book early as demand for the panto is always high!


Former mayoress dies at 104


Tributes have been paid to former Ribble Valley Mayor­ ess, Dorothy Green, who has died at the age of 104. Married to Ribble Val­


ley Borough Councillor Fred Green, Mrs Green was his mayoress when he became the third mayor of the newly cre­


ated borough in 1976-77. The current Ribble Valley


Mayor Coun. Michael Ranson said: “Dorothy was a part ofa past era of Ribble Valley life and the borough’s history. “Fred was a Conservative


councillor for Wilpshire for many years and he and Dor­ othy attended mayoral func­ tions at the borough for many


years.” Mrs Green’s funeral is be­


ing held today (Thursday) at Blackburn Cathedral at 10 am.


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Sunday, a £6,000 van was sto­ len from an address in Queen Street, Whalley. In a separate - incident, thieves drove off in a white Transit worth £20,000 from the rear of a house in Church Street, Ribchester at around 6-40 amonMonday. Police are not linking the


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to keep their vehicles secure. Sgt Craig Garret said: “It’s in­


credibly important for own­ ers of any vehicle to ensure it


is always kept secure, particu­ larly those who are delivering


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