• Home
  • Articles
    • Front Page
    • General Interest
    • Special Interests
    • Snippets
    • Mayoral Notes
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Competitions
    • Sydney Royal Easter Show Giveaway
  • Our Community
    • Our People
    • Question of the Week
    • Jobs in the Central West
    • Be Seen
    • What’s On
  • Special Interests
    • Women In Business
    • Rural Round Up
    • My Place
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Loving Local Living
    • Just a Short Drive
    • Real Estate
  • Sports
    • Bowls
    • Cricket
    • Equestrian
    • Footy Tips
    • Golf
    • Netball
    • Rugby League
    • Rugby Union
    • Soccer
    • Touch Football
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Page
    • Advertise with us
    • Testimonials
    • Submit an Article
    • Subscribe to the Parkes Phoenix

Parkes Phoenix

Opening With A Bang Bang

May 11, 2017 By Maggi Barnard



It’s just one more sleep until the opening night of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

It’s the latest extravaganza to be brought to the Little Theatre by the Parkes M&D Society. The family-friendly stage production is jam-packed with musical numbers and special effects set to make it the talk of the town.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a raucous ad- venture about a magical car; packed with hijinks, histrionics and hilarity. It follows the Potts’ family escapades after eccentric in- ventor Caractacus Potts and his children Jeremy and Jemima discover that the old racing car he restored can fly. The evil Baron Bomburst hatches a plan to steal the car, but accidentally kidnaps Grandpa Potts. When the Potts family stage a res- cue, they find themselves at the mercy of the child catcher, so Caractacus enlists the help of new friends – and Chitty – to out- wit the dastardly Baron and save Jeremy, Jemima and Grandpa.

The all-ages production not only shares the joy of theatre with younger audiences, but gives talented young actors the opportunity to take to the stage. There are more than thirty juniors and teens in the ensemble cast, an impressive turnout that shows there is a strong local demand for artistic pursuits.

Like most stage productions, the chil- dren’s lead roles are played by an alter- nate cast. Jeremy and Jemima are played by M&D veteran performers Tom Buesnell (13) and Maia Hennock (12) for some shows, and talented newcomers Beau Shearer (9) and Anabelle van Wyk (9) for alternate shows.

The multi-talented Neil Westcott is wear- ing two hats for the production; he is di- recting the show along with fellow thespi- an Lyn Townsend, and is also treading the boards as Caractacus Potts.

But theatre isn’t produced by actors alone. A dedicated crew and talented band have been working tirelessly to create a dazzling spectacle that everyone will love.

By Raen Fraser

Filed Under: General Interest

Latest Print Editions

Click here to download the recent issue (308) of The Parkes Phoenix (2.5MB PDF) – 20th May 2021

STAY CONNECTED

The Parkes Phoenix would like to thank you, our Facebook friends, for your continued support and readership!

SEARCH THE PHOENIX

Recent Articles

  • Riverina Campaign Launch In Parkes May 20, 2022
  • Better Together May 20, 2022
  • More Funding For Parkes CBD Activation May 20, 2022
  • Our Young Gal – Emma Hando May 20, 2022
  • Giant Effort To Stage ‘Big The Musical’ May 20, 2022

CONTACT THE PHOENIX

Address
7/113-127 Rankin Street, Forbes NSW 2871

Editorial Phone –  0403 080 085
 editor@parkesphoenix.com.au

Sales Phone – 0476 110 953
sales@parkesphoenix.com.au

View our Privacy Policy.
View our Conflict Resolution Process.
View our Ethics and Complaints Policy.
Want to advertise with us?
Information on our Community Promotions.

Submit an Article

We are always looking for new articles of interest to the local community.

Please feel free to submit an article for possible inclusion in a future issue.

To submit an article, click here to use our online article submission form.

Recieve the Phoenix via email

* indicates required

Copyright © 2022 · Website setup by WebSysMan