Sinderfella for Xmas at the Dancehouse Theatre

SG Productions present:
Sinderfella
MANCHESTER’S PANTOMIME WITH BALLS!
Shameless’s Alice Barry as The Fairy Godmother
Sinderfella: Miss Thunderpussy | Nicksy as Buttons
THE DANCE HOUSE, Manchester Thurs 15th Dec 2011 – Sat 7th Jan 2012
PRESS PERFORMANCE: Fri 16 December, 7.45pm

A total sell out hit at London’s Leicester Square Theatre for Christmas 2009, this wicked adult twist on the classic pantomime mixes bawdy cross dressing and feel good party anthems to kick start Christmas with a bang!

The actress scheduled to play Cinderella for the night hasn't turned up so it’s left to Fairy Godmother Lillian (Shameless’s Alice Barry) to conjure up a plan.  Loitering around the auditorium is Miss Thunderpussy, who has always dreamed of playing Cinderella and is gagging for the chance to step in… Hilarity ensues as Sinderfella works her magic, ensnaring both her Prince Charming and Buttons (Nicksy), neither of whom realise that she’s a drag queen!

Alice Barry regularly appeared in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights, New Street Law, Bob and Rose, and three series of Clocking Off. She is best known as Lillian from Shameless, the critically acclaimed drama for which she is currently filming a ninth series.

International drag artist Miss Thunderpussy is the last known IT Girl in the Midlands and a legendary name in Manchester village.  She regularly appears in Manchester’s Thompsons Arms, often appears at Pride festivals across the UK, and has appeared in such TV shows as Something For The Weekend with Denise Van Outen, Hollyoaks, and Canada’s Worst Driver with Quentin Wilson.
 
Nicksy is the presenter of radio show Late Night Nicksy, which plays in Liverpool and also in the North West, North East, Cheshire, Southern Spain and Gibraltar. He can also be heard on weekdays on Gaydio, Manchester’s LGB&T FM radio station. He has been a presenter on Manchester’s Breakfast Show on Galaxy 102, and on a Saturday night can be found running the Pop Lounge at Manchester’s Essential Nightclub.

Simon Gross has been producer for SG Productions for last ten years. As a producer Simon’s theatre work includes Sinderfella for Above the Stag Theatre Victoria in 2008 and then for the Leicester Square Theatre in 2009, and Snow White and the Seven Poofs, again for the Leicester Square Theatre in 2010. Simon is also director of SG Productions, which prides itself on taking quality theatre into the community. This Autumn Simon will be producing Amore, a Rat Pack style musical tribute to all the greats, including Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davies Junior. For December Simon will produce eight national tours his pantomime Dick Whittington and Christmas variety show Have Yourselves A Merry Christmas.

His many television credits include: On the Road with Maureen Rees and Noel’s House Party for the BBC, Channel 4’s What the Butler Saw, Louie Spence’s Show Business and Trinny And Susannah Uncovered. Simon can now be seen on the Vanessa Show for Channel Five weekdays as a regular Sofa Surfer.


www.thedancehouse.co.uk / Running Time: 2hrs 15 mins

Published: 13-Sep-2011: (797)