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Cinderella is one of the most well-known stories around the world.
This story appears in the folklore of many cultures. There are between
350 and 1500 different versions of this story in the world today.
The story is based around a kind young lady (the heroine), who suffers
at the hands of her step-family after the death of her mother. In
some stories her father is absent, while in other versions he neglects
Cinderella.
The heroine has a magical guardian who helps her triumph over her
nasty family and receive her greatest wish by the end of the tale.
The guardian is sometimes a representative of the heroine's dead mother.
In most tales she is referred to as the Fairy Godmother. Most of the
tales include a magical event sparked by an article of clothing (usually
a shoe or glass slipper) that causes the heroine to be recognized
for her true worth.
The earliest recorded version of the Cinderella tale comes from China.
It was written down by Tuan Ch'eng-shih in the middle of the ninth
century A.D (850-60 Common Era). From the way it was written, it is
thought that readers were already familiar with the story and that
this version was the first to be written down. In the Chinese story
the heroine is called Yeh-shen and there is no fairy godmother. Instead,
there is a magical fish who helps Yeh-shen. A golden shoe leads the
prince to her and they marry.
The next written down version came from a Frenchman, Charles Perrault.
He wrote the version in 1697 and introduced the fairy godmother. This
story also included the pumpkin carriage, the animal servants, and
the glass slippers. Perrault was told this story by storytellers and
added these extra things for effect. Some people think that he confused
"vair" (French for fur) with "verre" (French for
glass) which would explain how the slipper came to be made of glass!
Also in his version, Cinderella finds husbands for her sisters at
the end.
The Grimm Brothers' version, known as Aschenputtel or Ash Girl does
not have a fairy godmother. In their story, the heroine plants a tree
on her mother's grave and a white dove helps with the magic. Because
of their cruelty to Cinderella, the stepsisters have their eyes pecked
out by birds.
CAST
Cinderella - Laura Dignum
Buttons - Tom Pellew
Prince Charming - Deborah Dignum
Hollyhock - Jeff Granger
Pansy - Richard Clayton
Fairy Godmother - Julie Dignum
Penny Peace - Laura Daynes
Short - Julie Atkins
Back - Julie Butcher
Sides - Angela Smith
Baron Boracic-Lint - Stephen Dunstan
Baroness - Diane Goldsmith
Dandini - Jenny Howard
King - Tony Stone
Queen - Stephanie Allison
Lord Chamberlain - Robert Lamacroft
CHORUS
Lucy Atkins, Frances Blazey, Alison Butcher, Katie Butcher, Holly
Carter, Sophie Carter, Emma Cliffe, Sophie Dobbs, Karina Duffin, Eleanor
Ferris, Vicki Hood, Linda Marks, Sophie Marks, Kerry Websdale
Directed by Dave Marks.
