Once Upon a Storybook
26th May 2018
The MADC Clubrooms
Six children get sucked into a magical storybook and develop alter-egos in different fairytale realms. With the help of a Good Witch, who is always hungry, the children must travel to stories we know and love to gather magical items to go back home. It is a race against time as the sinister Evil One is trying to obliterate good magic and unleash darkness across all the realms with one purpose alone, NO HAPPILY EVER AFTERS.
Cast List
Glinda, the Good Witch - Keilen Xuereb
The Evil One - Emma Curmi
Hale - Hale Bonello
Tamika - Tamika Ross
Jake - Jake Armeni
Katrina - Katrina Briffa
Daniel - Daniel Mallia
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The Rainbow Bunnies & Vegetables ( HPA Red and Ruby) - Kieran Calleja, Emily Vella, Carl Borg, Julia Mangion, Kimberly Marie Gatt, Giulia Baldacchino, Giuliana De Giorgio, Julia Camilleri
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The Ozians (The HPA Orange) - Amelia Baldacchino, Keilen Xuereb, Annie Mackay, Paula Scerri, Francesca Bonnici, Paul Barberi, Lamise Meruzzi, Nadal Attard
A Tangled Story (The HPA Emerald) - Emma Michaela Calleja, Valentina Maria Zahra, Julia Borg, Valentina Farrugia, Ida Pace, Nora Mifsud, Julia Farrugia, Isaac Zahra
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An Enormous Turnip (The HPA Yellow) - Nikolas Pace, Kian Camilleri, Luke Cassar, Emily Dimech, Zach Spiteri, Kristina Pace, Matthew Camilleri, Leah Cassar
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Up the Beanstalk (The HPA Green) - Daniele Cardona, Mia Vella, Paula Kassam Vasiliauskaite, Maja Zalewska, Francesca Borg, Emily Schembri, Matthew Sammut, Amy Barberi
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The Honey Pot - a Goldilocks Story (The HPA Citrus) - Maya Troia, Amy Troia, Jessica Quinn, Thea Sofia Seddon, Georgia Allen, Francesca Allen, Chiara Gouder
Narrative concept created by: Marco Calleja
Written by: Marco Calleja, Grace Will, Thomas Lloyd
Stage Manager: Karl Gouder
Assistant Stage Manager: Matthew Calleja
Backstage Crew: Teachers and students of the HPA
Poster and Programme Design: Stephen Calleja
Lighting Design: Marco Calleja
Sound: Sergio Costa
Front of House: Erika Quinn and HPA Parents
Photography: Angela 'Giola' Cassar
Videography: Matthew Muscat Drago
Producer and Artistic Director: Marco Calleja
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Special Thanks go to: Teatru Salesjan, The MADC, Seed Dance Studios, The Box, all tutors, students, parents, relatives and friends of the Hoi Polloi Academy for Performing Arts.
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