12th - 16th November 2002
The Palace Theatre, Mansfield

'Mack & Mabel' is a speculative romantic comedy based on the relationship between two of the pivotal figures of the silent film era: slapstick comedy pioneer Mack Sennett and his frequent leading lady Mabel Normand.

It begins in 1911, when Mabel shows up on Sennett's New York set as a deli delivery girl and immediately catches the director's eye. Soon she is starring in Sennett's two-reelers, and she joins him when he moves his operation to the new movie capital of Hollywood.

She also joins him in a romance, one which is complicated by his dictatorial directing style. When Mabel expresses an interest in expanding into feature dramas, Sennett discourages her, leading her to leave him professionally--and personally--for slick director William Desmond Taylor.


Mack Sennett
   Andrew Wolden
Mabel Normand
   Vicky Butler
The "Family"
Lottie Ames
   Alison Shuker
Fatty Arbuckle
   Callum Wilson
Frank
   Daniel Pearson
Ella
   Carole Bowman
Freddie
   Mark Hassel
Andy
   Chris Buckland
Wally
   Steven Ratcliffe
Louie
   Thomas Slack
Kleiman
   Geoff Fielding
Fox
   Adrian Toon
William Desmond Taylor
   Keith Wells
Watchman
   Harold Fielding
Director
   Keith Wells
Actor
   Terry Bramwell
Head Goon
   Terry Bramwell
Second Goon
   Glynn Gravell
Four Goons
   Stuart Hosker
  Chris Clarke
  Adam Selby
  Robert Phillips
Writer who quits
   Barrie Weaver
Ships Officer
   Terry Bramwell

Ensemble/Chorus
Kirsty Davis
Elizabeth Wolden
Laurey Buckland
Lesley Clarke
Margaret Whyman
Kerry Cooper
Angela Lee
Sarah Geeson
Abigal Price
Elizabeth Bailey
Emily Gray
Glenys Jones
Hayley Hanman
June Fielding
Sarah March
Rachel Frith
Sarah Barrowcliff
Lauren Hays
Helen Frith
Terry Bramwell
Harold Fielding
Richard Harvey
Jonathan Cooper
Chris Clarke
Martin Ratcliffe
Adam Selby
Barrie Weaver
Robert Phillips
Stuart Hosker
Glynn Gravell
Hannah Wolden
Laura March
Laura Thorpe


ACT I
* Overture
*Movies Were Movies
* Look What Happened to Mabel
* Big Time
* I Wont Send Roses
* I Won't Send Roses (Reprise)
* I Wanna Make The World Laugh
* Mack & Mabel
* I Wanna Make The World Laugh (Reprise)
* Wherever He Ain't
* Hundreds of Girls

ACT II
* Entr'acte
* When Mabel Comes In The Room
* Hit 'Em on the Head
* Time Heals Everything
* Tap Your Troubles Away
* I Promise You a Happy Ending