![THE BALL: 'Why would a fellow want a girl like her?!' The ugly step-sisters have something to say about that glass slipper. Photos: Leo Farrawell THE BALL: 'Why would a fellow want a girl like her?!' The ugly step-sisters have something to say about that glass slipper. Photos: Leo Farrawell](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/zKV39uP83GDBPxt8fzsPGX/286c28d0-3c1d-4c15-b9eb-dd0e5cf5f6f5.jpg/r0_246_4608_2775_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Braidwood Central School’s production of Cinderella and the Glass Slipper proved a delight for crowds earlier this month.
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A trio of narrators laid out a roadmap of doubt asking: is this another rags-to-riches tale, or could this be the misunderstood step-mother’s story?
They concluded it was the audience’s job to decide, and if not for the post-funeral furore of Haddie Davies’ villainous Step-mother and the Ugly Step-sisters, we might have been fooled.
![IT FITS: Georgia Garcia (Cinderella), Haddie Davies (Step-mother), Jessie Kay (Prince Charming), and Step-sisters Alex Foreman, Caci Mitchell, Marnie Roberts. IT FITS: Georgia Garcia (Cinderella), Haddie Davies (Step-mother), Jessie Kay (Prince Charming), and Step-sisters Alex Foreman, Caci Mitchell, Marnie Roberts.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/zKV39uP83GDBPxt8fzsPGX/8c798b17-4d1f-4308-bb3d-e6870c05dd8a.jpg/r61_676_4608_3451_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
As Cinderella, Georgia Garcia was a graceful protagonist. Her vocal performance shone alone and among the chorus of mice. Cinderella was the perfect counterbalance to Jesse Kay’s spoilt Prince, who maintained an almost continuous exuberance. Even so the hapless Prince still managed to lose his best chance at placating the King and Queen, and after 'The Bachelor' fiasco, their patience with his courting failures waned fast.
![A MICEY ROAR: Tash Tisdell and Myrtle Wild, lead Mousekateers, with Year 3 Mouse Chorus singing 'We'll make a lovely dress for Cinderelly'. A MICEY ROAR: Tash Tisdell and Myrtle Wild, lead Mousekateers, with Year 3 Mouse Chorus singing 'We'll make a lovely dress for Cinderelly'.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/zKV39uP83GDBPxt8fzsPGX/825fe5f1-5375-4db3-a059-2a4b1b7bedfd.jpg/r0_304_2751_1984_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
By the time Aneka Jones’ vaudevillian Fairy Godmother emerged, the audience was immersed in the quick-paced narrative, delighted by the 3M chorus and mesmerised by the emerging solo stars and ensemble skills of the BCS Company.
The cast was again supported by a growing junior crew of lighting and live sound technicians, gaffers and grips; the student-led art department provided for props, set design and fabrication, wardrobe, hair and make-up; and the narrative was amplified by the inclusion of the BCS Concert Band, which performed a score arranged to create an opportunity for a large ensemble.
BCS high school choreographers workshopped the movement and tirelessly rehearsed with the primary, resulting in lively dance scenes. The show was complemented by the P&C fielding donated baked goods.