Production: Beauty and the Beast, The Musical — Script and Direction by Rick Everett, Music and Lyrics by Pippa Duffy
Company/Venue: The Story Spinning Theatre, presented by The Baxter Theatre, Cape Town
Full Cast: Chireen Ferreira (Beauty), Aubrey Ellis (the Beast), Joey Wishnia (Orsino), Pippa Duffy (Miranda), Liana Collet (Rosina), Donal Slemon (Ferdinand), Bridget Wells (Tom), Seraj Toefy (Stephano)
Other Credits: Set & Lighting Design — Brian Collins; Costumes — Hazel van der Hoven; Programme & Poster Design — Aubrey Ellis; Musical Director/Keyboards — Brian Burke; Choreography — Joey Wishnia; Percussion — Nick Nicholls

The Ellis Contribution: Aubrey Ellis played the title role of the Beast, and also designed the production’s programme and poster — another example of his design/graphic work alongside performing.

(Correction: drop “Directors: Pippa Duffy and Rick Everett” — the programme credits sole script/direction to Everett; Duffy wrote the music and lyrics and played Miranda.)