Adapted from the cult short stories by Roman Dirge, author of Leonore the Little Dead Girl. Performed at The Forum, Barrow in March 2005. With special thanks to Andrea Sosa-Martin for her role in helping to devise the show
Act 1
After their mum and dad disappeared leaving only a note taped onto the fridge, Brother and sister Max (9 years) and Molly (11 years) look
after each other in their increasingly rubbish filled house.
One day their cat, Miss Tiki, gives birth to a very strange kitten, ‘the cat with a really big head’. Disgusted, Molly goes in search of a new pet while Max tries to love the new kitten.
Meanwhile, each night the house is visited by the magical Sandman who brings both Max and the kitten a variety of strangely unpleasant dreams brought on by Molly’s attempts at
bed-time stories.
Five years later, Molly has left home to run a circus freak show and Max is sharing the squalid house with a lot of flies. When his girlfriend dumps him for a lad with a Mercedes all the negative emotions he feels move into the house with him.
With the help of his friends he fights them off. Meanwhile the rubbish is coming alive . . .
CAST Act 1
Max Morgan Kendall
Molly Emma Devereaux
Billy Robbie Gaffney
Billy's Bunny Rosalie Bower
Beth Bird Carolann Hartley
Bob Bird Joe Rose
Miss Tikki Rebecca Taylor
Cat with really Big Head Bradley Higginson
Mr Stinky David Gent
Mr Stinky's Gang Jasmine O'connor, Thomas William McEwan, Lizzie Jones, Jessica Shaw McGregor, Erin Thompson
Baby Sandman Samuel Carswell
Bed Bugs Madison Brill Edwards, Anna Brown, Emma Hodgson
Sideways Man and Dream Cat Jessica Cleghorn
Ragamuffin and Dream Cat Sophie Davis
Vampire Fan Club and Dream Cats Erin Thompson, Rebekah George, Hannah Gibbons, Chloe Hindmarsh
CAST Act 2
Max Adam Brown
Molly Lois Clifton
Girlfriend Hermione Pearson
Lisa Lois Clifton
Billy Daniel Pacey
Pear Head Callum Gallagher
Bread Boy Damian Rose
He Who Is Pain PJ Mason
Sir Anger Connor Kendall
Alone Charlotte Walker
Betrayal Hermione Pearson
Little Contempt Rebecca Dawson
Love in Vain Mike Scott
Self Esteem Amy Camm
Ambition Terri Leigh Binns
Wise Fly Phillip Dodding
Nosey Fly Kelly Pacey
Pun Fly Mattie Gregg
Bored Fly Thomas Gawne
Scared Fly Lucy Smith
Dancing, Humming Fly Oliver Carswell
Grandpa Fly Adam Wass
Butter Girl Hermione Pearson
Peter the Pirate Squid Charlotte Walker
Reindeer Oliver Carswell
Bumble Bee Emily Mullen
Directors Phill Gregg and Rachel Ashton
Design John Hall
Lighting Design Alan Jackson
Original Music Phill Gregg
Lighting Operation Jason Moore and Michael Kahli
Tech Crew Furness College Technical Students
Sound Operation Dan Moore
Stage Manager Gary Bridgens
Deputy Stage Manager Carly Blanchard
Assistant Stage Managers Michael Ullock and Colin Blanchard
Design assistants and makers from Barrow Island Primary School Art Club, Katie Bewley, Jamie Carter, Rebecca Hunter, Lucy Kerr, Christopher McMahon, Natalie Millington, Kerri Mitchell, Meghan Morris, Stephen Postlethwaite, PaulRawcliffe, William Rawcliffe
CAST Act 1
Max Morgan Kendall
Molly Emma Devereaux
Billy Robbie Gaffney
Billy's Bunny Rosalie Bower
Beth Bird Carolann Hartley
Bob Bird Joe Rose
Miss Tikki Rebecca Taylor
Cat with really Big Head Bradley Higginson
Mr Stinky David Gent
Mr Stinky's Gang Jasmine O'connor, Thomas William McEwan, Lizzie Jones, Jessica Shaw McGregor, Erin Thompson
Baby Sandman Samuel Carswell
Bed Bugs Madison Brill Edwards, Anna Brown, Emma Hodgson
Sideways Man and Dream Cat Jessica Cleghorn
Ragamuffin and Dream Cat Sophie Davis
Vampire Fan Club and Dream Cats Erin Thompson, Rebekah George, Hannah Gibbons, Chloe Hindmarsh
CAST Act 2
Max Adam Brown
Molly Lois Clifton
Girlfriend Hermione Pearson
Lisa Lois Clifton
Billy Daniel Pacey
Pear Head Callum Gallagher
Bread Boy Damian Rose
He Who Is Pain PJ Mason
Sir Anger Connor Kendall
Alone Charlotte Walker
Betrayal Hermione Pearson
Little Contempt Rebecca Dawson
Love in Vain Mike Scott
Self Esteem Amy Camm
Ambition Terri Leigh Binns
Wise Fly Phillip Dodding
Nosey Fly Kelly Pacey
Pun Fly Mattie Gregg
Bored Fly Thomas Gawne
Scared Fly Lucy Smith
Dancing, Humming Fly Oliver Carswell
Grandpa Fly Adam Wass
Butter Girl Hermione Pearson
Peter the Pirate Squid Charlotte Walker
Reindeer Oliver Carswell
Bumble Bee Emily Mullen
Directors Phill Gregg and Rachel Ashton
Design John Hall
Lighting Design Alan Jackson
Original Music Phill Gregg
Lighting Operation Jason Moore and Michael Kahli
Tech Crew Furness College Technical Students
Sound Operation Dan Moore
Stage Manager Gary Bridgens
Deputy Stage Manager Carly Blanchard
Assistant Stage Managers Michael Ullock and Colin Blanchard
Design assistants and makers from Barrow Island Primary School Art Club, Katie Bewley, Jamie Carter, Rebecca Hunter, Lucy Kerr, Christopher McMahon, Natalie Millington, Kerri Mitchell, Meghan Morris, Stephen Postlethwaite, PaulRawcliffe, William Rawcliffe
