Musical version of the Cinderella story, starring Richard Chamberlain, Gemma Craven and Annette Crosbie. In the tiny kingdom of Euphrania, a sad young girl and an unhappy Prince are trapped in their different worlds. They need only to meet to fall in love.
The rags-to-riches story of Cinderella doesn't quite gel in this lavish British musical that has neither the magic nor the songs to turn it into the shimmering extravaganza that director Bryan Forbes obviously had in mind. Gemma Craven has the voice but not the allure to give Cinders a fairy-tale sheen and Richard Chamberlain looks a little long in the tooth to play the charming Prince Edward. However, the veterans in the cast have a ball - Edith Evans and Kenneth More steal scenes with indecent ease and Annette Crosbie is a wonderfully world-weary fairy godmother.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Prince | Richard Chamberlain |
| Cinderella | Gemma Craven |
| Fairy Godmother | Annette Crosbie |
| Dowager Queen | Edith Evans |
| John | Christopher Gable |
| King | Michael Hordern |
| Stepmother | Margaret Lockwood |
| Lord Chamberlain | Kenneth More |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Bryan Forbes |
