A music theatre group has repurposed nearly 250 manifesto booklets into a dress for its Dame to wear during an upcoming panto.
Music Theatre Guernsey made a social media call out just after June’s general election asking for people to donate their manifesto booklets so they could be recycled in a creative way.
It hoped to receive 200 and was amazed when 304 were sent.
247 copies were glued together to create the dress which has Snow White sleeves and a bodice – with Deputy Haley Camp’s yellow pages making up the hem and Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Millers pink pages creating skin for the bosom.
The group said it took eight volunteers two-and-a-half days to create using 48 glue sticks and 500 inches of hot gun glue.
The dress will be worn during the performances of the adult re-telling of Pinocchio between 2 and 6 December at St James Concert Hall.
“The joy of panto is bringing audiences together and uniting them in shared experiences, a bit like a Christmas cracker joke. Local events and politics play a key role in that,” said director and creator Darren Alderton.
“And let’s face it – local politics can be a pantomime in itself!”
Tickets are still available for the 18+ show, with evening and matinee showings on offer.