John Cranko resident choreographer for Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet's 1950–51 season. For the company's Festival of Britain season in 1951 Cranko choreographed the comic ballet "Pineapple Poll", to the music of Arthur Sullivan (newly out of copyright) arranged by the conductor Charles Mackerras. Another collaboration with Mackerras followed in 1954 with "The Lady and the Fool", to music by Verdi. In January 1954 Sadler's Wells Ballet announced that Cranko was collaborating with Benjamin Britten to create a ballet. Cranko devised a draft scenario for a work he originally called "The Green Serpent", fusing elements drawn from "King Lear", "Beauty and the Beast"
Pineapple Lumps left-overs. The name "Pineapple Chunks" was changed to "Pineapple Lumps" in the early 1960s to give the product a more recognizable and original title. the product bearing the former, original name is being manufactured again by Regina Lollies.; Pascall manufactures what it calls "Pineapple Lumps" - typically sold in 140g and 300g size packs. Pam's markets a product similar to pineapple chunks using the name "Pineapple Bites". Pineapple Lumps Pineapple Lumps are a flavoured chocolate-covered confectionery with a soft, chewy pineapple-flavoured middle from New Zealand. They are often identified as Kiwiana. The semi-brittle shell of chocolate conceals a chewy, soft