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Panto time
Dec. 29th, 2006 10:08 pmWe went to see Cinderella at the King's Theatre, along with one of Michael's friends and an adult friend of ours. It was great fun, as the performance wheeled out all the traditional panto songs (Robbie Williams, James Blunt, etc.) and even more traditional panto jokes ("I'll wear my Hibs dress - little support and nae cups"). In a further break with tradition, the ugly sisters (Trinny and Susannah) were played by women, while the fairy godmother was played by Allen Stewart.
There were lots of songs and dance routines, lots of puns and jokes, a bit of clowning around (they could have done a bit more of this) and some animals for the wee ones. Cinderella's coach was pulled by four tiny Shetland ponies and covered with white doves - it was really quite spectacular. We saw it on Boxing Day and I think the cast must have been at the xmas sherry because they made a couple of mistakes - at one point Allen Stewart tripped up while wearing a huge wolf costume which was so heavy that he had to be helped back to his feet! They made jokes out of the mistakes and nobody cared.
Although it was presented as a local show and has local actors and lots of local references, I was interested to read in the programme that it was produced and partly written by a London-based gent called Paul Elliot. This chap has produced hundreds of pantomimes over the years, all round the country, and I presume he's making a pretty good living out of it. I'm not complaining; I just found it interesting.
There were lots of songs and dance routines, lots of puns and jokes, a bit of clowning around (they could have done a bit more of this) and some animals for the wee ones. Cinderella's coach was pulled by four tiny Shetland ponies and covered with white doves - it was really quite spectacular. We saw it on Boxing Day and I think the cast must have been at the xmas sherry because they made a couple of mistakes - at one point Allen Stewart tripped up while wearing a huge wolf costume which was so heavy that he had to be helped back to his feet! They made jokes out of the mistakes and nobody cared.
Although it was presented as a local show and has local actors and lots of local references, I was interested to read in the programme that it was produced and partly written by a London-based gent called Paul Elliot. This chap has produced hundreds of pantomimes over the years, all round the country, and I presume he's making a pretty good living out of it. I'm not complaining; I just found it interesting.
