People say you get what you pay for but in this instance it
certainly isn’t true. You get much more! From start to finish the cast and crew give
you a fantastic show with many highs, including Peter Pan flying! The show begins with Charlotte Gallagher,
giving a very strong vocal performance.
Throughout, Charlotte sings and dances with ease and it is easy to see
why she plays such leading roles in other productions. Ray Quinn is, of course, the modern day song
and dance man and moves around the stage and in the air fluently with natural
ability. He is very comfortable on stage
and it shows, great for any young performer to watch. Laura Gregory accompanies him in a highlight
of the show, flying through London heading to Neverland, a very clever piece of
direction. Her stage presence and
singing match the leading man’s. With
every pantomime you need to have a double act, who can bounce off each
other. Simon Foster, the resident dame,
and Liam Mellor certainly do this and I think they enjoyed coming off script
many times. It certainly added to the
entertainment and made the show better.
I personally love it when things go wrong in a pantomime and in one
scene nothing seemed to go right, which just made the scene funnier! Phillip McGuinness is a truly superb ‘baddie’
and plays Captain Hook with the right level of ‘nasty’ to scare the children. He is such a good character actor and can
only see bigger things for him. Of
course, you need someone to sprinkle the ‘magic’ glitter to make everyone fly
and Claire Simmo is perfect for the role.
As always, if things go wrong she is there to support her fellow cast
members, usually by laughing at them!
What is great about this production, and not always evident in other
productions, is that the cast seem to genuinely get along and enjoy their time
on stage together. If there is only one pantomime
you want to take your children to at an excellent price, then this is the
one. Thank you for making the afternoon
so enjoyable, see you all in October!
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