Alice Through the Looking Glass

Firstly, it is great to see this group back in the, freshly decorated, Connaught Hall in Attleborough after an absence due to Covid. This all-inclusive group can now spread their wings again and fill the stage with their ever-growing company. It was also nice to see that following a recent successful grant application the society had been able to buy some new equipment.

Why would a group pick Alice through the Looking Glass as their Pantomime?  Simple answer is, it gives you the opportunity to introduce us to lots of colourful and quirky characters and when you have 30 members it gives each of them a chance to play a part.

 

From the opening we (the audience) were left in no doubt that we were in for an all singing and dancing evening. This ensemble managed to fill the hall with their voices and some slick choreography complimented every song they did.

Alice (Megan Medley) leads us through this story in true leading lady fashion as she revisits wonderland and introduces us to her many friends. With the help of her fiancée, Jack (Cece Simnett) they treat us to some delightful duets. Taking care of Alice is Dame Cookie (Richard Didymus-Baines), this outrageous looking lady who is always trying to help and failing most of the time, entertains us with some silly jokes and typical Panto fun.

Trying to spoil all the plans is Diamond (Kayleigh Poacher), with her powerful voice and strong acting ability she soon has everyone booing and hissing.

As we journey into Wonderland, we meet The White Rabbit (Jessica Andrews), The Mad Hatter (Poppy Bradford), a Hare (Beata Thomas), Dormouse (Tracey Fairweather), all gave strong character performances and good musicality. Another of the familiar characters in the story, which was very nicely played, was The Cheshire Cat (Kim Townsend). Poor old Humpty Dumpty (Lynne Wood) he is a smash in everything he does and never seems to get it back together. If you need a laugh, need to sing a silly song (just to cover a scene change) then Tweedle Dee (Vicky Aukett) and Tweedle Dum (Vicky Barrett) are the pair to send for. Their antics had us all laughing, their strong singing was a joy and their energy levels never faltered.

We also had Orphans, Flowers, Palace guards and villagers who sang and danced every time they came on.

 

Congratulations to Sharon Coppin, Alysha Ayers, Jay Coppin, Kayleigh Poacher, Lucy Norman who, as the production team, must have been delighted with the end result.

 

Well done to the whole company for giving us a good entertaining evening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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