Cinderella

The Upchurch Players welcomed a full house of excited young and young at heart audience members to the village hall on the opening night of Cinderella, all eager to meet the cast, be dazzled by the lights, costumes, set design and join in with the pantomime fun. As the story of Cinderella was told, we the audience were not disappointed. There were plenty of opportunities to be dazzled, to laugh, shout out loud, boo, sing, dance and join in with the obligatory ‘it’s behind you!’ and ‘Oh no it isn’t!’. This production of Cinderella had everything you would expect and more! Congratulations to the cast, crew and everyone involved behind the scenes to create this piece of pantomime magic. As you entertained the audience, you cleverly embraced us and transported us to a fairly tale land. A world far removed from everyday lives, were standing up and pretending to play the piano and trombone and trying out some ‘TikTok’ moves caused no embarrassment . Everyone was having fun and the joy was heard by people of all ages laughing and participating together. 

It felt so good to finally be back in Pantoland and to receive an invitation to the Royal Ball. After all, the Prince’s Balls are legendary! One of the many lines comically pencilled by Alison Lewin and Katie Walters, creating a very funny and topical script. In fact the Upchurch Players are legendary in their own right as this production of Cinderella celebrated their 30th Anniversary. Congratulations for keeping this peculiarly British form of theatrical entertainment alive and keep up the great work for many more years to come. 

Well done and enjoy the rest of the run! NODA .....John Bird reviewing for Gordon Harris

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