Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Once again Attic Theatre, with this script by Scott Jamieson, delivered a show filled with song, dance and laughter from the full cast opening number to the sparkling finale rendition of “Shut Up and Dance”. Zoe Frieslick was a lovely Goldilocks with a good stage presence and a delightful voice shown to its best in her rendition of the reflective Joni Mitchell song “Both Sides Now” in Act 2. Steven Reid, in his panto debut, played the doric spikkin’ dame Tina Trott (owner of Trott’s Circus) as to the manner born with just the right amount of sauciness. He made a good comedy pairing with (another actor making his panto debut) Sam Allan as her accident prone daft laddie apprentice ringmaster Feil Neil. His attempts to win the love of Goldilocks had the full backing of the appreciative audience. Matthew Walker relished every boo and hiss elicited in his role as the evil Raven, determined to take over Dame Trott’s circus with the aid of his side kick Buck Star played with oily charm by Max Paterson. He even went as far as kidnapping the baddies from six other pantos – Aladdin, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Dick Whittington and Snow White - who performed a pastiche on the Cell Block Tango from Chicago, so he could harness their powers! Thankfully Michelle Bruce’s sparkling Fairy G with her magic wand was on Panto Patrol Officer duties to thwart his every move and along with the help of the singing and dancing Bear family – Papa Bear (Graeme Massie), Mama Bear (Jill Shearer) and the cute Baby Bear (Chloe Balfour) – ensured Trott’s Circus was a success and everyone could live happily ever after. The 16 strong chorus of circus performers, along with the young dancers from the Aberdeen Academy of Dance, added much to the show with their excellent singing and step perfect dance routines. With top rate performances from everyone on stage, colourful sets and magnificent costumes this production was of a truly professional standard. Congratulations all at Attic Theatre for a most enjoyable evening.

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