Jack and the Beanstalk

~~Oh yes it is! Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it was! This was indeed a superb pantomime, full of the usual comedy and the not so usual, good chorus singing and dancing and an absolute plethora of principals who worked together as well rehearsed cast.
Jack (Charlotte Wilson) and Princess Primrose (Sophie Golby) fulfilled their roles beautifully, giving excellent interpretations of their roles and this, coupled with their enthusiastic singing, gave a solid foundation to the show.
Piccalilli the Witch (Joanne Burgess) and Fairy Sugardust (Jessica Young) were exactly as they should have been, totally at cross purposes with each other and giving the audience scope for lusty booing and cheering. King Hubert (Malcolm Whatcott) was quite eccentric and scatterbrained but was kept on course by Queen Hyacinth (Margaret Melvin) in the role of a lady who always has to answer for her husband as he never seemed to get anything right (at least some of the time)
Snatchet, Scarper, and Rancid the two broker’s men and the witches henchman (Katie Golby, Adam Lovell and Chris Littler-Moore) were good as the clowns of the show, whilst Graeme Hemingway playing the Giant was a very menacing large ogre which was not surprising considering all the padding and platform soles he had to wear. Stewart Wilson and Paul Shearon as Buttermilk the cow got the usual ooohs and aaahs fron the audiene particularly as the hapless animal was dragged off to market.
Humphrey (Nick Wray) was a suitably pompous person who announced the arrivals and departures of the Royalty

Last, but by no means the least were Dame Dotty Dimple (Paul Wilkinson) and Simple Simon (Tim Guest) who kept the audience well and truly entertained with their quick repartee and general fooling about as befits a typical pantomime dame and the village idiot.
The costumes were of a first class order and it was obvious that much thought had gone into this department showing the differences between the poor village people and the rich courtiers.
The staging and the lighting were of a very high order and added to the overall enjoyment of the evening
Well done to everyone

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