Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates

Thank you for inviting me to your production of Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates. It was lovely to meet both the directors in the interval and to hear from about the fun and enjoyment they had in directing the show.

This was a wonderful production and probably one of the best pantomimes that I have seen since becoming a NODA representative. It was very well cast and everyone worked brilliantly together. The whole cast spoke clearly with perfect comic timing and the singing and dancing was of a high quality, well done! There were some really excellent performances from the principals, their line delivery and comic timing were slick and punchy and they never missed a beat with the corny jokes and innuendos. 

The MD had obviously worked hard with the entire cast to give confident and quality vocal performances. Everyone sang with good tuning and expression and there were some lovely harmonies. There was also an abundance of entertaining and energetic choreography with a lot of variety, which the cast danced with confidence and style and there were very many dance highlights The fight choreography was also excellent and very entertaining making great use of the youth group members. I loved the inclusion of the youth group members who certainly held their own in the show. It is wonderful to see the youngsters gaining experience of being on stage with the adult group and I am sure that they will have gained a lot of confidence from it. 

The messy scenes were cleverly designed with simple but effective visual gags which involved the front few rows getting showered by water spray much to the delight of the children. The audience were engaged and lapping it up from beginning to end as the panto romped along with energy and pace. The home built set was imaginative and worked very well and the costumes were extraordinary!

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