Snow White and the Seven

A brand-new pantomime written by Bradford and Webster puts a very updated and clever new slant on this traditional pantomime.  No Dwarfs, “Oh No There Isn`t”.  Instead, Snow White is befriended by The Seven, an unlikely set of celebrity friends who are in a famous pop group.

The good Fairy Aurelia, played by Josephine Walker, set the scene with the standard opening narrative keeping the pace of the production nicely ticking along.

Queen Zarelda, the evil bad apple of the show, was excellently portrayed by Zoe Shepherd.  In complete command of the stage, she oozed a sinister presence and dominated on every appearance, an outstanding performance, “Look what you made me do” was superb.  She was well supported by the Junior cast playing her tiny demons led by Head Demon Millie, along with Ash, Jess, Charlotte, Izabella, Rosie, Phoebe, and another Charlotte. They were kept very busy dancing and performing evil deeds, all with great enthusiasm.

The romantic side was nicely portrayed by Amy Bradford as a lovely Snow White, bringing her character to life with confident charm.   Together with Katie Walford, as the dashing Prince Fahran they both handled their vocals with ease.

A very impressive part was played by Paul Margett as the Magic Mirror. Eventually becoming the unlikely hero of the show, his laid-back approach and spot-on timing delivering an array of one liner put downs was a highlight.  A joy to watch.

Adding to the fun were E. Montgomery Ashford as Flossie Underbucket the royal nanny, getting into character with ease and, together with Kerry-Ann Roe as Joey the Jester, bringing more laughter and fun with their antics.

The Seven were high powered, vigorous, and zippy in their parts, bringing to life their song and dance routines to an appreciative audience.  Each individual character was brought out to the full by Beth Alger, Caitlin Wright, Poppy Jane, Olivia Parker, Alice Goodall, Samanatha Hempsall and Rebekah Street.

Other worthy contributions came from Ron Murfin as King Stefan, Michelle Bradford as Lady Frothingham, Martin Weston and Max Wilde as the Guards, and the Ensemble, Hannah Bradford, Emily Garratt, Julie Black, Elise Garratt, Fran Nolan and Bryony Roddis.

Congratulations to Alice on her directorial debut.

Congratulations must also go to Barry Smith and his team for the building of an impressive set on such a small area with no actual stage. To Denise Brown and Debbie Weetman for the wonderful costumes and lighting design by Aaron Mace.

And finally, to the Panto Band of Charli Twyford, Dylan Bull and Stephen Dickinson for bringing the music to life and contributing to a super show.

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