Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

This group always puts on a first-rate pantomime and this one was no exception. The set and costumes were extremely professional, as was lighting and sound.  There were fabulous dance routines with a good energy and everyone was incredibly well rehearsed. There were varied styles to suit all tastes and I especially loved the glamorous Diamonds routine. The ballet was also very good and beautifully performed by the dancers.  So too there was a great choice of music which the small band handled brilliantly.  This was a well directed production which clearly benefited from a skilled team backstage and an excellent line-up of principals out front.

Snow White was perfect in the role, with a lovely singing voice and fine acting. She was well matched by an equally impressive Prince Ferdinand, who also sang and performed well. Their duets together, notably ‘How do I live without you’, provided some of the show’s musical highlights.

Snow White’s wicked stepmother, Queen Avarice, really commanded the stage and used her vocal talents to excellent effect with her menacing laugh and characterisation.  As the show’s baddie, she had no problems eliciting the required reaction from the audience.  Fairy Fortune proved the ideal foil and delivered her rhyming dialogue brilliantly.

The Palace Housekeeper, Edna Bucket, was every inch the traditional Dame and quickly developed a good rapport with the audience through his easy ad libbing. In fact, I would probably have liked to have seen more off the cuff interaction with the audience, as it was obvious that this performer was completely at home off script.

Additional laughs were provided by Chuckles, who had boundless energy and literally leapt on to the stage to deliver a raft of jokes.  He and Edna bounced off each other brilliantly and their Barbie inspired sing-along in the second act went down a storm with the audience.

From their classic ‘Heigh Ho!’ entrance the Seven Dwarfs were superb with every line of dialogue delivered clearly and confidently by this group of very young actors. Each one threw themself into their respective character and as an ensemble they proved themselves to be great movers joining in enthusiastically with many of the chorus numbers.  Very well done to you all.

The other principals also gave some great performances.   The pairing of Justice Quill and his dim assistant Scribbles was particularly strong and their IT pun-filled exchanges provided some really funny moments.  There was enjoyable supporting work too from the Queen’s henchman, Slurp and Merlin, the voice of the magic mirror.

All in all, this was a fast paced, well rehearsed and very slick production that was very much enjoyed by the large and appreciative audience. 

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