I’m always super excited to see a pantomime. Last year I saw Elgiva’s Cinderella with Frost Magazine’s editor, Margaret Graham and hubbie, Dick. We had a brilliant time and so I simply couldn’t wait for this year’s Aladdin, this time with the family, including my two grandkids.
What I love about the Elgiva Theatre is the attractive environment, comfortable seats, friendly staff and bar, shop and cafe. It’s cosy size means that wherever you sit you’re close to the actors, putting everyone in danger of ad-lib comments from the stage – the two ladies who tried to sneak in five minutes late were very publicly roasted by Widow Twankie, even telling them exactly what they’d missed. In fact the fun-loving panto cast took great pleasure in interacting with the audience at every opportunity, shouting lightning fast ad libs and wandering amongst us spraying powerful water pistols, much to the enjoyment of my grandkids. And where else could five unravelling toilet rolls have all the children, and a few adults, let me tell you – OK, OK, I was one of them – screaming and shouting with laughter for a good ten minutes?
Elgiva always attracts well-known and highly talented actors and this time was no different. Celebrity singer and actor, Nicki French starred as the Empress and Frost Magazine’s very own Drama Critic and professional actor, Paul Vates was the hilarious Widow Twankey. Oh how we love him. Oh yes we do.
The execution was slick, the scenery and special effects stunning, the dancing and singing spell-binding and adults and children were roaring at the jokes, screaming ‘He’s behind you’ and booing and hissing very loudly at Abanazar (or maybe that was just me? I can get a bit over-excited in the presence of greatness, as you must have already realised).
Aladdin has two performances daily until 5th January so if you want to have a seriously fun time at this traditional Christmas performance book here. Be quick though, seats are selling fast.
By Dr K Thompson, author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope: Getting through breast cancer – by a doctor who knows
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