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From the moment you entered the auditorium and were confronted
with an enormous dragon, you just knew that this was going to be
an enjoyable show. This was confirmed by an excellent set
and a home grown script from a trio that included Director Pete
Thomson, which was worthy of any professional panto that I have
seen. An enthusiastic cast and a string of quick fire gags
was all handled with excellent timing.
With many cries of “Behind You”, the comic element was
spearheaded by “the biggest scrubber in old Peking, a diminutive
and animated Jonathan MacDonell as Widow Twanky and a plain
talking Ricky Garden, full of dreadful puns giving Wishee Washee
a “wee shottie”.
Kenny Carle obviously relished the boos as an evil Abanazar, and
the audience was delighted to finally hear the Genie of the Ring
(Lindsay Bates) finally get her chance to sing.
Debbie Archibald was a cheerful, smiling and exuberant Aladdin,
well paired with Amy Cowling as So Shi, with both in fine voice
for all of their numbers.
The
show moved along with pace, encouraged by a bunch of
enthusiastic Cubs and Brownies who were singing along after the
first bar of the intro music!
A
truly entertaining and professional production to end the
amateur Panto season in Aberdeen.
Geoff Greavey
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