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Review
From
the Leamington Courier:
A
great deal of work obviously has been put into this amateur
production and this shows in the slickness of many of the numbers and
the timing of the characters entering and exiting the stage. The sets
are simple yet all the more effective for that, especially the forest scene.
The
characters are easily labelled by both children and adults, although
both Max the Woodcutter (and Dan Hawkins) and the Miller's daughter
(Ruth West) have more complex aspects to their characters who make
them more lifelike and believable. Mark Frampton is particularly
noteworthy as Rotten Rupert, working hard with accents, attitude and
expressions to make a very endearing baddie.
He
will need a very large bottle of witch hazel for his shoulders after
being set upon repeatably by Graham Kerr - on the left hand side in
the first half, right hand in the second.
Who
had to sit through the hours of complicated dialogue as Chris Ward
learned her lines for the first half as Marlene, Dame Dinah's
assistant? A deafening experience, which was cleverly expressed.
Chris Squire is well cast as Max's stepmother.
The
panto has been written by members of the cast and although slightly
thin in places it flows remarkably well with the storyline beng
pleasantly easy to follow and many sections of the dialogue being
very funny to listen to with enough double entendres to satisfy all ages.
The
songs are mostly familiar tunes with some clever alterations to the
words. Perhaps the funniest is the Goblin Minstrel played by Ken Beer
- no mean feat to be that disharmonious!
Altogether
it is a pantomime which both children and adults should go to for a
pleasant night out.
The
Cubbington Players are providing value for money and maintaining a
good standard with this performance of Rumpelstiltskin, adding
to the long history of Cubbington pantomimes.
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