Panto is a hit on town stage (From Warrington Guardian)

Panto is a hit on town stage

THERE was an air of excitement at Knutsford Little Theatre last week as the audience waited for curtain up.

The cast of the pantomime Six a Song of Sixpence had rehearsed for months to make the show a success.

And within minutes of the first song starting it was clear they had achieved their goal.

Graham Barraclough's pantomime was a mixture of fun, laughter and the odd cliche and the crowd loved every minute.

It was a strange tale about about King Clarence evil brother Broderick the Bad who returns to the town on the King's birthday to try and overthrow the Kingdom.

He causes mayhem during his short stay and makes numerous enemies but the results are hilarious.

As the story unfolds and the audience are drawn into a web of deceit it is clear that blood is thicker than water and that the King wants his brother to be a part of community life.

But the audience is left wondering if Broderick has really changed his ways.

Betty Derbyshire looked wonderful dressed as Fairy Fluff and Josh Walton did well to last the two hour show wearing a parrot costume.

The music was lively and so were the jokes but it was the acting that shone through.

John Smith was comical as Dotty Dip and Liz Baker and Ali Hulford were great as Penny and Caspian.

Mike Butterworth and Elaine Oakley were the ideal couple as King and Queen and Graham Browne was suitably evil as Broderick.

But it was Sam Walton and Ed Livesley who stole the show as the hilarious duo Dudley Duff and Percy Plum.

They had the audience in stitches with their antics and sent them home with a big smile on their face.

Shelley Smith