Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Synopsis

Hiss at the Wicked Queen, laugh at the comic Seven Dwarfs and fall in love with the beautiful and innocent Snow White.

Our Review:

Mike Shaw - 3 December 2011

Mirror, mirror, on the wall; who is the fairest of them all? It's a tough call, but in this production of Snow White, the answer is the Handsome Prince, played by Ben Harlow. Harlow puts his past as Gaston to good use in Beauty in the Beast, giving the prince a comic-book cheesiness, imbued with bizarre theatrical flourishes. At one point he leaps on stage, waving jazz hands with a cry of “Jellicle cats!”

However, he may soon have a rival in the form of Patsy Kensit – the headline act of this production. Kensit plays the Wicked Queen and, while she seems a little uncertain onstage and rushes through her lines, there is little doubt that with a another few shows under her frock, she will get into the rhythm required by panto and will become the star of the show.

The performance is nicely paced, and some fine decisions have been made about using pop songs. Director Alison Pollard avoids using too many and stays away from the obvious choices,...

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Latest User Review

Lililoo - 12 January 2012:

Loved it all! Really good fun. A friend saw it a few days before and complained that there was no Dame. I think the production was all the better for it!Patsy K was brilliant as was the cheesy Prince and for that matter, so as was the rest of the cast. I don't think I can comment too much on the dancers as I was mesmerised by the little one, that little lady will be a star!!!...

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