Pantos on Strike

Synopsis

Adult panto. Attention grown up boys and girls, Panto land is in crisis! Evil King Foo has kidnapped Princess Crystal so all of your favourite Panto characters have gone out on strike in protest. Who can save this fairy tale world & restore order in Panto land? Step forward Panto hero Jonny Wilkes and his less than enthusiastic side-kick Paddy McGuinness to rescue the situation. The odds are stacked against them but with the help of Snow White, Big Dick Whittington, a cross dressing dwarf and a whole host of other Panto characters, they'll try their best. This original, side-splitting, rip-roaring comedy show will have you rubbing your magic lamp and wishing for more! But be warned - The adult only humour will bring out the big kid in all of you. Over 18's only.

Our Review:

13 January 2012

If you want to go and watch your average family pantomime then Pantos On Strike is not for you. It offers a  totally different take on the Christmas tradition, with Paddy McGuinness and Jonathan Wilkes returning this year to bring their fun filled yet rather crude pantomime back to the Opera House.

Don’t get me wrong all your favourite ingredients are here; audience participation, songs, a few forgotten lines and a dame in the form of Dame Dolly Dumpling -Christian Patterson, but this time it’s for over 18s only.

The plot follows McGuinness and Wilkes on a quest through panto land to rescue Princess Crystal (Suzanne Carley), who has been captured by panto villain Evil King Foo (Brian Capron). An abundance of other classical pantomime characters also make an appearance to bring this show together.

With a slightly slow start, the pace picks up in the second act with musical numbers including "I...

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