2003: A Space Panto Review

It is always nice to see a home grown Panto, as there is can be no preconceptions of the storyline. Blackmore's offering, written and directed by Pauline Skerritt, lived up to expectations and was very good.
Set in Space it contained all the traditional panto components. I was suitably impressed by their musical talents and with the keyboard accompanist the appropriate numbers from the sixties and seventies were well put accross, and they fitted with the hippy style costuming of the chorus.
The characters were all based loosely on those from Doctor Who, Star Trek and Star Wars, and were very well portrayed by the cast.
The scenery was good and the Police Box front stage was very 'real'. I particularly liked the performances of Barry Young, as the dame Daisy Dubbler, the baddie Daft Shaver, played by Keith Goody, his wife Ann Droid, played by Barbara Harrold and the two comics, Sprite and Fanta, played by Zoe Fitter and Steve Potter respectively.
Costumes were excellent, and lighting and effects well managed. The audience certainly warmed to the cast and there was much banter exchanged.
Colin Butcher - NODA

Tonight is the first night of the Blackmore Players production of Night Must Fall

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