Probably an irrelevant 'review' seeing as I saw the last performance, so my words aren't really going to influence anyone, but I can't believe I saw the same show as all these other people who gave it four or five stars. I like good panto but this was anything but good panto. It was lazy and (Witch Queen and possibly Andy Ford excepted) poorly acted. Joe Swash? Nice engaging bloke on the telly, but zero stage presence or timing whatsoever (plus he doesn't sing or dance, so not that useful in a show like this). And why was he miscast as a dashing prince?? Usually in a show as awful as this there is the consolation of watching the attributes of the dancers but unfortunately somebody, known as the 'choreographer', bizarrely decided that classical ballet was appropriate. All in all an excruciating waste of four hours of my life. (Phew, feel better now.)
PS Saw Ali Baba the previous day at the Tobacco Factory ... half the price, only 5 actors and 1 musician, but 5 zillion times more entertaining than this rubbish.
Bristol Hippodrome @
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Favourite moment: Leaving the Hippodrome (sorry, I'm not being gratuitously horrible, but it's the honest truth!) @