Bolton Little Theatre has been providing the town with quality amateur theatre for many years, in fact one might even say that it is a Bolton Institution. There have been many changes over the years, and as members come and go, and ideas within the industry change, the theatre has always tried to keep up and stay 'cutting edge'. However, when it comes to panto, what better kind is there than the familiar traditional kind... and Bolton Little Theatre knows this and their production of 'Dick Whittington is nothing more than a local panto for the local people, full of the traditional elements that any proper panto should have!
It did take a long time to get going this evening sadly, with a long and unnecessary pre-recorded musical intro, but once the cast were on stage, with the fairy stage right and King Rat stage left both speaking in rhyme, you knew this was traditional fayre. The youngsters were kept amused with sweets etc being thrown into their midst at least three times throughout, and a full-on water pistol sequence where one cast member caught the back of my neck with an almost point-blank range firing from his water gun!
Directed by David Smart with simple choreography by Kiera Alice McGowan, the cast tried hard to bring as much life and pizzazz into the show as they did, giving us the traditional tale of a young principal boy (Georgie Smart) and his cat (Amelia Phipps) journeying to London town to find their fortune. Being given work at Alderman Fitzwarren's (David Maloney), and finding true love with the Alderman's daughter, Alice (Kasie Hilton). Whilst finding friendship and comedic antics from Dame Sarah (Chris Watts), and his son Idle Jack (Craig Pinnington); and defeating the evil of King Rat (Simon Irving), and his two hapless assistants (Jordan Beard and James Casterton).
The show runs on the theatre's main stage until Sunday.
Reviewer - Matthew Dougall
on - 9.12.23
on - 9.12.23
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