The Lichfield Garrick Christmas Pantomime is back! Oh, no it isn’t! Oh, yes it is!
It really is! Although the show could not go on during Covid, this year’s All New Adventures of Peter Pan ‘pan’tomime was greatly anticipated and did not disappoint. Sam Rabone’s brilliant Dame nearly brought the house down several times (as always) and the evil Captain Hook brought cheers when he was finally eaten by the crocodile.
When pantomimes often feature heavily in innuendo that makes you cringe to have your kids with you, we can always rest assured that Lichfield Garrick’s offering will cause you to laugh without the leers. The Garrick itself is a comfortable auditorium with a generous stage and fantastic facilities. We always enjoy going, and this year was no exception.
My nine year old daughter and I had been looking forward to going to the theatre after a hiatus of nearly a year and a half. It was clear that there were many other families in the same position. As a result, the atmosphere was one of expectation. From the start of the performance, my daughter was almost crying with laughter. She loved Mrs Smee’s ad libbing when she crashed her rowing boat into the wings and dropped her oar. My daughter's favourite character was Ethel the Overactive Pirate whilst my favourites were the dry humour of Captain Hook and the slapstick, again, of Mrs Smee.
It was not just senseless humour though. There was a good story running through the performance and some great set changes and bright and clever costumes too. If you love panto without to many ‘pants’ and ‘theatre’ without too much theatrics, then get yourself some tickets to Peter Pan before they fly out of the open bedroom window.
The show runs until 2nd January 2022 and tickets start from £15.
Thank you to Lichfield Garrick for inviting us along to review the show.
Photo credit to Pamela Raith.
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