Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
Hiss & Boo Productions – Hall For Cornwall
Yes, it’s that time of year again – roll out the silly jokes, the good fairy, the evil baddie and the beautiful princess, panto’s back in town! Hiss & Boo continue to mix all the right ingredients with their latest offering ‘Sleeping Beauty’. Aimed directly at the heart of it’s local audience the main characters include Prince Michael of Mousehole and King Colin of Camborne – yes, I know it’s stretching the imagination a bit, but this is panto. Along with the classic jokes and storyline are some familiar faces - Richard Alan reprises his role as Dame, one in which he excels as he camps it up to the max, much loved Mary Woodvine simply sparkles as Fairy Crystal – a more glamorous role than anything she did with Kneehigh and the beauty of the title is Truro girl Kate Edney, who returns to the panto for her second year in the lead role. Julie Hobbs plays a fabulous Carabosse, probably the most beautifully dressed and sexiest evil witch to grace the panto stage this year.
With stunning costumes, jaw dropping set designs, a life size talking frog and an enormous fire breathing dragon, the show storms along at a great pace with the usual large doses of slapstick and audience participation.
Hiss & Boo have chalked up yet another sure fire hit with Sleeping Beauty which runs until Monday 3rd January. Tickets available on 01872 262466 or www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
Sheila Vanloo
December 2010