New Pantomime Productions

If you are responsible for the pantomime at the Kings Theatre, Southsea — you should be ashamed ! As a panto fan, I’ve seen many productions over the years, but this was truly shocking — Aiden J Harvey and Britt Ekland should be «put out to pasture» — they’re far too old. But not as old as the script. With very few exceptions the cast mumbled and bumbled their way through their lines, and any plot or storyline that remained was completely lost. At one point, the highlight of the show (for the cast at least) was an appallingly self-​indulgent rendition of «The Twelve Days of Christmas» — if the cast are having more fun than the audience there is something seriously wrong!!!
Pantomime is hard work, and should be played with passion and pathos — not by «C» list celebrities, in cheap costumes, but ideally by a talented (if unknown) cast with decent production values.