A bright and colourful pantomime with excellent scenery (all constructed and painted by company members) and stunning costumes including a dazzling red and gold finale. I felt the story line in the script was weak, but the cast worked overtime to keep it going.

There were some strong performances from Helen Randall (Dick Whittington) who took command of the stage whenever she appeared, Rae Gilderthorp (Queen Rat) who was playing the baddie for the first time and got right into the role with a vengeance and Elaine Johnson (Tommy the Cat) who managed to convey clearly all she needed to without saying a word.

The band under the watchful, experienced eye of the MD brought much life into this production with interesting, foot tapping arrangements. The chorus and dancers performed with energy and enthusiasm, and with the principals made sure the audience (lots of children) were completely involved with frequent opportunities for audience participation.