Theatre Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Queen's Theatre in Barnstaple
David Phipps-Davis and Kirsty McCallum
It's Panto time at the Queen's Theatre in Barnstaple! ... Oh Yes It Is!
This year's in-house pantomime offering from North Devon Theatres and Ian Liston's Hiss & Boo Company is a brand new scripting of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs written by two of its stars; David Phipps-Davis and Mark Reeves.
Stuffed with silly and saucy panto gags old and new this is a Christmas feast for all ages.
Naughty Nurse Nora, bustily played by David Phipps-Davis, had me in tears; of joy at his glorious singing voice (which always leaves me wanting more) and of hilarity - I will never look at Beyonce the same way again after seeing the Nurse Nora version of Single Ladies!
Mark Reeves as Muddles is the perfect panto comic. Muddles carries the story and his excellent rapport with audience members young and old keeps the momentum of the show happily swinging along.
A fun addition to this version of Snow White was the clever celebrity voicing of the seven dwarfs by talented mimic Andrew Fleming. I'm not giving anything away, you'll have to go along yourselves to see if you can celeb spot those famous voices!
Kirsty McCallum, as a cute Snow White is the perfect match for Luke Fredericks' dashing but slightly daft Prince Harry and a special mention goes to the supporting cast of the North Devon Junior Company who once again have done us proud.
Snow White runs at the Queen's Theatre until Monday 2 January 2012.
Amanda McCormack 18/12/11
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This year's in-house pantomime offering from North Devon Theatres and Ian Liston's Hiss & Boo Company is a brand new scripting of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs written by two of its stars; David Phipps-Davis and Mark Reeves.
Stuffed with silly and saucy panto gags old and new this is a Christmas feast for all ages.
Naughty Nurse Nora, bustily played by David Phipps-Davis, had me in tears; of joy at his glorious singing voice (which always leaves me wanting more) and of hilarity - I will never look at Beyonce the same way again after seeing the Nurse Nora version of Single Ladies!
Mark Reeves as Muddles is the perfect panto comic. Muddles carries the story and his excellent rapport with audience members young and old keeps the momentum of the show happily swinging along.
A fun addition to this version of Snow White was the clever celebrity voicing of the seven dwarfs by talented mimic Andrew Fleming. I'm not giving anything away, you'll have to go along yourselves to see if you can celeb spot those famous voices!
Kirsty McCallum, as a cute Snow White is the perfect match for Luke Fredericks' dashing but slightly daft Prince Harry and a special mention goes to the supporting cast of the North Devon Junior Company who once again have done us proud.
Snow White runs at the Queen's Theatre until Monday 2 January 2012.
Amanda McCormack 18/12/11
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