A review of Cinderella at Nottingham’s Theatre royal.
It is a delight for all the family, from the youngsters all the way up to the grandparents in the audience. This year the Theatre Royal has pulled out all the stops to give families a brilliant Christmas evening out with their production of Cinderella with amazing sets, fabulous song and dance routines, bright and colouful costumes, lots of magic and illusions and even a spectacular coach ride, complete with animatronic flying horses, delivers a mind-boggling feast for the eyes.
In a fairy-tale kingdom, poor Cinderella is a servant to her cruel ugly sisters. When a handsome prince invites all the maidens of the land to his party, she only has rags to wear. With the help of her friend Buttons and a sprinkling of magic from her Fairy Godmother, will she make it to the ball after all?
This year’s must-see, magical pantomime stars Corrie’s Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan) and comedian and actor Les Dennis as the Ugly Sisters, alongside Gareth Gates as Prince Charming. Joining them are Richard Cadell as Buttons and Kimberley Blake as the Fairy Godmother. Jack McNeill plays the role of Dandini. Jack is returning to the Theatre Royal following his star turn in last year’s pantomime as Peter Pan. Hannah Grace Lawson makes her pantomime debut as Cinderella after recently starring in the West End as first cover for Cosette in Les Miserables. Sooty appears as himself with lots of magic and a water pistol!
Brought to you by Qdos Entertaiment, Cinderella features a fabulous cast and orchestra, laugh out loud comedy, stunning scenery, special effects and plenty of boos and hisses for all the family to enjoy.
Cinderella is high energy and infectiously good fun from the moment the curtain goes up in act one. There is a constant stream of local references, great dance routines, plenty of laughs and a high energy performance by Richard Cadell who stole the show with his comedy and magic.
Cinderella runs at the Nottingham Theatre Royal until Sunday January 5th with tickets available from only £18. You can book online at www.trch.co.uk or by calling the box office on 0115 989 5555
Images credit – Whitefoot Photography