Below, is a lovely review by my brother of the latest pantomime at Richmond Theatre “Goldilocks And The Three Bears,” but first is the review my 11 year old niece has done, which is also well worth reading! MY REVIEW […]
My brother took his children to review Cinderella, the pantomime currently showing at Richmond Theatre (they’re aged eight and ten year’s old):- When your kids are little there’s nothing quite like a good old fashioned panto to mark the start […]
John O’Brien certainly enjoyed Peter Pan at the Richmond Theatre and here is what he has to say about it:- As a Citizen Smith fan back in the 1970s it is a real thrill to see Wolfy (Robert Lindsay) after […]
Sleeping Beauty at Richmond Theatre My friend went to see Sleeping Beauty at Richmond Theatre with my nine year old Goddaughter and so below we have a review from both their perspectives:- Thanks to my lovely friend, I was able […]
The great and good (and me) were out in force on the red carpet at Richmond Theatre last night for Peter Pan, as the Theatre played host to a charity gala night raising funds for two very worthwhile causes – […]
Prior to Henry Winkler starting the pantomime I was lucky enough to be invited to join him for lunch during his rehearsals to catch up on all his news:- Luckily I had the marvellous editor of First News Children’s newspaper’s […]
My lovely friend did the review for me this year:- We made our annual pilgrimage to the pantomime in Richmond this year with the usual levels of excitement and anticipation. I have been going with my four girls every Christmas […]
BRILLIANT! I took my 4 year old goddaughter, her sister and my son to see Richmond Theatre's latest pantomime "Cinderella" our favourite rags-to-riches fairy tale. Generally, being of the ex-music-company-don't-be-ridiculous-I-don't-clap-my-hands-in-public level of cool misery I don't enjoy pantomimes as a rule. However, taking my goddaughter to her first ever pantomime was pure joy. She absolutely loved it. Danced, sang, shouted, stood up, sat down, wanted to go on stage, gasped, pointed, you name it, she did it.
This year Cinderella features Jenny Eclair as the Fairy Godmother, Gary Wilmot as Buttons and Kellie Shirley (Eastenders) as Cinderella and it all works very well. Gary Wilmot was exceptionally good and very funny and of course had lots of local and double entendre jokes that even made me laugh. It is also guaranteed to wow the whole family with it’s mix of stunning sets, glittering costumes, wonderful songs, dazzling dancing, and hilarious family friendly comedy.
The two Ugly Sisters are brilliant and spectacularly awful - very meanly they're called Beatrice and Eugenie and at one point one of them comes out in that splendidly dreadful hat Eugenie wore at the royal wedding earlier this year. Then in total opposition there is the cutest scene with the enchanted coach and two real live white fluffy teeny weeny horses which looked amazing:- 
Honestly, if I wasn't disappointed then you certainly won't be....here are a few more photos:- 
Friday 9th December– Sunday 15th January
RICHMOND THEATRE
The Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1QJ
Box Office 0844 871 7651
www.atgtickets.com/richmond
Tickets: £15 - £29 (premium seats available)
Just having a fantastically dysfunctional “putting decorations on the Christmas tree” moment which has culminated in me shouting “oh just FORGET IT – this was meant to be a lovely FAMILY moment”…..teenage son is lying on the sofa being bored […]
