silver and blue created the glamorous, evil, frigid, look to his character. I have seen Daniel in a number of smaller roles in local pantomimes over the last few years but this required him to dominate the stage and proceedings, which he did admirably. The capture scene was well done with Kimberley Ross’, Amanda Stiffcok, entering his mirrored box. The use of a rotating magicians disappearing box was cleverly choreographed and effective. The evil character can, more often than not, have a side kick to do their bidding and in this production there was a short in stature dwarf named Gonorrhoea, played by the entertaining Lee Mottershead. Lee brought his comic portrayal skills to the fore. He used his voice and facial expressions to communicate his thoughts and feelings but it was his movement around stage that became the most engaging part of his performance. His costume didn’t hide the fact that he was on his knees, as Lord Farquhar in Shrek, and when he moved it was not a stride but a GLIDE that he had perfected. During scenes he used speed to accentuate this glide – fast, slow, fast, and with his oversized hat bouncing around, the scenes were just comical. To challenge the evil was Fairy Dairy, Andrew Grogan, who sprinkled his magic over the audience and spoke in adult rhyme to move the story line on at times. Michelle Hollamby, Mrs Twister, aided the party by taking the freedom fighters to see Wizard Sleeve. Adam Carter totally immerses himself in every character, the wizard on this occasion, I have seen him portray. His look for this one was quite like the old Joker in Batman, with a green band of make-up across his eyes. He stays within his characterisation for the duration and is able to connect with the audience. He used his physicality to draw people into his
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