IT'S pantomime time - but what to see? Where to go? How to choose?
No need to worry, our crack (or should that be crackers? ) team of reviewers have been out in force to bring you the lowdown on the best shows in town. We've discovered the scariest baddie, the loveliest princess and the daftest joke - here's our panto review round-up. . . .
CINDERELLA Citizens Theatre, until January 2.
Reviewed by Daniel, 7, and Louis, 5, and their mum and dad Graham and Kate Shields from Kelvindale.
BILLED as a show about shoes, Cinderella at the Citz is way more than that.
It's a distinctive retelling of the Brothers Grimm classic fairytale that's a delight for all the family.
gordons Watches storesIt might not have the sweetie-throwing and he's-behind-you japes of other pantos but as a piece of family entertainment it has heaps to offer.
Tremendous performances, great live music, an impressive set and an intelligent script breathe new life into the rags to riches tale and had our family enthralled throughout.
All the main characters are perfectly drawn - Cinders has a heart, the Prince is a handsome cove, the stepmother is well wicked and the sisters are truly ugly (sorry, girls).
The consolation for the thicko ugly sisters is that they get to deliver the best lines and give the audience the biggest laughs of the show. I even felt sorry for them as they got just as hard a time from their evil mother as their skivvy stepsister.
The boys both chose the ending as their best bit - Daniel because the goodies lived happily ever after, and Louis because the baddie got her eyes pecked out.
A highlight of the night for everyone was the cast coming out into the foyer in full costume during the interval and interacting with the audience in character, giving us all a real laugh.
Mark out of 10: an enchanting 9.
SNOW WHITE Cumbernauld Theatre, until December 24 Reviewed by Adam Smith and Evan Laing (both six) and Adam's mum Helen, from Cumbernauld.
Fake Louis Vuitton Wallets Handbags WHEN you discover Snow White has no dwarves, that the mirror has a camp American accent and the heroes are both called Hamish McHamish, then you can be sure of one thing, the panto will be pure Cumbernauld Theatre magic.
From the start the tone was set by the seriously funny bowlerhatted McHamish brothers (Johnny Austin and James McAnerney).
Their madcap antics had everyone howling with laughter;
from the stinky sock incident (Adam's favourite scene) to the wrong way round trousers.
They were the glue which held the show together, racing around the auditorium and constantly saving Snow White's life.
They were matched in the hilarity stakes by Darran Lightbody's outrageous magic mirror - all perma-tan and sparkly jacket. Luckily some of his comments were way over the heads of the younger panto fans but hit the spot with the coachload of pensioners sitting nearby.
They also oohed and aahed when Imogen Toner as a feisty but gullible Snow White appeared on stage. As the love interest she was wooed by both Hamishes but eventually succumbed to the charms of the Prince (Lightbody again).
But it was Zoe Chatterton as the Quee
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