REVIEWED BY: Patti Atkinson, 10, and her friend Alex and aunt Caroline, from North Kelvinside.
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Written, directed by and starring panto king Johnny McKnight, the show tells the story of a hard-working café owner from Maryhill (or North Kelvinside if you are selling your flat) her happy-go-lucky son Jack and a six-foot goose called Lucy. Mammy Goose dreams of hob-nobbing with the West End Wendies but instead she’s facing eviction. When a mysterious stranger makes her an offer to be young again, Mammy Goose has the opportunity to start her life over. But, there’s a catch…
ANY FAMOUS FACES? Balamory star Julie Wilson Nimmo stars as Lucy Goose (her husband, Still Game star, Greg Hemphill and their children were spotted enjoying the fun on opening night).
KIDS’ VERDICT: Patti: “I liked everything about it apart from the jokes because I didn’t understand them.”
Alex: “I liked all the songs.”
GROWN-UPS’ VERDICT: Brilliant fun with lots of laughs at the expense of Glasgow’s West Enders and a nice ‘love conquers all’ theme woven in. Expect more glitter than an entire series of Strictly and the possibility of a very close encounter with Mammy Goose. Maybe add a few more jokes for the 10-year-olds though.
FUNNIEST BIT: Patti enjoyed the scene where Lucy Goose was squeezing to get the egg to come out and Alex thought it was funny when a man from the audience was pulled up on to the stage. The scene
where Mammy Goose is trying to seduce the mail boy with a ‘gin and platonic or a vodka and sofa’ is priceless.
SCARIEST BIT: Patti and Alex were fine, but wicked queen villain, Vanity Visage (Lauren Ellis-Steele) might scare younger ones.
BEST BIT: The happy ending – and Mammy Goose getting a makeover.
MARK OUT OF 10: 8
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