This has got to be the best panto I’ve seen in donkey’s years. I really needed that! To have a good old laugh out loud without a care in the world. My cheeks ached from all the laughter. The jokes just came rolling in non-stop. My kids aged 9 and 11 were also enthralled. Shane Ritchie - I could watch him all day. He may have stole the show, but not far behind are all the other actors who brought together such a wonderful ensemble! Plus many of the actors were brought in at the last minute, due to illness from original cast members! Amazing! They all showed us exactly what theatre is all about - that tenacious spirit, that get up and go, being able to dive straight in and save a show from what would have been closure. With all the costume, lighting and background I felt I was in the West End. Well done to New Wimbledon Theatre for such a smashing start to the year 2022 and soon to be end of the kids Christmas holidays 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I saw Cinderella last year and booked ASAP for this years before the casting was announced. I�m so glad I did as the idea of Elaine Paige in panto left me cold, lots of the other casting didn�t grab me so watching the show last night I was so surprised, Elaine Paige was fine, Diversity were good, Paul Zerdin worked the audience with his usual patter which is fine if you haven�t seen it before but the rest were all absolutely fantastic. Right down to the hard working chorus. Fantastic sets, Amazing costumes brilliant effects and great band. A special mention to Gary Wilmot whose list song is a triumph. The anarchic slapstick song starts off weakly but builds to a roar. The innuendos are bawdy but won�t spoil the kids fun only the prudes around them maybe. As soon as booking opens I�ll be buying next years tickets ASAP.

We went to the 730 show Sat Dec 9th - 90 per cent adult audience ! The cast overall were great - Elaine Page and Julian Clarey stole the show as expected ! Nigel Havers should be given a bigger part next year ! Staging , costumes and sets were fantastic. On the downside Diversity looked out of place and did not fit the overall theme - they were too stiff and need to lighten up ! Nonetheless we would go back and watch it again - great show ! Congratulations to everyone ! Humour was certainly adult in this performance !

A terrific family panto with plenty of laughs. Grandparents and four children 5 - 11 who absolutely adored it and said it was the best. They engaged with all the audience responses in full voice. No holding back. Really engaged with the cast. Great costumes especially for Dame Sarah, Queen rat and the cat and the final party gowns. There was a really lovely and lively atmosphere. I would definitely recommend.

Love the palladium, Fantastic cast, costumes, set, But the excessive use of innuendo,detracted from all this, I noted children asking parents what they were laughing at, What's so funny, ? Yes it went over their heads, but because there was so much of it, Kids were left wondering what was going on a lot of the time, I wouldn't recommend this panto for kids,

So so panto. The sweet shop cast number was the only real high light. The story didn’t flow and the whole thing seemed badly rehearsed and poorly directed. The whole thing needed to be much tighter.