This British-style pantomime was the first for this author, and I honestly liked it.
The ingredients were all in place for a good time with your kids or friends: a tale known by most with a 21st century twist, an eager troupe, a receptive audience, some great music choices, and a choreography that appealed to the audience.
It will bring out your inner child, though you certainly do not have to be a minor (or proud miner) to enjoy this classic rendition of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.
Disney rethought
Forget the classic Disney feature film, this ‘Snow White’ is for those living in 2022.
Director Kristian Husted commits to removing the Disney story in his program notes, and it largely succeeds as this could not be further from the 1930s production.
Nevertheless, there is a Disney among the dwarves, probably based on Doc (Emily Foate), who spends most of his time drawing. In fact, he hardly speaks (probably more than a Dopey), sometimes he even chooses to draw sounds.
Our modern snow, played by Diana Moisa, has dropped the white (to sound more like a rapper, probably), and you can forget all about her whistle as she works. The poor dwarfs mine all day and then come home and do the housework. So there is no doubt about who is wearing the pants in this household.
And the dwarves are not the only ones, as the mother and son duo Dolly and Danny Dumpling (crowd favorites Ente Breed and Julian Gosiengfiao) would do too much for poor Snow.
Extraction of gold dust
Next to Foate, who filled out the covid-hit Alison Gregersen, Katherine Roberts as Groutchy is the standout, whether it’s acting, singing and dancing.
Together with TD (Rudy Hidding), Cheerful (Margot Hidding), Sniffly (Penelope Hidding), Snoozy (Chrisitina Johansen) and Dozy (Emma Gregersen) it shows that it is strongest when the seven dwarfs are on stage.
Shut off some off-key song, the musical tracks were very entertaining. Antonina Pipaluke Stahnke’s choreography was perfect for the occasion.
Also commendable are the Black Wings (Liyang Han) and Queen Grimelza (Ugne Sabaliauskaite).
Tickets are available at CTC website. Tthe show runs twice daily until 13 February at the Library on Rentemestervej in the Northwest.
Whether you’re new to British pantomime like me or not, I do not think you will regret spending time with all these colorful characters.
Source: The Nordic Page