t.co/gRmtVnVrmm Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Review by Roger Foss Some pantomime stars might be lip-syncing songs this year, but there’s no fear of miming whenever Jonathan Ansell launches into romantic mode as Prince Valiant seeking love and finding that Lisa Kelsey’s charming Snow White fits the bill. A scene from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds Ansell’s passionate high tenor vocals instantly pluck heartstrings and raise the quality bar in a production that’s full of good things, including an acrobatic Fairy (aerial silk artist Jennifer Webster) dangling from branches in a Petrifying Forest scene, a killer Queen Grizelda (Brigid Lohrey) and zingy dance sequences smartly performed by SLP College students. Keeping the child-friendly gag rate going for a sixth consecutive year at the Carriageworks, Jez Edwards has instant audience rapport as Muddles. Adam Daye’s posh Dame Dolly and Simon Kingsley hamming it up as Herman the Henchman also ensure that ancient jokes worthy of grade II-listed status mesh with the narrative. The intimate auditorium here immerses everyone with the onstage action and draws attention to the scenery, that sometimes looks as if it’s seen better days - including a miserly-looking wishing well. And, like lip-syncing in pantomimes, dwarfs played by children in big-headed costumes with inexpressive faces and pre-recorded voices can never replace the real thing. Verdict: This show has plenty of highs but is short on dwarfs
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 19:13:08 +0000
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