Audiences for Twyford’s Treasure Island panto are invited to turn up in pirate costume – that’s adults as well as the children.
Husband and wife team, the director Peter Reynolds and his wife Beth, the producer, are delighted with how Twyford Drama’s rehearsals and back stage preparations have gone.
They promise a comical riot of piratical hi-jinks, flying custard pies, suspenseful chases, ferocious fights and of course…a never-to-be-forgotten hair-raising haunted grotto. It will be Robert Louis-Stevenson’s tale as you’ve never seen it before.
The group says it’s had lots of fun rehearsing, including learning the dances put together by their choreographer. There’s plenty of singing to enjoy.
Skilled scenery painters and costume makers have been hard at work. Other busy people have included the sound technician, the stage manager and the props creator who’s been making cutlasses and other nautical accessories.
The group says the story of their panto is of “dedicated people coming together for a common purpose, producing entertainment for their community and beyond, and having loads of fun simultaneously.”
The show is performed at Loddon Hall in Loddon Hall Road. Curtain up is at 7.45pm on Friday, January 12, 2pm and 7.45pm on Saturday, January 13, and 2pm on Sunday, January 14.
Tickets cost £12 or £10.
For more details, or to book, visit https://www.twyforddrama.co.uk
