Review: Ali Baba pantomime is excellent school holiday entertainment
15 Apr, 2021 10:54 PM
3 minutes to read
A scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Photo / Wendy Beauchamp
Hawkes Bay Today
Where: Aubyn Live Theatre, St Aubyn St, Hastings
When: April 17 to April 25. Tickets at Eventfinda
Reviewed by Keith Russell
Aubyn Live s committee sat staring at their darkened stage deep in discussion: What show are we going to perform for these school holidays?
Thoughtfully director Wendy Beauchamp uttered the immortal words, Open Sesame and on to the stage stepped Scheherazade - confidently played by both Ruby Bradbury and Alice Monteith - who declared Have I a tale for you .