The rough and tumble school setting, although brutal, also thankfully does not allow for sentimentality, and this production strikes a good balance between humour and poignancy.
True to the panto tradition with heaps of modernity, I found this production of Aladdin delightful. My 9-year-old co-critic stamps it with a full-throated 5-star-rating.
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's Typical Girls announces full casting whatsonstage.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whatsonstage.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Just So at the Watermill, Newbury - review whatsonstage.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whatsonstage.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.