The crowd laps up the Glasgow-specific humour, while the chaos of the second act is all part of the fun.
The audience deserve better. Actually, the cast deserve better.
It all makes for silly, undemanding, old-time variety, knockabout fare that does exactly what it says on the tin, and it's sure to send Pavilion panto regulars home happy.
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Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow from Wednesday December 1, 2010, until Saturday January 22, 2011. More info: www.paviliontheatre.co.uk
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