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Weans in the Woods--macroberts, Stirling

Hans No Solo is failing badly at Magic School.  Headmistress Merlina has tried everything but it looks really unlikely he’s going to pass those exams.  And then - horror of horrors - forest hooligan and ASBO-queen Little Red Riding Hood unwittingly robs the pantosphere of all good magic, leaving the wicked Sherffina of Nottingham to run riot with her band of evil minions.   Read more …

Will Hans save the pantosphere?  
Will Gretel ever get a joke to tell and not just be relegated to simpering Disney-esque princess?  
Will Merlina catch the eye of someone in the audience and get her happy ever after?  

There’s only one way to find out - grab your magic wands, your dancing shoes and full-on-sing-song voices for this year’s panto extravaganza… come join the Weans In The Wood.


The critical consensus

High-density gags featuring a host of fairytale favourites cover up the narrative cracks in Johnny McKnight’s subversive panto.

***(*)(*)Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 27/11/2016

All in all, Weans in the Wood will leave its audience with a laugh in its belly and a song in its heart (who can resist Mariah at Christmas time) and just as it always should be in Pantoland, it all ends happily ever after.

****(*)Fraser MacDonald, The Reviews Hub, 27/11/2016

A completely joyous, high-spirited family entertainment.

****(*)Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 29/11/2016

Ellen’s noisy, fast-paced production also gains greatly from a brave and subversive ending that unapologetically yanks the pantomime tradition into the 21st century.

****(*)Allan Radcliffe, 28/11/2016

The narrative may be an intentional hodge podge, but it does feel a little lacklustre at times.

Mark Brown, Scottish Stage, 05/12/2016

Where and when?

macrobert, Stirling from Wednesday November 23, 2016, until Saturday December 31, 2016. More info: www.macrobert.org

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