THE FESTIVE panto season will get underway this weekend when youth theatre company ASH Stage Productions bring the Fairy Godmother of all pantomimes to the Rugby stage.
Cinderella takes to the stage at The Lawrence Sheriff School Theatre for two nights on Saturday and Sunday (November 18 and 19).
The pantomime tells the story of the downtrodden Cinderella – played by Rugby songbird Anja Wyatt – who is forced to serve her jealous and terrible step sisters and wicked stepmother.
With best buddy Buttons and a magical Fairy Godmother and Grandmother on hand to help Cinderella along the way, she is certain to escape the misery of her dastardly diva sisters and find her true love. But the course of true love never did run smooth…
The production will be ASH Stage Productions’ debut panto, following a string of large scale musicals in the town including Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
The pantomime has been specially written by local actor and writer Simon Burne, and has been directed and produced by Adam and Sam Holst.
The husband-and-wife director-producers said: “We are so very excited to kick start this year’s festive panto period in Rugby, and there really is no better way than doing it with the most famous pantomime story of all time.
“We have a superbly talented cast behind us, and we are very proud of all of them and wish them all the very best. We know they will go out there and have an amazing time and smash it!”
Performances take place on Saturday at 6pm and Sunday at 1:30pm.
Visit www.ash-stage-productions.webs.com or call 01788 569718 for tickets (£5 for children/concessions; £8 for over-16s; family discount available).
