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Article: Dame for a laugh; It's Friday! Theatre.
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- January 2, 2004
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Byline: MICHAEL COVENEY
Robin Of Wychwood (The Theatre, Chipping Norton) Verdict: Perfect traditional panto in the Cotswolds ***** Jack And The Beanstalk (Oxford Playhouse) Verdict: Colourful, enjoyable seasonal storytelling ***** Red Riding Hood (Theatre Royal, Stratford East) Verdict: Straker's a real bad wolf in sheepish clothing *****
PLEASURES of panto are always heightened, for critics at least, by the discovery of new theatres appropriate to the form, and a sense of entering a community brimming, but not braying, with festive spirit.
My Christmas journey to the converted Salvation Army chapel in Chipping Norton - a venue founded more ...