MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
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Little Red Riding Hood, The Arts Centre Hounslow
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EXTENDED lockdown and empty theatres make life very difficult for pantomime which, at its most successful, captures the quintessential family party atmosphere and a sense of togetherness.
So hats off to The Arts Centre Hounslow for this live-streamed production, where participation involved working out who of the familiar characters present is actually the Big Bad Wolf’s accomplice — and who will be eaten and by whom.
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