Potted Panto (Theatre)
Potted Panto is literally 70 minutes of non- stop panto fun.
Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner present to us ten-minute versions of six panto fairytales, with a seventh thrown to complete the theme (Snow White anyone?). Both of them play all the characters in a show that makes you very happy that Panto is back where it belongs – in an actual theatre and – not zoomed into your living room.
Now playing at the Garrick Theatre until January 10th at the Garrick Theatre in London’s barely coming to life West end – Potted Panto gets you out of your home, out of your trackies, and into proper clothes for a properly fun good time at the theatre – remember those days?
It’s literally a laugh a minute (sure some of the gags are very silly but what do you expect at Panto time?). Dan and Jefferson, along with a helping hand by Charlotte Payne and Jacob Jackson, we start on a high with a riff on Jack and the Beanstalk and continue on with Dick Whittington, Aladdin, A Christmas Carol, among others…..and all throughout, with costume changes galore – the hyperactivity of Turner, and especially Clarkson who doesn’t seem to have an off button, both bring smiles from ear to ear. It’s not worth reviewing as it’s just great to be in a actual theatre – Potted Panto, whether it’s just plain silly, it still fun, and yes, for the entire family!
