The autumn play was a traditional pantomime this year with all the twists and turns you might expect.  Simple Simon and Little Bo Peep, played beautifully by Archie Steele and Ellie Whiteside, took the audience on a magical journey as Prince Charming, the dashing Sam Williams, sought to find a wife. The entire cast surpassed themselves, all featuring in cameo roles from various fairy tales. Yolanda Gumpo gave us a feisty Cinderella, belting out ‘Mercy’ and introducing her rapping Mice, Moesha Gumpo, Emily Ind, Esther Banks, Emily Baring, Jemima Spurr and Alex Boer.  A back-packing, fun-loving Buttons as portrayed by George Barbieri and two hideous Ugly Sisters, Odorita and Listerine, captured perfectly by Crispin Foot and Aan Mouth, oops I mean Crispin Tavares and Aan Amir.  Snow White, Kate Aston, introduced her delightfully zany dwarves, Kit Tod, Maud Bonham-Carter, Juliette Carmichael, Rory Law, Rhiannon Templeman, Alexia Garrido-Bult and Imogen Burgoyne who stole the show with their dramatic exit race, ‘Saddle Up’! King and Queen Cole, played with regal authority by George Hilton and Milan George, brought their rascal of a son, Prince Fury, back to order. Max Anderson relished the opportunity to play the baddie, as did Julia Yarmolyuk (Fairy Unlikely) and Heloise Wright (Queen Narcissa).  The cast had an absolute ball, with a stunning finale featuring a gospel   version, by Anthony Hutchings, of ‘I’m a Believer’. The Ones and Twos should be very proud that they captured the essence of Pantomime   and as they head towards the end of another exhausting term they should have no worries as we shout, ‘It’s behind you!’