The spirit of Christmas will ne'er be defeated, and rather like Santa, dumb show can perpetually notice how to create associate degree appearance!
That is actually the case at Exeter exchange, wherever preparations square measure being created for this year’s pantomime The Wizard of Oz.
In true theatre tradition the show should prolong and with the Coronavirus pandemic, organisers are operating exhausting to confirm this year’s production permits safe family fun, with additional precautions place in situ.
These embody socially distanced seating, additional cleanup associate degreed a shorter period while not an interval.
Cllr Amal Ghusain, Lead council member for Communities and Culture, said- “We square measure delighted to be designing for the come back of the exchange pantomime. it's clearly been a tough year for everybody within the town et al therefore some light-weight relief is incredibly abundant welcome. What higher thanks to give this than by that almost all merry of traditions the pantomime.
“We grasp that Kickline can gift a top of the range production once more and therefore the exchange is that the ideal venue to confirm that the audience is safely socially distanced. The Wizard of Oz could be a Christmas classic therefore to visualize it given as a pantomime is incredibly exciting and it'll give a way required injection of fun into our lives this Christmas.”
Last year Snow White was the company’s hottest show ever, earning glowing reviews associate degreed even being appointive for an Exeter Living Award!
Director Ian Berry explains, “In recent years, some older dumb show titles like ‘Robinson Crusoe’ have fallen out of recognition. no one desires to visualize ‘Cinderella’ each single year, therefore we have a tendency to square measure delighted that ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is turning into a replacement dumb show favourite! Let’s face it, after you think about Oz, you think that of classic Christmas TV, therefore it’s the right story to lean that special dumb show make-over!”
Expect lots of madcap singing, cheering, hissing and booing, charming sets, gorgeous costumes and Exeter’s favorite dame, Daniel Page, can over again want the air during a uproarious flying sequence!
All in all, audiences look set to be ready to relish a wanted Christmas tradition with confidence! Families will expect to require home a heap of nice merry memories!
