The show is loosely based on the classic panto ‘Cinderella’, but reinvented for a modern audience-which is a breath of fresh air for the regular panto-goer. Our protagonist is Ellanora aka Cinderella, beautifully played by student, Grace Venus, in her professional debut. Ellanora longs to be loved by anyone other than her pet rats and gains help (or hindrance) from our panto dame, aptly named, Dame Fairy Godmother (Ben Welch) and her Fairy apprentice, Graham (Adam Keast). The duo, who are on their final shift to assist in those in need of true love, help progress the narrative as classic Cinderella meets 90’s dating show, Blind Date. Welch commands the stage as the ‘DFG’ and some of the best parts of the show are when (along with Keast) those improvised moments of panto gold are spat out with cutting wit and genius comic timing. On Team Baddy (and the main antagonist of the show,) is Mr Ooglay, Ellanora’s father, played by Zoe West- proving that it’s not just the panto dame who can be gender non-conforming! Mr Ooglay wants the best for two of his children, the self-absorbed yet hilarious, Dench (Folarin Akinmade) and Judi (Rebecca Levy)-clearly inspired by Ryan and Sharpay of High School Musical fame, but with the camp factor turned up even higher. As the usual story goes (though this time not so much vilifying stepfamilies) Ellanora is in the shadows and confined to a life of all work and no play.