All-female panto show proves popular at community centre

The Fairy Godmother turned a village hall into the set of a fairytale, as actors brought the story of Cinderella to life.

There was booing and jeering as the ugly sisters tried to thwart the panto star in her efforts to go to the ball, and cheers when she found her Prince Charming.

There were 65 people in the audience for the show at the Allington Community Association (ACA) centre in Castle Road on Saturday.

Paul Harris, secretary of ACA, said: “We put on something like this for the community every year as part of our Christmas entertainment. People reacted very well. The children really enjoyed it and there was lots of audience participation.”

The all-female show was the final performance date of the season in a touring production by Shooting Star Entertainments, which is based in Charlton Street, Maidstone.

The organisation said it had been its most successful year since being set up in 2007.

FM4637791 Jack Barleycorn and Elizabeth Obermuller

Pictures: Matthew Walker FM4637798 The stars of the show – Cassie Owen as Buttons, Rhiannon Taylor as Cinderella and Hannah Glover as Prince Charming

FM4637810 Rosie Aylward and Jane Biggs from Shooting Star Entertainments

FM4637825 Ugly Sisters Katie Mauner and Kirsty Stigle

FM4637793 Angelica Young, three, Lottie Underwood, four, and Archie Underwood, six