Mother Goose – Sheffield Lyceum
“A panto? In February!” was my first reaction to being invited to Mother Goose. But yes, a panto. And what’s more, it was exactly the kind of entertainment we could all use in the current climate.
Loosely based on an old children’s story, this production is firmly set in the present day. A high street department store has closed down, and Mother Goose has moved in with her husband and son and the animal menagerie she has taken in. However, they are facing rising energy costs which could leave them homeless… possibly a little on the nose for some, I suspect! What follows is the story of their rescue by Cilla Quack – a goose that lays golden eggs – and their subsequent rise and fall as the good fairy and the evil witch exert their influence on the family.
The writing is excellent: Jona...
