CINDERELLA - THEATRE REVIEW

CINDERELLA AT THE WOLVERHAMPTON GRAND THEATRE

Performance Run: Saturday 6 December 2014 - Sunday 18 January 2015
Performance Reviewed: Tuesday 9 December 2014 (Press Night)

Reviewed by Kyle Pedley

I will not be resorting to any cheap panto puns to open my review this year…

If you didn’t just mentally (or verbally!) shout ‘Oh yes you will’ then you may not be quite ready for panto season, but ready or not (here I come…), it is upon us, and the perfect remedy for that particular ill would be a timely visit to the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre’s Cinderella. Headlined by the master of innuendo and dry asides, Julian Clary, and featuring the signature glitz and spectacle that QDOS Pantomimes throw at all of their major productions, this festive staple is everything you’d expect and want from your Christmas/New Year pantomime, with all the trimmings and even a couple of very welcome surprises along the way. 

THE FAAABULOUS CERI DUPREE SHOW - THEATRE REVIEW

THE FAAABULOUS CERI DUPREE SHOW AT THE WOLVERHAMPTON GRAND THEATRE

Theatre Run: Sunday 06 April 2014
Performance Reviewed: Sunday 06 April 2014

Reviewed by Kyle Pedley

Having recently starred as pantomime dame Queen Passionella in their 2013/14 pantomime ‘Sleeping Beauty’, after making a side-splitting, headlining appearance at that shows launch party back in November of last year, the Wolverhampton Grand has been getting a fairly healthy helping of female impersonator extraordinare Ceri Dupree of late (or ‘international gender illusionist’ as he brilliant re-titles himself in a tightly-observed skit on political correctness). This week saw his return to the Grand in the form of his aptly-titled ‘Faaaabulous’ one man, twenty-one woman solo show, littered with a splendid myriad of impersonations and performances ranging all the way from iconic Hollywood divas of old such as Marlene Dietrich and Eartha Kitt, to musical stars such as the likes of Dame Shirley Bassey and the late Amy Winehouse, through to even the likes of supremely shoulder-padded multi-millionairess Hilary Devey of Dragon’s Den fame.

SLEEPING BEAUTY 'KICKS OFF' WOLVERHAMPTON PANTO SEASON IN STYLE!

SLEEPING BEAUTY 'KICKS' OFF WOLVES PANTO SEASON IN STYLE!

Last night the Molineux Stadium had a fabulous injection of pantomime fun and frivolity as it played host to the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre's annual Pantomime Party.

Local press, VIP's, affiliates and friends of the Grand gathered along with the stars of this years pantomime 'Sleeping Beauty' - Lucy Evans (Coronation Street) and comedy female impersonator extraordinaire Ceri Dupree - for a hilarious evening of cabaret, pantomime penalty shoot-outs, prize draws and a glorious three-course dinner courtesy of the stadium's WV1 Bar and Restaurant.

Staff and guests threw themselves into the spirit of the season, kicking off events with a penalty shoot-out which featured a slew of hilarious pantomime staples including the obligatory dame and donkey, and umpired by none other than Lucy 'Sleeping Beauty' Evans herself.