Jack and the Beanstalk (Star-Struck Theatre Company)
Yes it's Panto Time and a journey up the beanstalk with Jack to rescue the Princess, what could be more traditional as Star-Struck Theatre Company played to a packed house at the Dormston Theatre in Sedgley. Audience took a little warming-up but, this was completed in style by Richard Probert's ostentatious and strangely feminine Dame Madonna Trott (I was hoping for a chorus or two of 'Like A Virgin' but, sadly that wasn't forthcoming) and her 'one bean short of a beanstalk' son Simple Simon, a virtuoso comedy performance from Ashley Wilkes. At this point I simply have to mention the musicians, Rob Murray (Musical Director & Keyboards), Sunim Koria (Bass) and Dave Shipley (Drums), only three of them but, it sounded like thirty, you've heard of the 'Wall of Sound' this is bigger and better, fills the venue throughout the show. Anyway back to the on stage production and Dame Trott obviously has that other son Jack (Ethan Hamblett) who has falle