Another 'pun-tastic' Lyceum spectacular - VIDEO
WATCH out behind you – it's panto time at the Lyceum and this year's show is as spectacular as ever.
Christmas wouldn't be the same for many families without a trip to the panto and the Lyceum hosted its first in 1897.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs keeps up the proud tradition.
Sheffield Theatres and Evolution Pantomimes have produced the city's main festive show for the last three years and have definitely found a recipe for success.
The magical ingredient is without doubt Damian Williams, who steals the show as the outrageously dressed Nurse Nellie.
He excels in poking fun at the audience and has them rolling in the aisles, appearing to make up some of the best jokes as he goes along.
The whole script is 'pun-tastic' with plenty of toilet humour as well as many jokes which fly straight over younger heads.
The one-liners are clever but there are also themes which run though the show.
There's a whole scene based on chocolate puns with the groans getting louder at every quip.
The music is aimed at every generation, too, with comic takes on everything from a High School Musical favourite to a reinvention of the Madness classic Our House.
Toyah Willcox is delightfully wicked as Queen Ivannah and belts out some cracking songs to a noisy background of excited boos.
There's rapping dwarf Groovy, red-nosed Sniffly and funniest of all Mardy, as well Sarge, Smiler, Loopy and Cheeky.
Even though he doesn't ever step on to the stage, Sheffield's king of panto Bobby Knutt manages to thread his own South Yorkshire humour through the production.
A 2-D, larger-than-life Knutty stars as The Man In The Mirror and even manages to get the audience shouting his 'Ey Up' catchphrase at the top of their voices.
The costumes are as lavish as the sets are impressive, while Snow White and Prince Charming fit perfectly into their fairytale roles.
This year's long panto road began on a sweltering hot summer day when the cast stunned sunbathers as they turned out in full costume for a photocall in the Botanical Gardens.
It comes to an end on January 10 with an unusual twist and will make hundreds of families happy along the way.
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