I have been lucky enough to attend the previous two pantomimes at Camberley Theatre and I can honestly say that with Snow White they are getting better each year.

Again Camberley has employed a young and talented cast. Suzi Budd directs and appears as the lively and very funny Henrietta Henchman, while Thomas Andrew Smith choreographs and plays the evil Queen Camilla Blackbush to perfection.

The playful script has local jokes about the more expensive Woking panto, and the posh Prince Fraser of Farnham (Owen Murphy) brings out a guitar and sings in one scene.

James Hastings, who plays Snow White’s ‘bestest friend in the whole world’ Keith, has a superb singing voice which contrasted somewhat with his easy manner and was an impressive surprise.

The dance routines and ensemble singing were spot on. Two young audience members, Archie and Teddy, were invited up on stage as ‘backing singers’. They threatened to steal the show with their dancing and adorable questions.

There are technical delights and surprises aplenty, plus a fantastic plot twist. It’s a gloriously magical pantomime, and it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.

Snow White is at the Camberley Theatre until December.31. To book visit www.camberleytheatre.co.uk

Claire Ritchie