TODAY’S children have so much entertainment thrown at them through so many different media that it is heartening to feel the excitement of a young audience at a traditional pantomime like Highcliffe Charity Players’ fortieth panto, ‘Red Riding Hood’. This is one of the more polished local societies, and details like the very professionally written and designed programme put one from the start in a mood to be impressed. That mood continues as the lights go up on the first of a series of really excellent and imaginatively-lit sets and well-executed dance numbers, right through to the cascade of glitter from the Regent Centre ceiling at the final curtain.
