This year's pantomime at Oakworth was Little Tommy Tucker and he certainly sang for his supper, or rather she did.

Bethany Olsson's performance was almost professional in its polish and the rest of the cast matched her scene by scene.

We had ghouls, zombies, monsters and little demons amongst the many characters, all performed by the children of the village, each child taking on three of four minor characters each.

The older children (and one or two adults) took on the more demanding roles of music teachers, witches, wizards etc and of course the obligatory village idiot. This role was performed with amazing flair by Harriet Shires who, believe it or not is not as daft as she looked.

She had the audience in stitches with her portrayal of a dim witted village boy who eventually came up trumps and saved the day for the goodies by defeating the baddies. Her singing was also admirable, when she was allowed to sing in her own voice.

For me, the best scene of the entire show was towards the end of the first half with a dance routine of zombies, the choreography of which was superb, although all in all I was impressed throughout with the ability and dedication that the children showed.

Finally, I would like to congratulate the audience who participated whole heartedly on the evening that I attended the show, although a member of cast told me that was not the case at all the performances.

Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to produce such an excellent show, not forgetting the backstage staff without whom none of it would be possible.

I am already looking forward to next years show, which is to be Ali Baba and the forty thieves.

Jackie McGinnis