There’s no doubt that a market for "adult panto" exists. Not everyone wants festive theatre twee and twinkly, so a good filthy knees-up would certainly hit a number of G-spots. Just imagine the fun the likes of Stephen Fry could have penning such a show.
It’s a shame, then, that the best writer-director Simon Gross can manage for this camped-up drag-fest is the actors endlessly telling each other, as well as the audience, to "f*** off", and interspersing this hilarity with countless run-throughs of popular songs. The cast are pleasingly spirited and Adam Strong’s Prince Donkey Dick has a lovely voice but when star billing goes to someone from series eight of Big Brother (Kat "Cookie Monster"), we long for it to be "behind us"— and no pun intended.
Sinderfella until 30 December (0844 847 2475, www.leicestersquaretheatre.com).
Sinderfella
Leicester Square Theatre
Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX
