We were privileged to have the author of A Boy and Some Beans (Susan Vesey) watch our recent performance on DVD. This is what she kindly wrote:

Dear Robert and Linda

I have just had a lovely couple of hours enjoying every minute of your pantomime production - it was brilliantly staged and I loved so many of the little jokes - like the clever signs on the scenery and some of the antics the chorus were getting up to as part of the action. The costume for Fairy Liquid was inspired - I hope the audience appreciated just how clever it was - and then to replicate it with an identical outfit but in a different colour for the finale was a nice touch. Indeed, all the costumes were superbly co-ordinated.

My laptop practically fell off my knee when the cow licked the Baron's face clear of cream - I was hooting with laughter. I really liked the Morris Men - but their inclusion makes it difficult to continue with a scene I was working on for my current script - yep - dancers all called Maurice were involved! The children were a delight as well - especially the cute lift boy - and every adult gave 100%. I hope the feedback from the audiences was positive - they certainly got their money's worth.

Everyone was excellent - you must be so very proud of the results your guidance and leadership achieved. I am going to have to watch it again as the phone rang twice just as you were saying about the charity events - and so I will soon have the pleasure of watching it through again to see that part.

Without a doubt I am going to have to kidnap your entire cast, plus your stage, for our village panto next year - I am green with envy at the space you have and the number of young actors. I reckon your stage space is larger than our entire village hall.

If you select another of my scripts please, please let me know the performance dates in good time and I will board the dog, grab the husband, book into Sturminster Newton's finest B&B and buy a couple of tickets. SNADS are so good, I want to be in the audience next time!

Thank you for sending the DVD and congratulations again.

Best regards

Susan