Mother Goose (West End)
Mother Goose (West End)
89%
89%
(30 Ratings)
Positive
93%
Mixed
4%
Negative
3%
Members say
Entertaining, Delightful, Funny, Clever, Enchanting

About the Show

Sir Ian McKellen & John Bishop star in this family-friendly panto!

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Critic Reviews (6)

BroadwayWorld
December 19th, 2022

" 'Mother Goose' is the perfect blend of star power and classic musical theatre talent. A total hoot from start to finish."
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The Arts Desk
December 22nd, 2022

"The script is mostly family-friendly – 'Mother Goose's' love of a cockatoo is about as far as it goes – although some comedy doesn't quite land."
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London Theatre
December 19th, 2022

"The show may feel freeform, even anarchic, but courses with an abiding respect for theatrical tradition...The world may be a dark and often difficult place, but lucky are we to be transported via Gooseland Airways to a rapture-inducing realm of sheer and total bliss."
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WhatsOnStage
December 12th, 2022
For a previous production

"This is, perhaps, the theatregoers' pantomime, a little more sophisticated, genuinely sincere and bursting with musical talent."
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The London Evening Standard
December 12th, 2022
For a previous production

"Ian McKellen makes a triumphant return to pantomime damehood in this gleeful, willfully slapdash affair. "
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The Guardian (UK)
December 12th, 2022
For a previous production

"The show ultimately rides too heavily on McKellen’s stage presence without working hard enough for its part to do his zany turn justice."
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