…Paul Knight's Oxford shows are the only pantomimes I volunteer for at this time of year…
Financial Times
Sleeping Beauty - "...succeeds as solidly as ever". 1999 Ian Shuttleworth,
Financial Times.
Mother Goose - “… a funny, well acted, beautifully designed evening of old fashioned family fun",
“…The overall production quality was superb... absolutely breathtaking"
"It is hard to come away from a show of such panache without a smile on your face..." 2001 David Wootten, The Daily Info,Oxford
“…Paul Knight provides something for everyone without having to pander to showbiz scalp-hunting…” FT.com
Cinderella - “… spectacular. Wittier than most pantomimes. Versace would swoon at the cosies. Five crackers…..”
The Guardian
Dick Whittington - “…this panto is the cat’s whiskers. Dick Whittington and his Cat could scarcely be bettered for festive fun…”
Chris Gray Oxford Mail.
Jack and the Beanstalk - “… a winning formula for a panto that’s smut free, colourful, fast, fun and keeps firmly to the storyline…”
Giles Woodforde. Hot Ticket.
“…this is one of the best pantos I’ve ever seen – and trust me, I’ve seen a lot….”
Debra Aspinall
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is entertaining and utterly compelling from the moment the five performers burst into the theatre; filling every area of the traverse stage, and every moment of the story with energy and wit. ….. the songs, written by Paul Knight, are far superior to the usual musical numbers found in this type of fringe show and have definite echoes of Sondheim, with catchy tunes and witty, touching lyrics, giving depth to the play.
The actors attempt some hilarious dance numbers which are sheer comedy including the peg leg tap, with ingenious types of peg legs.
Christmas Carol
Faithful to Dickens’s text, the world of Tiny Tim, the Ghosts and all Dickens’s other marvellous characters is brought to life with songs and life size puppets.
Dickens’s story helped define the image of a Victorian Christmas. Let this new adaptation make Christmas special for you.
Paul has written the following family pantos:
Treasure Island
