No ordinary Christmas pantomime

A SCOUSE TAKE ON A DICKENS CLASSIC

- By HANNAH REES

AGS, guitar solos and Garston Ghostbusters, what more could you want from a Christmas pantomime?

It's fair to say that the Royal Court Theatre's panto isn't your ordinary Christmas show.

Each year, the theatre takes a classic tale and transforms it into a hilarious, Scouse show that's only for grownups.

The Royal Court's Christmas show has become a hugely popular tradition for many, with people having travelled as far as Canada to see its performances.

This year, director Mark Chatterton takes on Charles Dickens with The Scouse Christmas Carol, promising "all of the jokes and incredible live music that you have come to expect from the city's biggest Chrimbo celebration".

As we start the show, the audience learns that Jacob Marley is dead, but no one knows what has happened to him.

Wife Barbara Marley (Lindzi Germain) and son Freddie (Adam McCoy) think one man knows the answer - Scrooge (Paul Duckworth).