This year’s Manoel Theatre pantomime has taken an exciting twist with Masquerade’s return with their version of the Snow White story. The show opened to a full house matinee on Boxing Day and has seen consistently packed houses since then. The run will end on Sunday 6 January.

Living a fairy tale life with her father and stepmother in a beautiful castle, Princess Snow White has it all. However she soon realises that her legendary beauty is more of a curse than a gift when it attracts a dark jealousy that puts her life in danger.

Escaping into the deep wood where horrible creatures are known to roam during the night, Snow White manages to find some unlikely allies who will help her in her adventures. However, in this action-packed show where panto madness meets Gothic fantasy, Snow White needs to undertake a voyage of discovery until she unearths the dark and terrible truth.

The Curse of Snow White is a spectacular and magical show that is proving comparable with Masquerade’s previous pantomimes Jack and the Beanstalk (2008) and Aladdin (2009) as some of the finest Manoel Theatre pantos to date.

The show features a top cast made up of panto veterans along with some of Malta’s most promising new talent, including the hilarious Colin Fitz as the Dame, the golden voiced Rachel Fabri as Snow White, Andre Agius, Steve Hili, Katherine Brown, Becky Camilleri, Joe Depasquale, Steffi Thake, Louis Cassar Reband, Milly Uylenbroek and Joseph Zammit. The show is directed by anthony bezzina and is written by Malcolm Galea. The music is directed by Kevin Abela while Ernest Camilleri was in charge of the fabulous costume design. Choreography is by Lee McCallion.

This panto is being staged at the Manoel Theatre this evening at 7.30, with matinees at 3pm and performances at 8pm on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets from the Manoel Theatre box office or online at www.teatrumanoel.com.mt. Students may purchase their tickets from the Manoel Theatre box office using their smartcards.