The story of Cinderella and her glass slipper never gets old and delivers every time.
Dressed in drag, father and son duo Matthew Kelly and Matt Rixon dubbed the X Factor inspired Cheryl and Rita, were absolutely 'chavtastic' as the ugly sisters.
Coming to stage all the way from their mansion in Hounslow they got the usual panto-esque reaction from the younger audiences with many shouting 'no Cinders no!'.
The leading lady played by Rhiannon Chesterman sang beautifully and looked the part all the way through.
Matthew Kelly and his son Matt Rixon delighted as the ugly sisters
Andrew Derbyshire in the role of Prince Charming also gave an assured and solid performance.
But it was his comedy pairing with sidekick Richard Vincent who played Dandini that commanded attention and lit up the stage.
The star presence felt as if it was lacking somewhat this year.
Cinderella's fairy godmother played by Hayley Mills didn't seem to capture the audience and she appeared dazed and drafted in just to go along with the much-loved story everybody knows.
What was interesting to see was the exclusion of the evil stepmother from the much-loved fairytale.
Could it be that actor and director Chris Jarvis felt that he just couldn't live up to the dizzying heights of last year's evil stepmother played by Jerry Hall?
Our reviewer felt Hayley Mills appeared "dazed" as fairy godmother
After all, Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger had called her "wonderfully scary”.
Richmond’s Conservative politician Zac Goldsmith and London Mayor Boris Johnson also had a small part to play lending their names to two small mice who took to the stage for a few minutes.
Songs by pop stars Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars were among the catchy and popular ones featured in addition to the can’t-get-this-irritating song out of my head numbers like Ghostbusters, which produced the excited ‘he’s behind you’ screeching.
The cast in full pantomime attire as the show closes
The production itself was visually interesting with a few magic tricks thrown in and the use of a real pony for added extravagance.
The Richmond and Twickenham Times also made an appearance, with Buttons reading the children's birthdays from the newspaper - mocked up with the headline Exclusive interview with Prince Charming.
The cast even found time to reference recent RTT stories including the Bushy Park hippo and the collapsed Georgian mansion in Barnes.
But it was the character Buttons, played by Chris Jarvis that stole the show - the clown of the pantomime, the one who never gets the girl and the one who comes back every year.
He excitedly tells the audience "my name's Buttons...this year”. And this is exactly what brings theatregoers young and old alike back to watch the Richmond panto year on year. They know exactly what to expect and most importantly, Richmond gets it own joke every time.
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