Worthing panto new spooky scene

Cinderella has been criticised by panto-goers who said it was not suitable for young children.

Shirley Twigg of Guildford Road, Worthing, wrote a letter to the Herald to say she thought the panto was a "shambles".

She said: "It was more like a musical, with very inappropriate jokes for the children present."

Gemma Nethersole, from Worthing Theatres, said a change was made to the performance at the end of last week in reaction to criticisms from the public.

She said: "One of the dames' musical scenes where there was a Beyonce song has been changed in favour of a hilarious ghost-scene with lots of audience participation and 'he's behind you' style interaction."

Director Paul Hammond added: "We decided to change one small scene after listening to feedback and it's made what was already a fantastic panto even better.

"It's a spectacular festive show with magic ingredients which bring the well-loved story of Cinderella to life."

Kim Fleming, head of sales and marketing said ticket sales were "excellent".

She said: "From a sales perspective, we're on-track for this to be one of our most successful pantomimes ever."

Cinderella runs at Worthing Pavilion until Sunday, January 3.