KIDS! The News Shopper is offering you the chance to become a journalist for a night and tell the world what you think of some of the top Christmas shows.
The winners of our competition will each receive a family ticket to one of the seven biggest pantos showing in the News Shopper area, where they will be thoroughly spoilt and then see their opinions of it printed in the News Shopper's pantomime feature in our December 27 edition.
These are the shows you could win tickets to:
Jack and the Beanstalk, starring Ian Reddington from EastEnders and Rebecca Sarker from Coronation Street, until Jan 13, Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, Greenwich (020 8858 7755).Our winner will see the show on December 15 at 7pm.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, starring EastEnders' Letitia Dean, Dec 7-Jan 20, The Orchard, Home Gardens, Dartford (01322 220000). Our winner will see the show on December 14 at 7.30pm.
Cinderella, starring Darren Day and Stephen Mulhern from Children's ITV, Dec 14-Jan 20, Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield, Park Lane, Croydon, (020 8688 9291).Our winner will get to see the show on December 18 at 7.30pm.
Cinderella, starring Michael Rose from EastEnders, Allana Truman from Neighbours and Pat Marsh from BBC Radio Kent, Dec 15-Jan 6, The Stag, London Road, Sevenoaks, (01732 450175). Our winner will see the show on December 15 at 7pm.
The New Adventures of Peter Pan, starring Paul Nicholas and Julie Buckfield, Dec 13-Jan 20, Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley (020 8460 6677). Our winner will see the show on December 14 at 7.30pm.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, starring Mark Speight from BBC Children's TV and Vicki Michelle from 'Allo, 'Allo, Broadway Theatre (formerly Lewisham Theatre), Dec 17-Jan 13, Catford Broadway, Catford, (020 8690 2305/020 8690 0002). Our winner will see the show on December 18 at 7pm.
Beauty and the Beast, starring Julia Addison and Mark Lawson from the West End, Woodville Halls Theatre, Woodville Place, Gravesend, Dec 19-Jan 5, (01474 337459). Our winner will see the show on December 19 at 7pm.
The competition is open to News Shopper readers aged from eight to 14. To enter, tell us in no more than 100 words why you think you would be a great News Shopper reviewer.
E-mail your entries to Joan Gardner at jgardner@london.newsquest.co.uk but be quick, all entries must be with us by Wednesday, December 12.
Please note, you must be able to go to your stated performance (no transfers are available) and, just like a real journalist, you will have a deadline to meet! The winners will need to write 300 to 400 words by 9am on Thursday, December 20, and provide us with a head-and- shoulders picture of themselves to use in the paper.
They can then sit back and wait to see their words in print on December 27.
Good luck!
THE RULES: Employees of Newsquest (London) Ltd and their families and anyone else connected with this promotion are not eligible. Prizes are not transferable, there are no cash alternatives. The Editor's decision is final.
December 3, 2001 11:46
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