Presented as an "adult and alternative pantomime", this latest Brian Ralfe production lives up to its billing.

It is not the sort of show which you can take your granny to, unless she happens to resemble Catherine Tate's outrageous creation.

The evening is a gay romp through the trees, and particularly the bushes, of Sherwood Forest, with a plot which involves Robin Hood and his camp followers.

Having a cast drawn from some of the finest local drag acts, the audience's expectation of bawdy repartee is soon realised. However there is a lack of balance in the show which could be improved with fewer musical numbers and more comic interludes.

The best comedy comes from Lee Tracey in his usual role of the pantomime dame - a master of ad lib with put-downs which abuse both the audience and fellow artistes.

His hilariously obscene striptease is a gem and is matched by a comic routine with Maisie Trollette in which the pair lead the audience in a traditional sing-a-long.

For regular devotees of this annual event, the evening was tinged with a little sadness, being that it was without the considerable talent of Phil Starr, who died in the autumn.