Mother Goose (West End) London Reviews and Tickets

87%

(30 Ratings)

Positive

93%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Entertaining, Delightful, Funny, Clever, Enchanting

About the Show

Sir Ian McKellen & John Bishop star in this family-friendly panto!

Mother Goose and her husband Vic run an Animal Sanctuary, and live a wholesome life inside an abandoned Debenhams. One fateful day, a magical goose arrives at their door, offering riches that could change their lives forever ...

Filled with singing, tap dancing & puppets, this comedy panto is set to be fun for all the family.

Written by Jonathan Harvey ('Coronation Street', 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme') and directed by Cal McCrystal (Associate Director of 'One Man, Two Guvnors'), 'Mother Goose' stars stage & screen legend Sir Ian McKellen, comedian John Bishop and theatre star Anna-Jane Casey.

Show-Score Member Reviews (30)

86%

Delightful, Entertaining, Funny, Great Acting, Indulgent

See it if you want to see a panto but are not interested in poor acting, crass jokes and a repeat of what you saw last year

Don't see it if you cannot take a bit of obvious humour and take yourself very seriously Read more

80%

Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Entertaining, Funny

See it if Definitely very comedic and really is something that makes you smile

Don't see it if Don't see if you're not a big fan of pantomime-style humour

85%

Clever, Delightful, Enchanting

See it if want to see a hilarious and beautiful musical

Don't see it if you prefer serious stuff

93%

Fluffy, Funny, Great Acting

See it if You love a traditional panto.

Don't see it if You don't like panto.

90%

Delightful, Entertaining, Funny, Hilarious

See it if you love Ian McKellen

Don't see it if you don't love silly panto humour

100%

Delightful, Entertaining

See it if Sir Ian McKellen being risqué as it was an evening show! He makes a great Dame (not dane!)

Don't see it if It's at the Duke of York theatre! Needs changing!!

100%

Clever, Delightful, Enchanting, Funny, Magical

See it if Extremely funny. Excellent singers and dancers. You will feel like a child again. Ian McKellen's performance was extraordinary

Don't see it if If you dont like panto

86%

Entertaining, Fluffy, Fun, Funny, Silly

See it if you love Ian McKellen or if you’d love a pantomime that is pretty close in quality to an actual West End show (and better than some.)

Don't see it if you don’t love silly, punny humor.

Critic Reviews (6)

" 'Mother Goose' is the perfect blend of star power and classic musical theatre talent. A total hoot from start to finish."
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"The show may feel freeform, even anarchic, but courses with an abiding respect for theatrical tradition...The world may be a dark and often difficult place, but lucky are we to be transported via Gooseland Airways to a rapture-inducing realm of sheer and total bliss."
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"The script is mostly family-friendly – 'Mother Goose's' love of a cockatoo is about as far as it goes – although some comedy doesn't quite land."
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