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So reported The Mail on November 28, 1994, as it previewed the show, which took its audience on a voyage on the high seas.

Exotic costumes, an exciting adventure story and lots of colourful scenes characterised this production as well as plenty of the traditional pantomime booing, hissing and joining in.

Keith Hitchen was that year’s Dame, playing Sinbad’s mother Clothilda.

Comedy favourite Terry Minter took the title role of Sinbad, Sheila Cloudsdale was the principal boy playing the Prince and Lucy Dixon, star of Millom School’s last production, Calamity Jane, was his bride Andularia.

Lynn Patton and Alan Eastwood played the comedy duo Neat and Nutty. John Clark was Bugeye, Freda Hitchen was Cupess the Sorceress, Tony Jones played Pompanstance, Michael Cairs wass Chief Hooter, Jeff Barr was Chief Onus, Batasha Clark played Little Roc and Stephen McNally was Tomots.

Songs in the show included Give a Little Whistle, Agadoo, Pretty Woman and Fall In and Follow Me.

The producer was Lynn McQuire and the musical director was Chris Lloyd Rogers.

The show was running all week at the Palladium and this year the society had extended its run to include a Saturday night performance as well as the Saturday matinee for the first time in many years.

Under the headlines 'Pennington goes Panto-tastic' and 'Meet the Care Bear Bunch', The Mail featured another pantomime in February 1995.

Pennington Pantomimers were back on stage with their annual community entertainment.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears, with all the traditional pantomime fun and traditions, was being performed at Pennington Memorial Hall.

The majority of the cast came from the villages of Pennington and Swarthmoor. That year the cast was led by Debbie Gooding as Goldilocks.

The pantomime was directed by Sue Wilson.