Take a highly intelligent cat, a dame and her malingering husband, the King; a very attractive daughter and handsome, if poverty stricken, young man, a gentle ogre and his very fierce wife, their adopted son, who just happens to be a dragon.

Add to this a pair of incompetent crooks, a pair of quarrelling fairies, a very frightening beast keeper, a 'nice' young nurse and the staff of the local pasty factory, season with wit and a good story line.

Mix well and add several talented youngsters and you have a recipe for a good, well written, produced and performed pantomime.

There are some excellent performances from the cast. Jenny Cowes as Catmandu, in her first role on the Callington stage, performs with confidence and flair. There are superb performances from Rose Hill as the Ogress and Ian Baxter as the Beast Keeper, Cat Weasel. Michael Gimblett makes a wonderful Dame, and his solo number should have the audience clamouring for more. Another first time on stage is made by Steve Hill, a 'Scene of Crime' officer with the Devon and Cornwall police.

He is definitely a find for the society, having a rare talent for comedy, seemingly inexhaustible energy and a fine singing voice.

Tony Isbelle, as the Ogre, though horrible to look upon is, in fact, a very gentle creature. His one fault is his inability to cope with his wife's adopted son, Ashley, a young green dragon with very little courage. Iain Davis plays Ashley, with his customary professionalism. Bianca, a young girl dragon, joins him in a very touching scene.

This part is shared by two of the junior members of Prim Raf, Jenny Cattell and Yasmin May.

Sarah Cochrane-Meredith and Agnes Holland play the two crooks, Nickit and Scarper. They make a first class pair of delightful incompetents. Magic is the forte of the Fairy Snow and Fair enough. These quarrelsome pair are played by mother and daughter, Sue and Sarah Rozzi Glamour is provided by Nurse Willing, a firm supporter of the Red Cross! Played by Paula Beswetherick, 'Nursie' has her work cut out keeping the King fit enough to run his palace.

While scene changes are taking place, the pasty-makers, a doubtful quartet, give the audience a chance to join in with such old favourites as 'There'll always be an oggie'! Martin Linnette, Carole Eager, Sarah Moir and a shady looking individual, sing the praises of the delicacy, which has made so much difference to the town!

No pantomime would be complete without the principal boy and girl. Katrina Ward as the Princess Katriona and Niamh White as Albert add the perfect touch, their singing and acting are of a high standard.

All the major parts are well supported by the children who double up as policemen, burglars, disco dancers, flowers and children.

Those in the chorus are Jennifer-Rose,Yasmin, Lee-Anne, Lorraine, Holly, Sarah, Stacey, Rosslyn, Charmaine, Nicola, Nicholas, Keiran, Jamie and Sarah.