All OK as panto opens in Fermoy

Some of the young performers who starred in the Fermoy panto, 'Woodie At The OK Corral'. (Pic: John Ahern)

All the panto ingredients are present for ‘Woodie At The OK Corral’ – which opened, before expectant audiences, in Fermoy Community Youth Centre last weekend.

‘Woodie’ (Olkan) the lovable hero of this Wild West based show, is pitted against the no good sheriff ‘Cactus Jack’, played by stage veteran, Donal O’Leary.

Quietly spoken, mild mannered and polite to friend and foe, ‘Woodie’, who has an aversion to fire arms, is an unlikely gun fighter, in this colourful, fast paced and ultimately, very entertaining show. With the odds stacked against him, he’s lucky to be able to rely on the goodwill and assistance of his boss, ‘Ma Belle’ (Karina Murphy), ‘Jessie’ (Chloe Dowling) and ‘Sandy’ (Hannah Hartnett) – all of whom are excellent throughout.

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