Nine (extremely unhinged) Little Mermaid moments from the Newcastle panto

This year the Theatre Royal presents The Little Mermaid, another hilarious spectacular that both wholesome families and uni mates can enjoy. Here are the most unhinged moments that (somehow) made it into the family friendly pantomime…

McElderry’s Moves

Moves that include bouncing yoga balls and twerking…supported by the ensemble, of course.

Maybe stick to the singing, Joe x

Unhinged rating: 6/10

Prince… Andrew?

Yes… in referencing Prince Eric, Danny made a Prince Andrew joke. Politics in panto? Scandalous!

Unhinged rating: 10/10

Mick Potts

Every year Mick plays the pantomime idiot, and every year he remains still, silent and… scared? Popping up randomly throughout the show, his terrified expression is an unhinged highlight of the pantomime, regularly leaving audiences dumbfounded. Why is that man so frightened?

Unhinged rating: 7/10

The Love Song

Together on a bench, Prince Eric and Ariel seemingly began a typical love song. Which obviously and inevitably ends up in a physical toil that even begins to include Ariel herself. By the end of the song all four were engaged in an inexplicable fighting match for a space on the bench. It was like visual brain rot.

Unhinged rating: 7/10

PIED!

Bringing on buckets of foamy white cream and ladders, Clive and Danny delivered even more slap-stick. Ordered to clean King Triton’s statue, the trio initially pied each other, but Danny decided to break the third wall. Taking a handful of cream down towards the audience, he targeted a bald head on the front row. The victim stood in shock and disbelief, before turning towards the audience, showing off his new locks with a smile. Who needs a hairdresser anyway?

Unhinged rating: 9/10

Health and safety? Never heard of it

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Danny’s excursions beyond the stage landed him in some hot water with a young usher, as he tried (and succeeded) in stealing a fire extinguisher. Halting the performance and increasing the awkwardness ten fold. Poor bairn x

Unhinged rating: 7/10

Ugly Birds

Again, the comedian Danny found a target in the audience. Manipulating the puppet towards a nearby woman, he explained that his puppet “likes the ugly birds”. Cheeky bugger!

Unhinged rating: 7/10

It’s raining… eggs?

It wasn’t just individuals that felt Danny’s mischievous wrath. From behind the curtains, he emerged with a grin and a water gun that he showered the stalls with. Not satisfied with his own antics, he emerged again with an even bigger grin and water gun, and then again! Later on in the show, he even hurled a few eggs into the audience!

Unhinged rating: 5/10

ACCIDOONT! (literally)

If you’ve ever been lucky enough to see one of the Theatre Royal’s pantomimes, you will be well accustomed to Danny’s catchphrases, one of many being the beloved “ACIDOONT!”.

You’ll also be familiar with the performances embracing this carefree attitude as cast members openly welcome mistakes. At this performance , the curtain behind Danny, Clive, Joe and Wayne during the 12 Days of Christmas fell to the floor. Safe to say that was quite unexpected, for both the crowd AND performers.

Unhinged rating: 6/10

The hinge on this pantomime was never there to begin with…