点评:This panto used to be a cut above the rest in Limerick, but over the last two years it has completely lost its standards. The script is tacky, tasteless, and frankly embarrassing. When this is the most expensive panto in the city, and supposedly the only professional one, the drop in quality is unacceptable.
The advertised famous face dropped out the week before. Everyone in Limerick knows why — yet tickets were still sold at full price with no transparency. The original principal being a no-show left the production feeling hollow, and the replacement cast lacked energy and presence throughout.
To make matters worse, when I raised concerns with staff, I was met with rudeness and dismissiveness from an older female staff member who clearly had no interest in customer service.
It’s genuinely disappointing to see something that once had a great reputation fall this far. At this stage, I’m far more optimistic about the Lime Tree Theatre, and hopefully they can become the new standard for panto in Limerick — because this production no longer deserves that title.
翻译:这部哑剧曾经是利默里克首屈一指的,但过去两年里,它的质量彻底下滑了。剧本俗气、低俗,简直令人尴尬。作为城里最贵的哑剧,而且号称是唯一专业的哑剧,这样的质量下滑实在令人无法接受。
原定的明星演员在演出前一周突然缺席。利默里克人人都知道原因——然而,门票却依然全价出售,而且没有任何透明度。原定主角的缺席让整场演出显得空洞乏味,而替补演员也始终缺乏活力和感染力。
更糟糕的是,当我向工作人员反映问题时,一位年纪较大的女工作人员态度粗鲁、不屑一顾,显然对客户服务毫无兴趣。
看到曾经声名显赫的哑剧沦落至此,实在令人失望。现阶段,我对莱姆树剧院更加乐观,希望他们能成为利默里克哑剧的新标杆——因为这部作品已经不配拥有这个称号了。