O2, LondonThere aren't many pantos that begin with a funeral " and fewer still in which that turns out to be the highlight of the show. This gothic and mournfully witty scene, set in a gloomy Birkenhead cemetery, turns out to be the classiest moment in this sub-standard festive offering. The show stars Paul O'Grady's waspish creation, Lily Savage, as widowed mum Lily Twankey, whose husband leaves her nothing but a la…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM on December 17, 2012