... would-be showman, convincingly played by John Halstead. After doubtful beginnings in London. Leno soon charmed his way into Drury Lane where he returned to do panto for many years. Married with six children, a successful artist and well loved, Leno did not ...

... which probably explains why. apart from a student production in 1960, it has not been staged in London since its original Drury Lane production of 1931 with a cast of over 400 and extra hydraulic lifts to the stage. The Tav istock Theatre Company, almost ...