It’s that time of year again, and it wouldn’t be Christmas if we didn’t see the folks from Pony Dance trotting about The MAC making us sore with laughter. Running until the 14th December, Pony Panto is so popular this year that all remaining shows are completely sold out! For the uninitiated, Pony Panto is a sort of comedy dance/variety show full of weird and wonderful performances, the likes of which you won’t see anywhere else. You can read our previous reviews here and here.
Since the shows are already sold out, I’ll keep this short and sweet and try to avoid spoiling the show for you all. Despite some obligatory teething problems on the first night (like Leonie Pony forgetting the running order…a lot) the show is superb. Uncle Social weren’t playing, but Donal Scullion was back with his merry band The Drain Pipes to provide live music and a bit of banter which always creates a great atmosphere, and Pony Panto staples Ajendance popped by to give us some breathtaking routines as per usual. Irish pop sensation Sinnead was a crowd pleaser and she even brought her sister Siobhan along to help her out. Part of Pony Panto‘s beauty is the ridiculousness of it all, so I won’t go into too much detail – all I can say is that it’s not every day that you see Katie Richardson of Katie and the Carnival fame doing a Belfast inspired hip-hop rap routine or Leonie Pony go through about 20 outfit changes. Our favourite man in the world Paul Currie even made an appearance! Keep on trotting ponies and never stop being weird.
For more info on the Belfast shows click here. If you’d like to travel a bit farther afield, you can still catch Pony Panto at the Project Arts Centre in Dublin until the 20th December, for more info click here.
