Dancing queens dazzle but plot totters
Miss Meena and the Masala Queens, Warwick Arts Centre, until May 20.
Odd to see a panto performed in May, even if it’s not intended to be one.
But hang on, there’s story line which deals with a taboo: endemic homophobia in Asian cultures.
Cue chorus of ‘Oh, no, it’s Not Panto’ from those expecting a bit of Bolly in drag.
Especially when the serious stuff is clumsily handled and the characters unconvincing.
The play as a whole is less sure of itself. Time it came out as one thing or the other..