Dick Whittington, Middleton Arena, Rochdale
Middleton Arena, Rochdale: The show almost didn't go on when the company scheduled to fill Middleton Arena's Christmas slot suddenly withdrew two weeks before opening night. Fortunately PMA Productions stepped in, packaging and delivering an entirely new production in nine days. The end result is no scratch panto but a high-quality, nine-day wonder, with script, direction and performances focusing on the tr…