You have to hand it to Danny Wright of Maidstone Pantos. He never does things by half.

Last year for his panto debut Peter Pan he took over the Maidstone Television Studios.

This year, he has hired a 900-seat "super theatre" (a giant tent, to you and I) and pitched it in a field surrounded by a huge funfair.

Once your satnav has led you to The Friars at Aylesford just outside Maidstone you will discover the lair of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Maidstone's Jazmin Patey-Ford returns to her home town as Snow "Snowy" White (she was Wendy last year) and impressionist Francine Lewis should appeal to dads as the sultry Queen Grimmacelot.

Ben James Ellis, who almost won the role of Joseph in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Any Dream Will Do, is Prince Fernando, and supporting the man in the mirror are The Mirrorettes alias the glitter-covered Goldstone trio of Lorraine McIntyre, Vicky Hoyles and Harriet Harper.

But the stars of this year's show, once again, are Chris Donnelly and Wesley Clack as Chris and Wes. The dance duo must only be a whisker away from becoming Britain's new Ant and Dec.

The pair of 28-year-olds, who won Sky’s Got To Dance talent show, were drafted in at the last minute for last year's panto when Adam Hoffman, who was playing Mr Smee, had to pull out through illness.

The friends, who had just a week’s rehearsal, went on to steal the show as piratical nincompoops Swash and Buckle.

They continue to turn panto on its head as Muddles and Oddjob with their stunning hip hop dance routines and tight comedy, thanks to Danny Wright's top-notch script of one-liners.

Most are delivered by Dave Short as Dame Mrs Soggy-Bottom Crumble. Despite being a carpenter by day, Dave is probably one of Britain's best panto dames.

He has a great rapport with the audience and at Maidstone gets through a staggering 14 costumes every show including a rainbow taffeta dress, an all-black Cher one-piece and a giant Christmas pudding.

At one stage he appeared as Snow White. "I used to be Snow White but I drifted," he quipped.

The trio, aided by the Prince, battle their way through the Twelve Days of Christmas and then tackle the ghost bench sketch.

This year's budget has not stretched to seven real dwarfs so juveniles play the parts of Snoozy, Chatty, Grouchy, Twitty, Prof, Flossy and Clive with some quite scary masks and pre-recorded voices. But they perform an inspired Boy Band medley.

This is a good panto but it had sound problems at the start and could benefit from a follow-spot to pick out some of the characters. One should also take a coat when the industrial heaters are turned off.

The Winter Wonderland funfair is free to enter but you have pay for the rides and ice rink.

* Snow White, The Friars, Aylesford, has now closed. To find out more click here.