Though you leave the theatre in a properly chastened frame of mind, the sheer vitality and wit of the first half creep back, especially of the two women, Imoinda, played by Nadine Marshall and Lady Onola, one of the old king's former mistresses, played by Jo Martin.

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It is colourful and the animation is first class - though occasional flicker does creep in to spoil it.

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