Cinderella at Hackney Empire is a festive theatrical experience that embraces the full spectrum of pantomime tradition. With a script by Will Brenton and direction from Clive Rowe, the show follows Cinderella (Siobhan James) as she navigates life under the tyranny of her Wicked Stepmother Oblivia (Alexandra Waite-Roberts) and Ugly Sisters Flatula and Nausea (Kat B and George Heyworth), and asks how dreams survive when you're trapped scrubbing floors. When Kat B and George Heyworth as Flatula and Nausea stomp onto the Hackney Empire stage in what can only be described as architectural feats of costume design, you know you're in for a panto that's unafraid to push boundaries. The Ugly Sisters don't just enter, they explode into the space with the kind of physical comedy that makes the Victorian venue's balconies shake with laughter.