But with cries of 'She's behind you', 'Oh no, he isn't' and hisses and boos, it certainly seemed that way when it opened at Knutsford Little Theatre last week.

Comedy duo Hans and Nees (Richard Pink and Sean Duvall) had the audience - and sometimes the cast - roaring with laughter at their Morecambe and Wise act.

"We had all the jokes written into the script but it's hard to tell which ones will work until you've got an audience," said director Sean Duvall after the performance.

"But luckily they was very receptive to the script so the audience did half the work for us."

While most of the cast went in search of Kay - the happy little boy kidnapped by the icy Snow Queen - Nees was lost in a world of his own as he looked for his missing chocolate bar.

Unfortunately, one little boy in the audience felt so sorry for him that he offered Nees his KitKat.

The pantomime is in memory of theatre stalwart Trevor Wild, who died before he could finish writing the script.

His widow, Margaret, plays the lonely Snow Queen who despises happy people.

After Friday's opening night, she told the Knutsford Guardian: "I was fine because I was so busy trying to remember my lines.

"But I think the final show is when the significance will really hit home and I may cry a tear at the end."

Simon Porter was hilarious in his role as Yeti while Dame Granny Strudel (John Smith) had a great time pouring flour and eggs over Nees.

The costumes and sets were brilliantly designed and the band played on wonderfully even if, at times, the music did overpower the singers.

The Snow Queen runs until Sunday.