This production of Robin Hood definitely hit the bullseye with plenty of style and a touch of Glee.

I was stunned by the sparkling sets, which featured beautiful, bold flowers and a dazzling gold throne room and managed to capture both the modern feel of a Disney cartoon and romance of a traditional fairytale book.

They set the scene perfectly for an evening which mixed classic slapstick, cheeky gags, a new twist on the beloved story of good versus evil and plenty of pop songs.

Philip Cox was resplendent in red tights as the Sheriff of Nottingham, wonderfully wicked, slightly sleazy and perfect to boo at.

Not content with just capturing Robin Hood, he was plotting to find an ancient scroll that would give him the power of the Midas touch so he could thwart our hero by turning him into solid gold. He was helped, sometimes reluctantly, by Shirley the Soothsayer from Sheffield, played by Sheena Patel, who whirled about the stage, delivering mystic prophecies with wide-eyed drama and a broad northern accent.

It has to be said that Robert Rees was already pretty golden when he bounded on stage as a Disney-handsome Robin Hood complete with perma tan and the whitest teeth I have seen in a while. But he proved to be more than just a pretty face with his PG rendition of Bruno Mars' Locked Out of Heaven.

He was joined by Erica Guyatt as Little Joan (cue lots of quips about equal rights for women) who embraced her jolly hockey sticks role with plenty of gusto.

Donovan Blackwood almost stole the show as Friar Tuck and his cheeky take on Lou Bega's Mambo No 5 had the crowd roaring with delight.

But he had more than a little competition from Terence Frisch as panto dame Nurse Nellie, whose wacky costumes, which included a paintbrush embellished number and full body Christmas tree gown, gave her the edge in the entertainment stakes. It seemed clear the musical director had drawn influence from the current popularity for show choirs and she sang a Rhianna and Taylor Swift medley which would not have sounded out of place on American television show Glee.

Robin and Maid Marion's (Jill McAusland) duet was also of this ilk.

It's a testament to the strength of the story telling and the cast that I didn't even realise until afterwards that there were only seven of them, with none of the chorus or acrobats which often help pad out pantos. Instead the performance was full of action, plenty of jokes about Watford and a charming Wassailing scene.

But of course the cast did call on the audience to join in for plenty of shouting out and sing-song complete with actions. And join in we did.

I'm pretty sure every single person left the theatre feeling as if they were one of Robin's very merry men (or women!).

Watford Place Theatre until December 28.