"To start, we sat down to some oddly familiar music and a simple projection of Robin Hood on a black sheet of fabric. When the show begins, it is very much clear who our antagonists are. The Queen and her Sheriff of Nottingham who would do anything for her, even if he is highly against it, as you will see later on. Robin, a master Archer who can shoot any tree from anywhere, even with his eyes closed, is called to the castle by his mother who is given news that sadly his father has died. The Queen, who has stolen the title, flaunts her ring, a huge thing which marks her as royalty and foolishly hands it to Robin, who runs off with the ring by his mother's orders, whom he believes will never see again. He is picked up by the friar and other orphaned children with different skills of their own and hope, as the black rider will soon rise again and help them defeat the Queen and her Sheriff. Will they defeat her and her Sheriff? Watch to find out.

"This show carried an unexpected aspect of humor which I'm sure everyone laughed at, as the humor and jokes they always throw at us are for all ages and are sure to make everybody in the audience laugh out loud. If you didn’t, you’reprobably lying. I was pleased to see that everybody had a part and was never one specific thing. One moment you could be a queen's guard, another a poor old woman, no, one of the orphans disguised as a poor old woman with somehow more than two purses? I’m not questioning it. But everyone had a thing to say or a part to do, and no one was left out. I must say, I'm surprised with the costume changes. Such very little time to go from this to that. I’m very much impressed!

"Everyone thinks that it's always the oldest actors who get a part as they have more skill, but don’t forget that I said everyone had a part to play. I found it brilliant that every so often we would go back ten years and forward ten years to tell the story, as well as constantly linking younger Robin to his newer old self and every young orphan grew up ten years later and you can tell who each one is. It’s such a creative way to tell a story and really adds to how you see a character and I never saw one younger child without something to say or without a part to play. It’s a brilliant way to tell a story as it ensures everyone is included as well as giving us more information and the mystery about Robin's strange connection with the infamous black rider.

"This show is so creative and honestly brilliant, as always from the Torch Theatre Youth Group. You never seem to disappoint. I wish I could go back and watch it again! I recommend this show to all."  - Junior Reviewer, Freya 

Image: Chris Lloyd.