ALAN McHugh is a man of many faces. A well-known TV actor from programmes as diverse as Taggart, Outlander and Limmy’s Show, his best-kent face – in the North East of Scotland, at any rate – is that of the hilariously glaikit dame in the annual pantomime at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen.
This year, his gloriously ludicrous dame (complete with a front tooth painted out) will be the very funny and stable centre of The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan. He’ll be joined by TV dance star Brendan Cole (as Captain Hook) and (McHugh’s comic sidekick of recent years) the excellent Paul J (aka PJ) Corrigan (who takes on the role of panto dafty Smee).
Covid pandemic notwithstanding, this is McHugh’s 19th year at the helm of Aberdeen’s panto. In fact, he realised recently, that midway through this year’s show, he will hit the commendable milestone of 1000 performances as the Granite City’s dame (which compares well with Sir Alex Ferguson’s 439 games in charge of Aberdeen FC).
