Theatre reviews: Sinbad the Sailor, Perth Theatre | A Christmas Carol, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

In Perthshire, beavers are controversial; conservationists love them, farmers often aren’t so sure.  Like all the best pantos, though, this year’s Sinbad at Perth Theatre knows how to side with the little guy, and win the audience’s support; and as soon as we hear Helen Logan – as gorgeous wicked villainess Vindicta – railing against the little river rodents with the big buck teeth, we know that the beavers, played by a terrific team of six young dancers from Perth’s junior company, will be working with the good guys, against Vindicta’s preferred future of endless riverside mall developments.