IT'S rock'n'roll panto time – Everyman style.

There will be more puns in this review – why not?

After all, the Everyman promotion crew started it.

It's buoyantly barmy and naughty-cal. How's that for starters.

The show is a tried and tested formula that ticks all the festive boxes – a talented cast, some ad-libbing, audience participation and foot-tapping (and web-waving) songs.

Stalwart writers Sarah A Nixon and Mark Chatterton - also the director – have come up with a storyline where the underwater meets the underworld .

The Cod Father and The Cray-Fish twins surface at one point.

The dynamic daft duo of Adam Keast and Francis Tucker return with their combined seasonal offering.

"It's acting," said Tucker at one stage.

"At last - after 15 years," responded Keast in some banter that illustrated their on-stage chemistry.

Tucker usually plays a sex-mad dame.

Here he is mermaid Pearl who is happily leg-less, so to speak.

And Adam, who arrived in a tiny tugboat, is Captain Nemo who also does his fair share of costume changing.

This fishy fable has only a hint of Hans Anderson and Disney and sets its own frenetic agenda for the whole three-hour (including interval) production.

The show could do with liquidating 15 minutes without losing any of the festive fun.

It is always popular with children and adults alike because the company know their audience.

Grown-ups can happily groan at the innuendo.

There’s the live band – comprising the cast themselves - who are determined that the feel good element never gives up right to the FIN-ale.

The charismatic Tom Connor is back after his award-winning performance as Lord Cyril from Wirral last year.

Here he is the forgetful Flounder.

Tom again displays his guitar talents on the Queen classic Don't Stop Me Now.

Water is a theme and, of course, it wouldn’t be a festive show without the squirty pistols which suitably soak the aisles.

Other numbers include Under the Boardwalk and an ensemble version of Sailing.

LIPA graduate from 2013 Stephanie Hockley is lovely Marina and hit the right note while.

Lucy Thatcher's Ivanna enjoyed her baddie role so much so one kid shouted "nobody likes you." 

The atmospheric lighting deserves special praise for creating some scenes reminiscent of a grotto.

And the Wired Ariel Team worked hard on the special effects side.

A SHORE thing for Christmas - four stars

It's at the Everyman until January 20.

Tickets from the box office on 0151 709 4776.