Children don't just enter into the spirit of things. On the evidence of audience reaction to the CADA/Everyman Palace production of Mother Goose, they fling themselves bodily at opportunities for participation, rejoicing in riotous enthusiasm for all the pantomime has to offer.

Supersonic sound effects are the first essential of presentations of this kind, and here they are announced with shattering explosions.

Guided by the principle that subtlety would be wasted on the little darlings, the presentation offers all its laughs, effects and routines in very broad strokes, as the evil alien witch rockets herself to earth in search of a wandering goose which has the happy knack of laying the occasional golden egg.

It's a wild night, packed with energy, raucous vitality, colour and a good pace (although the tempo which musical director Karen O'Sullivan attempts to set is ignored by singers and dancers most of the time).

The whole-hearted performance of popular songs provokes something close to delirium in the young audience.

The very large cast is directed by Catherine Mahon Buckley with the acting credits going to Karen Cotter as Goose Goldenheart.

Runs until end of January; booking from: 021- 501673