EUROA Little Theatre took to the stage on the weekend presenting their double one-act performances of Return of the Black Panther written by local Susan Bennet and Uncommon Sense written by the company’s director Alison Hayes.

Good crowds filled the theatre on all shows from Friday night through to Sunday and Ms Hayes said she ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of her young cast as it strutted through its performance of what was Ms Hayes’ fifth production with the 69-year-old company.

“They are all great, I can’t single anyone out,” she said.

“Everyone enjoyed themselves and the audience too enjoyed the two plays.”

Ms Hayes admitted she wrote Uncommon Sense in a pantomime style which ‘got a bit silly’.

The plot experiments with fairy tale scenarios where the characters start using common sense.

“I wrote it more just to get as many kids involved in the theatre as possible.”

Return of the Black Panther was written in tribute to the infamous Strathbogie black panther based on local legend which has more credibility than some might assume.

“As we were putting posters up, people were telling us their stories about the panther.

“There is more to that legend than perhaps I gave credit for.”