Forget your Christmas fairy stories and normal panto canon.

For their annual pantomime Adur Theatre Company like to do something a bit different – as with this year’s offering penned by Matthew Stevens.

This fast-moving comic strip is set in Cosmopolis, where superhero Captain Righteous and his sidekick Sparrow battle against the evil Red Claw and Mafia godfather Al Cappuchino.

Expect the usual heroes and villains mixed in with pantomime staples, such as dame Vera Vacuous, who is the troubled city mayor’s PA, and sweetheart heroine TV reporter Jenny Jackson.

* Starts 7.30pm, with a 2.30pm matinee on Saturday, tickets £9. Call 01273 591933.