THE director of a pantomime that was so scary it carried a public warning, today hit out at the controversy over a production of Peter Pan that has had parents threatening to sue.

Barbara Myers, director and producer of Kelbrook Players' Little Red Riding Hood, caused an uproar after a warning was put on the show programme said it might be too scary for children under five.

Today Mrs Myers, of Harden Road, Kelbrook, entered the storm surrounding a frightening crocodile in a performance of Peter Pan at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds which hit a similar problem.

The parents of three-year-old Morris Mitchener may sue the theatre for damages after the youngster spent 45 minutes wailing "Get me out." "I think it's ridiculous," said Mrs Myers. "How can people consider suing them like that?

"A pantomime is often scary because it usually has good and bad in it.

"We put a warning to parents on our programme saying that the production of Red Riding Hood might be too scary for very little children. When people heard about it they thought we were trying to ban young children and there was uproar. People were telephoning me all the time.

"We didn't ban anyone. It was just a warning so that parents were aware their children might be scared.

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