Pantoland Approaches!

With panto season just a month away it's time to get buying on those tickets. What's everybody here planning to see, and does anybody want to accompany an American on his whirlwind visits to at least four shows this season?

So far I'm aiming for:
Hackney Empire (Mother Goose w/ Clive Rowe)
Stratford East (Hansel & Gretel)
Richmond (Peter Pan w/ Bonnie Langford & Simon Cowell)
Wimbledon (Cinderella w/ er...someone)

And hopefully there'll be a Dick Whittington or Aladdin nearby as well.

Dont like panto's, but i'm making an exception to see Biggins in Cinderella at Mayflower!

"In the nicest possible way, exy, my first thought at this thread was that there's something a little bit wrong with you."

It took you this long to work that out? And only a little bit wrong? Wow.

Panto' is traditionally performed at Christmas but never rarely mention christmas in the storyline!, mainly aimed at kids and familys. Panto is now a popular (or not in some cases lol) a form of theatre and features song, dance, more glitter than liberaces wardrobe, bit of slapstick and mild innuendo.
The traditional storys are all based around fairy tales and have been adapted many ways over the years.


Aladdin (Not Disney)
Babes in the Wood (which often turns into Robin Hood)
Beauty and the Beast
Cinderella
Dick Whittington
Jack and the Beanstalk
Peter Pan
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White

Lots Of Typical Conventions too : The principal boy (depending) is often played by a girl, The Older Woman (Panto Dame) Is always a man in drag, Lots of double entendre in lines which goes over the kids heads completely. Audience Participation Nation - Feel free to shout "He's Behind You" "Oh No It Isn't" "Oh Yes It Is" and Boo & hissing the baddie. The Good fairy should always enter from Stage Right and The Baddie Stage Left..... God you have to love panto!

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well i was stuck for a name so used my own name instead (and i wasn't that creative to think of another name!)

I love panto!! I've done 3 (4th this year) and its always a blast - i don't think i've ever done one show thats been the same.. the one i'm doing this year has two possible endings which the audience vote for! (heaven forbid) - you also get the best adlibs in panto too IMHO...

When i did aladdin, in the laundry scene, twanky but wishee washee in the wahsing machine set it off....it was the first preview...a HUGE (and i mean huge) maroon was set off in the washing machine and everybody in the wings leapt about three foot off the floor... Widow Twankey then adlibbed...

"Bloomin Heck Wishee...i know that working in a laundry i'm use to touching cloth but that was too close..."

We all were keeled over in our end of act one costumes in the wings, in stiches of laughter - then obviously with the unnanoucned arrival of the marroon - the fire alarms wern't swithced off so we were all evacuated into the car park.. Needless to sya - the Adlib was then written into the script for opening night!
Happy times!

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Updated On: 10/14/08 at 03:15 PM

Jack Always Gets Princess (well duh!)

the alternates are
The Wicked Doctor gets The Good Fairy & Dame Trott gets The King
OR
Trott gets The Wicked Doctor & The Good Fairy gets The King...

confusing i know!

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It Jack And The Beanstalk - with the plot holes filled in

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where did the giant come from? And Why Is He Nasty lol

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Sod off!!! the script is actually very good - and i'm hard to please!

The Tag Line:
Will Dr. Evilstein take over the world having created the giant? Or will he get his comeuppance?...
One thing's for certain...everyone's sure to live happily ever after!

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*flicks Hair and leaves*

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I think i know whats coming one boring friday near christmas!!!

"When Did You Last See Your Pussy?"
a variation of Dick Whittington

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I want to be the good fairy -

Fairy Featherlite.....Protector Of All Dick's

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"We Must Cut the beanstalk down immediately!.....Who Has A Big Chopper....The Cut The beanstalk down?!"

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