Panto

A panto isn’t a panto though, without a dame, but our cheeky Widow Twankey (Jack Mullen) did keep reminding us all, that she/he was mainstream now.

She has shared a photo of herself backstage with Paul Chuckle of the Chuckle Brothers and fellow panto king Billy Pearce at the Alhambra, which she praised as 'magnificent', and even got into the panto spirit by wearing a flashing tiara.

Laguna Playhouse has tinkered over the years with various theatrical holiday offerings, but several years ago the playhouse firmly established a holiday tradition with its annual staging of a Christmas Panto courtesy of Lythgoe Family Panto.

Dan Badrick showed his acting range as The Scarecrow from his previous performance in an entirely different role as Dandini in the 2022 Christmas panto, Cinderella.

Every panto needs a dame and Stella Leapyear – ship and spaceport cleaner and mum – played by Alan Chapman, with her son Buzz (Anna Twigg) had everyone in stitches, even before a line had been uttered, with their perfect timing and ad libs.

FemalePlaying Age: 20-30Headstrong lead of this Panto.

For a town that’s humble and small, the Auditorium can’t half pull of a panto to be proud of.

It’s not surprising, in that case, that fans are still expecting to see some moves from the four-time British Latin Champion during his panto run.

It turns out the crowd were not actually jeering Katie's singing - which has been panned in the past - but, in typical panto fashion, booing her evil character instead.

Kim Shepherd returns to the Adam Smith for panto this year, playing Azurial.

Love something in this life as much as Ian McKellan loves doing panto in drag.

Panto helped form the Brooklyn Rank and File Committee to protest this so-called “shape-up” system.

She is currently starring in a panto ahead of the and New Year period.

Spotlight Musical Theatre Group return to the Corran Halls in Oban after their triumph of recent shows, including Fiddler on the Roof and the 2021 panto, Treasure Island.

That is the thing with panto, sometimes things don’t always go to plan – and when they didn’t the audience just lapped it up like they did the Dame’s funniest Christmas cracker jokes of the night.

The 2023 Christmas panto has been announced as the magical tale of Aladdin.

The show is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs running from December 9-31, with Christopher slipping into the role of Man in the Mirror: “I just love panto.

They provide all the panto magic needed for a much-deserved slice of happiness this festive season.

When it was first announced he would star in panto, Sir Ian said: “It is a serious story told comically.

As for the stage, well, it’s not all been panto, even if she’s no stranger to Aladdin, Mother Goose, or Sleeping Beauty.