Pantomime

It’s tucked away behind the main shopping centre. The problem with it is that the car park is a bit dodgy and I wouldn’t want to leave my car there at night. Which is probably why I’ve never been to it even though I’ve lived here for fifty years!

MayBee70

There’s a very small theatre in a nearby town that I’ve never been to that has lots of amateur productions. I really must go there and possibly take my grandchildren. I’ve often enjoyed amateur productions far more than professional ones.

Perhaps the difference is the enthusiasm displayed by amateurs doing it for love compared with the professionals doing it for recompense? It's always good to support local theatre of either kind if you are lucky enough to have one nearby.

There’s a very small theatre in a nearby town that I’ve never been to that has lots of amateur productions. I really must go there and possibly take my grandchildren. I’ve often enjoyed amateur productions far more than professional ones.

I am fortunate with two theatres very close to me. One is very small, only main audotium and stage is down on ground floor. Because of he layout It is easy to see into the audiance from any of the seats. Wonderful small touring company (5 actors and a technician) gave a wonderful show of Jack and the Beanstalk. Went with a group of adults to early afternoon performance. I was able to watch the very large number of young children having the time of their lives and totally caught up in the show. When the 'good fairy' was trapped by the 'bad fairy' in a 'magicians box', into which swords, etc were inserts the children were totally horrified. One little boy near me actually covered his eyes, of course their joy when she was rescued and safe was equally wonderful. Brilliant company, worked so hard and traditional. Not just the Dame, but also leading boy was a girl. 'Silly Billy', played his young audience perfectly as they encouraged him to keep turning on the music despite his Mum(Dame) telling him he must not. Not quite sure of ethics of getting these youngsters to disobey his parent, but they did love it.
Nothing they can do on screens will ever be as good as this.

My local daughter and I plus some of her grown up children always go to other theatre for their pantomime boxing day afternoon. No small children now in my family youngest are in mid-teens. But we still enjoy this - same company each year.

Panto is such a wonderful legacy in UK. Loo roll manufactuers much like it these days also.!!!!

We are taking 3 of our grandchildren to the panto on Saturday it will be a first one for the youngest (almost 4) 2nd for the middle one (4.5) and a 3rd one for the eldest (7).
With a further 3 younger grandchildren hoping it will be an on going Grandma and Grandad event. 😊. It's a local am dram group production and well attended by local Guiding and Scouting groups. Can't wait!

I always look forward to our annual trips to the panto at Birmingham Hippodrome, such a laugh for us oldies and grandkids alike.

I don't take grandchildren now but did when they were younger. I do however go to a local church panto every year with our Rainbow unit, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this year - during February half term. I love pantos. My eldest grandson is in this one, first panto he's been in since he was 6 although he's been in lots of amateur musicals since then.

Very good, orly!

As children living out in the sticks with no car, our parents weren’t able to take us to a pantomime.
But fast forward to newly married students living in the city near to the local Rep Theatre, my DH and I took my mum to see her first pantomime ever. We all loved it.

I’ve been to quite a few of the local am drams productions in my ‘wee toon ‘ and they are always hilarious and fully booked.

Can’t see panto dying out any time soon.

We went to a pantomime put on by the Paranoia Society. All hell broke out when someone in the audience shouted out "Behind you!"

Crossstitchfan

ronib

Saw a panto today with my two grandchildren who were delighted to be sprayed with water twice from the stage. That was a new experience for me too.

I would absolutely HATE that! No wonder I hate pantomimes and have done for as long as I can remember.
I have got a good sense of humour but not for that sort of carry on!

My DCs used to perform as children in professional pantomimes year after year and after a while I found it a total bore. It is not a form of theatre that I enjoy and, though professional with well known celebrities in them, they were not well written or performed.

I have watched friends in amateur pantomimes too and found the same thing.

I am relieved that none of my GCs have anything to do with them.

I love pantomimes. Such fun in a troubled world. It’s nice to be daft sometimes.

I love pantomimes and thoroughly enjoy them .

sundowngirl

We always took our DC to the panto and now we take the grandchildren too, it’s a family tradition My husband and I also go to the London Palladium every year and we will be going on Wednesday again. Julian Clary and Nigel Havers are always regulars and with various other stars. This year Catherine Tate is joining them - great fun

I am going to the last performance on Sunday with a group of female friends, cannot wait 😂😂😂😂

We always took our DC to the panto and now we take the grandchildren too, it’s a family tradition My husband and I also go to the London Palladium every year and we will be going on Wednesday again. Julian Clary and Nigel Havers are always regulars and with various other stars. This year Catherine Tate is joining them - great fun

It's a tradition my daughter,granddaughter and I go to a panto in a small town theatre run by volunteers. We love it, it has us in fits of laughter each time - the leading roles are played by the same people each year and they are so used to each other they go off script frequently which so adds to the fun.

Up until.a few yeaes ago I was in a Panto every year, mostly ensemble but on occasion I had a part. Ive handed my Panto action over to my granddaughter now. Also my Am.Dram. as I find it a bit too much. I still do Front of House for several local Pantos and go and watch a few others if I can fit them in. I don't often go to professional Panto's as I dont find them as funny or as audience participation as the amateur ones. That's just my opinion. Too much H&S orientation now in the professional ones.

I'm not really a pantomimey person but I loved the one at the London Palladium a few years ago with Julian Clary, Amanda Holden, Nigel Havers.
This year I managed to escape accompanying the grandchildren to a local one because of a recent knee op.

Take our GC every year as a family tradition much the same as when DC were small. I also go to adult pantos but know it would be everyone's taste.

I’m an avid theatre goer, but not crazy about pantos. However if there is a good dame, that makes the evening for me, they can be hilarious.

We take our GC to the York Theatre Royal panto and really enjoy watching them laugh so much and all the side jokes for the adults . I think the pantomimes keep some of the old theatres going

I hate anything with audience participation !!

crazyH

Until last year, I went with one of the families. Kids are not interested anymore. Tbh I think the Panto Season will soon be a thing of the post.

Definitely not a thing of the past.

To get seats for either the Pantomime or Children’s Christmas Show at the two local’ish big theatres you have to book 12-10 months ahead.

Even the am-dram performances are sold out.

The London Palladium Pantomime is usually sold out in one or two days.

Until last year, I went with one of the families. Kids are not interested anymore. Tbh I think the Panto Season will soon be a thing of the post.

Pantos were great fun as kids
But I suspect they have been changed by the Woke Police snd making loads of dosh