Pantos – Past

Directed by Amanda Duffin, this was perhaps not a traditional pantomime in the accepted sense, but ‘The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See…’ had all the traditional elements … a hero (albeit a little nervous at times), a heroine (offering comforting support when needed), a disparate group of characters providing comedic relief and a villain. A happy ending ensued and the villain got his comeuppance.

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A traditional pantomime written by Bob Bishop, and directed by Tracy Bridgeman.

A pantomime by Robin Bailes and Jonathan Hales.

This panto followed the famous story in a straightforward version with all the traditional characters: the stepmother and her two horrific daughters, the faithful Buttons and the charming Prince.

This year's Christmas production was Toad of Toad Hall by A A Milne.

Toad, Ratty, Mole, Badger and the gang messed about with boats, grappled with naughty weasels and dealt with bad Toad behaviour in this adaptation of Wind of the Willows.

"It's a pantomime!
Oh no it isn't!
Oh yes it is!
It's got lots of songs and awful jokes ... True. But it hasn't got a Dame, and it has a proper plot (sort of) taken from a classic novel ...
Oh, well it isn't a pantomime then ... but it's almost a pantomime."

This version of Treasure Island includes a lot of very bloodthirsty women pirates,  Billy Bones and his treasure map, Jim Lard (not a spelling mistake), Captain Smollett, Long John Silver (missing an eye, leg and an arm), many jokes and songs. Join us on our daft treasure hunt!

Welcome to our 2009 pantomime “The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe”, a modern pantomime by Norman Robbins. The lines are learnt, the costumes are ready, all we need now, is your input with the boo’s and hisses and your applause at the end?

This years pantomime is something different. The magical story of Alice in Wonderland, with all the well known characters brought to life from the book by Lewis Carroll and adapted by Johanna Gibbs.

Welcome to our 2009 pantomime “The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe”, a modern pantomime by Norman Robbins. The lines are learnt, the costumes are ready, all we need now, is your input with the boo’s and hisses and your applause at the end?