So sad to hear that Nigel Ellacott has passed away. He was our champion and custodian of all things pantomime; an expert, historian, supreme Sister, fabulous Dame, talented costume designer, wonderful writer and a true gentleman. My thoughts are with his family and friends.
CONFIRMED:
@TheatreRoyalnew
-castle closed until 24th November: "Our egg-ceptional
#panto
, Humpty Dumpty, will go ahead as planned; we are carefully monitoring developments but we absolutely hope to crack a few yolks this Christmas. We’ll all need it!"
Happy
#MusicHallVarietyDay
in honour of Roy Hudd. Here's a special
#panto
bill signed by the man himself featuring a whole host of fantastic performers from June Whitfield to Jack Tripp and Jan Hunt
Today's
#pantopicks
from the
@V_and_A
are Hugh Durrant's costume designs for Elaine Paige as Queen Rat in the London Palladium's 2017
#panto
Dick Whittington
So sad to hear that Paul O'Grady has passed away. An outstanding performer, drag icon and passionate champion of Music Hall, Variety and
#Panto
. He will be greatly missed. My thoughts are with his family and friends.
Huge congratulations to all Nominees and Winners at the
@UKPantomime
Awards and a massive Thank You to everyone who helped make the night such a success!
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners at The Pantomime Awards last night presented by the
@UKPantomime
Association and thank you to everyone who helped make it such a success. A full list of winners can be found here: Photos:
@BillingtonPhoto
Today's
@V_and_A
#pantopick
are these costume designs by Anthony Holland for Stanley Baxter and Angus Lennie as Ugly Sisters in Cinderella at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 1979
CONFIRMED:
@theatresevern
's 2020
#panto
Beauty and the Beast postponed to 2021 and replaced with We’ll Have to do it Again Then, Won’t We?! written by and starring
@bradfitt
Today's 'Operation Sleeping Beauty' plot thickens.
@GuildfordFringe
&
@GodalmingPanto
Producer
@NickWyschna
contacted the National Lottery to ask about eligibility for other
#panto
productions. It appears only Qdos shows are eligible. These are the replies he received:
#Panto
News:
@sohotheatre
announce plans to transform the former EMD / Granada Cinema on Hoe Street, Walthamstow and programme an annual
#panto
at the venue
In honour of
#worldtheatreday
, today's
#pantopick
from the
@V_and_A
is this costume design by Hugh Durrant for Julian Clary as the Spirit of the Bells in Dick Whittington at the London Palladium, 2017
CONFIRMED:
@marlowetheatre
's 2020
#panto
Nurse Nellie Saves Panto will be streamed, free-of-charge, between Wednesday 23 December (from 12pm) and Sunday 3 January with tweet-a-long on Christmas Eve
Monday's
#pantopick
from the
@V_and_A
are these pre- and post shipwreck costume designs by Hugh Durrant for Les Dawson as Ada the Cook in Dick Whittington at the Wimbledon Theatre, 1991
CONFIRMED: Paul Tate (Dame Mona Lot), Sinead Kenny (Belle), Jonathan Carlton (Prince Louis), Joe Kelly (Pierre A’Tights), Sophie Camble (Marie-Ann Toilett), Louise Young (Cherie Trifle), Megan Dabbs & Katie Larbey star in
@themalthouseart
's 2020
#panto
Beauty and the Beast
CONFIRMED:
@mayflower
's 2020
#panto
Cinderella postponed to 2021 and replaced with . . . Sleeping Beauty starring Joe Pasquale, Lesley Joseph and Ceri Dupree
So sad to hear of Jim Davis's passing. He championed pantomime, encouraged and inspired my research and was always so generous with his time and expertise. A true gent and great fun to be around. He will be sorely missed.
It is with a very heavy heart that we share the news that Professor Jim Davis passed away on Saturday 4th November. Everyone who had the pleasure of encountering Jim will appreciate that this is a huge loss for his family, friends, colleagues, and the wider research community.