Dates announced for Autumn 2017
The British Music Hall Society's Summer Tea
with June Whitfield and Jan Hunt
A little bit of Sisters History at the V&A!
All roads lead to High Wycombe this season!
This site is dedicated to those who strive to keep alive
The Magic of Pantomime
- a unique British entertainment that takes place in theatres
across the United Kingdom during the Christmas season, and beyond.
SHAW COULDN'T HAVE WRITTEN IT: The Oliviers couldn't act it., Gigli couldn't sing it, and Fonteyn couldn't dance it.
It's pantomime. It happens - once a year all over Britain. And there's no other art form quite like it
From a 1946 Article
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Dates announced for Autumn 2017
The British Music Hall Society's Summer Tea with June Whitfield and Jan Hunt A little bit of Sisters History at the V&A! |
All roads lead to High Wycombe this season!
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We are very grateful to Qdos for sponsoring and supporting the site since it was created in 2000. |
'..the ten thousand million delights of a pantomime...come streaming upon us now.. I was brought up from remote country parks in the dark ages of 1819-20 to behold the splendour of Christmas Pantomime and the humour of the great Grimaldi.. in whose honour I am informed I clapped my hands with great precocity'. CHARLES DICKENS
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A gallery of costumes designed by Nigel Ellacott, including original sketches, which are now available to hire. More Details in association with the Kenneth More Theatre |
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PETER ROBBINS 31st March 1953 - 15th April 2009
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Ever wondered what the origins of the pantomime stories were, well now we can help. Information about the origins, along with character names, scenery pictures and costume designs.
A useful resource for scriptwriters! |
All the information you could ever require about Nigel and Peter.
Also features a Scrapbook |
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Dorothy Ward
Site Created by David Hartshorne and now housed within It's Behind You Dot Com |
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Was your Great Auntie on the halls? Did your Grandpa play Abanazar at Attercliffe? Want to find out?
The Stage have launched an online archive from 1880 to 1996 - It is a subscription based service but a 24 hour pass will only cost £5. For more details go to www.thestage.co.uk and click on the Archive Link |
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As featured on
Three things are required at Christmas time; Plum Pudding, Beef and Pantomime; Folks could resist the former two; Without the latter none could do. (From an old Pantomime playbill) |
This site is hosted by Nigel Ellacott
& designed and maintained by Simon Curtis
