Dates announced for Autumn 2017
The British Music Hall Society's Summer Tea
with June Whitfield and Jan Hunt
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 |
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
