ITS BEHIND YOU DOT COM - The Magic of Pantomime

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

'..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

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

PETER ROBBINS

31st March 1953 - 15th April 2009

Tribute Page

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

Dorothy Ward

Site Created by David Hartshorne and now housed within It's Behind You Dot Com

Was your Great Auntie on the halls? Did your Grandpa play Abanazar at Attercliffe? Want to find out?

The Stage has now closed its Archive and moved everything to the British Newspaper Archive which is part of The British Library. There are a number of options for subscription and you need to search for 'The Stage'

You can find it at www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

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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)