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With many pantomimes now in rehearsal and some about to open we like to take take this time to reflect on those we have sadly lost from the panto world in the last 12 months. Here is this years panto in Memorium.
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We are sorry to hear the news about Paul OGrady this morning. A true star of stage and screen has died last night. Paul was no stranger to the panto world and will be truly missed in the festive season. Our thoughts and wishes are with Paul's family at this time.
Every Saturday we're going to shine a light on someone from the world of panto past or present! Our first is Barbara Windsor! Did you ever get the chance to see her in panto? Share your memories below...
#Saturdaystar
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#Pantoarchive
Tonight is one of the saddest days in the history of theatre as many venues will close their doors for the final time for at least the next few months. We send our best wishes to all of our friends, colleagues, actors, musicians, tech teams, FOH and backstage staff across the UK.
So this is my last post to you as tonight Panto Archive will be safely handed over it's proud new owner and I will leave it to them to introduce themself to you on this very page, but for me it's over and out and I hope you will continue to enjoy a new era for panto archive!
This weeks Saturday Star is the one and only Paul O'Grady. We're currently adding a page to our new look website in his memory. Did any of you see Paul (or Lily) in panto? Share your memories below... We'd love to use them on our page.
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#saturdaystar
#paulogrady
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Wonderful news reaches us today from our friends
@TheatreWindsor
who confirm their
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Cinderella WILL go ahead this year & topping the cast is the one and only
@BrittEkland
Please support theatre and get booking people! Basil Brush, Steve Blakeley and
@cruisekevin
return too!
Hello everyone, I would like to introduce myself as the new operator of PANTO ARCHIVE! We will be sure to say "hi" officially very soon. We're very busy behind the scenes - but we hope it will be worth the wait. Until then we'll be sharing the latest news via our twitter page.
Saturday Star time! We're travel back in time to visit Danny La Rue. He performed on... They performed in Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Aladdin to name a few... Did you ever see Danny on stage? Leave your memories below...
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#Pantoarchive
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Happy
#WorldTheatreDay
to celebrate we're proud to share with you our new logo! We have loads of new and exciting plans to share with you all very shortly! Have a great day everyone!
Every year just one deserving person is inducted into the
#panto
Hall of Fame. We are delighted to confirm that the 2021 entrant is.....BOBBY CRUSH
@theBobbyCrush
@BazBam
@CamMackLtd
The blood, sweat and tears that has gone into making all of these shows happen too! this is the news nobody wanted to hear and it is truly heart breaking but BRAVO for those who refused to give up and tried so incredibly hard
Well she is just right! and she is always in the mood....for porridge! Maureen Nolan stars as Baroness Von Vippemall in
@TheatreRoyalStH
's 2020 Easter
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
We've reached out to the great & good of
#panto
to produce a 2021 panto wall calendar. All profits raised will go to Covid-19 relief within the theatre industry. For full details & how to purchase now click link below
please retweet & spread the word!
BRAND NEW!
We're looking for PANTO PERFORMERS / CREATIVE PEOPLE to come and have a chat with PANTO ARCHIVE. This simple format with invite people to come and chat with
@GaryLJ
for 15 mins via zoom and we'll record the interview for everyone to enjoy. More news to follow...
panto could have a man dressed as a lady, a lady dressed as a man, innuendo or/and jokes aimed at adults that children will not get, the dame might be a bit man hungry, if any of this could offend you then panto is most probably not for you so please don’t go and then complain!
When this horrible time is over & theatres throw their doors open they're going to need you to support them more than ever before. This year's panto season will be the most important they will face get back on their feet. check out what they have to offer
Today's an odd one, after 23 years working in theatres I've just left my theatre workplace for the last time ready to start a very new & different career. I'll look back with great fondness of my theatre career. Don't worry Pantoarchive remains a passion that will grow & thrive
From what we have heard Denise had cause to speak out and she is not the only person to be unhappy with how things turned out, don't believe all you read in the press, there are always 2 sides but you often only get one
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@RealDeniseWelch
As we head closer to the 2019/20
#panto
season, with scripts sent out, rehearsals underway & casts coming together with some due to open over the next 2 weeks, we like to pause briefly and remember just a few of the people the world of pantomime has lost over the last 12 months
and all of a sudden the dark cloud started to lift and the villagers of pantoland rejoiced as fresh hope was given that they could return to their fairy-tale stories for the 2021/22 season. OH YES THEY WILL! Well, we'll have to do it again then won't we! wooh!
In breaking
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news ( or at least it was when we typed this tweet! Damn Twitter down time!!)it is official.... Elaine Paige joins the cast of
@PalladiumPanto
Here's a
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throwback to 1992 and it's Dick Whittington starring
@spanswicktweets
with Crossroads star Paul Henry, Coronation Streets Chris Quinten the late Kathy Staff at the Civic Centre Halifax
Lockdown lookback to 1988
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Cinderella
@KingsTheatre
... How we would have have loved to see have seen the wonderful Mollie Sugden in panto! She appeared here with Lionel Blair and Ross Davidson
We are thrilled to announce that we have agreed a new sponsorship deal with
@Qdos
that will see them continue to sponsor us throughout 2019. We look forward to continue to grow the site with their support and would like to thank all at Qdos.
@QdosNick
@QdosPantomimes
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With so many pantos cancelled today consider yourself lucky if you managed to see one & the dedicated casts, crews, staff & volunteers from venues up and down the country who did make it into their venues have done you proud! Always best to be safe rather than sorry
Hello everyone, I would like to introduction myself properly - my name is Gary
@GaryLJ
and I'm the new operator of Panto Archive with GLJ Entertainments. We've been busy behind the scenes and we have loads more to come! You'll normally see me in a dress at Christmas
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We are thrilled to see what we thought was a long forgotten panto title making a triumphant return for the 2020/21 season as
@QdosPantomimes
confirm next year's
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@theatreroyalnew
will be Humpty Dumpty starring Danny Adams, Clive Webb and Chris Hayward
There’s no better time for those who work in a theatre than panto season! The build up,the buzz, the excitement, everyone working together,familiar faces for 6 weeks of the year of the cast & crew, the thrill of a full auditorium show after show delighting children & adults alike
We'd like to thank everyone who is working so hard behind the scenes of theatre's up and down the country in an effort to make them safe and get them re-opened for us all to enjoy once again.
@OfficialALW
's team did an amazing job
@LondonPalladium
last night with their test run
We're saddened to hear of the passing of Australian TV royalty, Cornelia Frances has passed away aged 77 following a battle with cancer. Cornelia appeared in Sons & Daughters, Home & Away and Prisoner to name a few. In 1990 she was the Wicked Queen in Snow White
@SouthendTheatre
ONCE UPON A PANTO CASTING NEWS!
Next on the bill (see what we did there?) is the wonderful
@GrahamcoleAct
best known for his role as Tony Stamp in The Bill.
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