Paid Members Gordon_The_Gopher Posted November 4, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 4, 2011 Whilst trying to find details of Justin Fletcher in Pantomime this year (for my 2 year old son, of course!!) I discovered that he will be playing Wishee Washee in Aladdin in Reading. Family day out AHOY!! Â During my searches, however, I found out that David FUCKING Hasselhoff is playing Hook in Peter Pan at Bristol Hippodrome!!! Â This glorious little nugget has lead me to planning another trip out with friends/acquaintences. Â So the floor is open - where are you heading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted November 4, 2011 Awards Moderator Share Posted November 4, 2011 I'm in one pantomime (Treasure Island), and I've written another (Rumpelstiltskin) for two local amateur groups, but strangely, I don't actually enjoy watching them very much. Being in one is much more fun than being in the audience, I find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gordon_The_Gopher Posted November 4, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 4, 2011 I'm in one pantomime (Treasure Island), and I've written another (Rumpelstiltskin) for two local amateur groups, but strangely, I don't actually enjoy watching them very much. Being in one is much more fun than being in the audience, I find! Â How easy is it to get into? I have always wanted to do panto (an obvious off shoot from wrestling, me thinks) but never knew how to go about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted November 4, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 4, 2011 We've got Vikki Michelle in Redhill this year. A major improvement on Linda Robson and that fat black bird from Big Brother, it has to be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted November 4, 2011 Awards Moderator Share Posted November 4, 2011 I'm in one pantomime (Treasure Island), and I've written another (Rumpelstiltskin) for two local amateur groups, but strangely, I don't actually enjoy watching them very much. Being in one is much more fun than being in the audience, I find! Â How easy is it to get into? I have always wanted to do panto (an obvious off shoot from wrestling, me thinks) but never knew how to go about it? Â It was dead easy for me. Most small towns and villages have an am-dram group, and the vast majority of them do a panto. There are various ways they'll advertise when auditions are coming up, depending on the size of the group - posters on the noticeboards, maybe a bit in the local paper... Knowing someone who does it already is one of the best ways, obviously, or you can just go to see one of the shows and get talking to the people who are involved. Â November's probably a bit late for this year - things will usually kick off around September round here - but keep a look out for next year. Â As for getting a part, usually it's a case of just showing up to the auditions or read-throughs, and if the director thinks you're good for a part, you'll probably get it (again this is sometimes down to demand - there were only two or three blokes who auditioned for Rumpelstiltskin this year, so they were all guaranteed decent-sized roles). Some clubs will have a yearly subscription fee, some won't. Simple as that, really. Â Having done it a few times, and written a few as well, it's definitely an off shoot from wrestling in terms of audience reaction. You've got heels, you've got babyfaces, and if they're good, the heels will be booed before they've even said anything. There's a kind of freedom in panto too, you can ad-lib to a certain extent and play off audience reactions. There's loads of parallels, I think. Some of our characters even get entrance music, and I confess that when I write a script I stick a few wrestling references in there (such as the principal boy going "SHALL I?" just before he decks the villain at the end). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted November 4, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 4, 2011 I used two Angela Carter works, "in Pantoland" and "Giant's Playtime" to illustrate the campy similarities between panto and wrestling, for my university dissertation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted November 4, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 4, 2011 I too am in a panto this year. I got the part last night at the show starts in a little over 4 weeks. I just re-joined an am dram I was in a decade ago and the guy playing the role dropped out, so in I go. Im the emperor in Alladin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Had a similar discussion yesterday about this down the pub  Turns out Ted Robbins is doing this years panto again here  Last years, which he wrote was considered tosh by all who saw it, many said the local Am-Dram production was better  I dunno whether to venture out or not, depends on me back, plus saving cash for PCW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrasslin Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 In Milton Keynes we have Gareth Gates in Aladdin. Â Take that Will Young! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted November 4, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 4, 2011 Just checked the other Doncaster theatre for their panto. Starring STEVE HUISON Â Coronation Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gordon_The_Gopher Posted November 4, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 4, 2011 In Milton Keynes we have Gareth Gates in Aladdin. Take that Will Young!   That's a ridiculous line up!!!! #jokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted November 4, 2011 Awards Moderator Share Posted November 4, 2011 In Milton Keynes we have Gareth Gates in Aladdin. Take that Will Young!  That's not actually that bad, Gates has carved out a half-decent West End career for himself in the past few years. He was surprisingly good as Marius in Les Miserables recently... and I'm not ashamed to know that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted November 4, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 4, 2011 Was on the bus on White Hart Lane today and saw an advert for a panto production of "Toy Story in the Land of Oz!" Awesome, I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Vanilla Ice is doing one this year, can't remember where though. Â Found it, Chatham in Kent. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 not going to one myself but for anyone in liverpool who is interested these are this years shows in the big 3 theatres  playhouse  cinderella: mop! in the name of love - starring no big names  empire  white christmas the musical - starring aled jones  royal court  little scouse on the prairie - starring andrew schofield  snow white - starring tina malone, jamie rickers and pete price  the two royal court shows overlap as little scouse starts on nov 25th till jan 21st while snow white is on from dec 9th to jan 8th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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