Is the traditional Pantomime dead in the UK?
No traditional panto is still very much alive and kicking! To be honest though you are better of going to your local amateur theatre productions where political correctness doesnt take such a hold – obviously still not wanting to offend you can still get away with the cross dressing boy/girl roles – but is very much a personal choice – for me I prefer to see female principle boys and men in flamboyant frocks who quite clearly aren’t even intending to look remotely feminine but purely playing it for visual laughs! I for one will will be donning the frocks for our local production of “Beauty & The Beast” in January – with 1200 tickets to sell over 6 performances, we only had 368 to go as of the 1st of Dec – and all being well will be sold out before Christmas. Local residents have the option to go to at least 2 professional pantos no more that 20 minutes drive up the coastline, offering the usual spatering of soap stars and B list (or even Z list!) celebrities – yet prefer to come and se
