Comments on: My Panto Years https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Chrystabel Austin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/#comment-1341794 Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:08:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178693#comment-1341794 I’ve just caught up with this. Wonderful! Thank you

]]> By: Louse https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/#comment-1325991 Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:41:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178693#comment-1325991 Would you consider talking about the influence of toy theatres as a child on your life more on our podcast – Holding Up The Queue with host Simon?
https://www.pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk/blog/

]]> By: Marcelle https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/#comment-1325883 Fri, 27 Dec 2019 03:50:09 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178693#comment-1325883 These wonderful memories led me to recall my Boxing Day Pantomime visits of 80 years past .I was taken every Boxing Day of my childhood.

]]> By: denise https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/#comment-1325835 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 13:16:12 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178693#comment-1325835 Oh this is wonderful – and, of course, now you know the difference between a stoat an a weasel…….

]]> By: Richard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/#comment-1325829 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 12:09:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178693#comment-1325829 Enjoyed reading this.

]]> By: Tony https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/#comment-1325825 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:24:12 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178693#comment-1325825 A great tale. Reading this made my Christmas.

]]> By: Ada https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/#comment-1325818 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 09:55:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178693#comment-1325818 I loved reading your reminiscences of panto days. Very timely as I had just listened to a discussion of sorts on BBC R4’s Today Programme about gender roles in contemporary panto. Also loved the beautiful mugs, though mugs is way too pedestrian as a description. Glad tidings and thanks for so many entertaining and engaging reads.

]]> By: Gilbert O’Brien https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/#comment-1325815 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 09:07:06 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178693#comment-1325815 Panto has given us much deathless verse. One of my favourites – from Dora Bryan in Panto (Robin Hood) in Oldham in the mid-40s:

A piano in the wood, perchance,
I think I’ll do my song and dance.

(Works best in a Dora Bryan voice….)

]]> By: Paddy Kerr https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/#comment-1325813 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 08:28:47 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178693#comment-1325813 Wonderful! I can imagine your loping figure with gentle manner interweaving amongst the seasoned artists intent on grabbing the limelight and anything else of interest in the wings. I love the mugs ( the pottery ones!) too which add to the memory of theatrical traditions long practiced in these isles. A lovely read to wake up to on Boxing Day. Happy New Year Gentle Author!

]]> By: Ron Wilkinson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/26/my-panto-years/#comment-1325810 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 06:59:55 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178693#comment-1325810 Great story. I had friends at Paramount studios and the stories are similar but different in that you were involved in stage work. Good times!
Thanks for sharing.
Ron

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