He's Behind You!!

Yes - it's Panto time again all over the District. Thigh slapping Principal Boys, Good Fairies, Wicked Witches, Whacky Dames, Magic, Mystery and Song. For friends living in far away places around the world who are not familiar with these annual goings on, Panto is short for Pantomime and each is based on a traditional fairy story or legend. The format is always the same - a handsome Prince (usually played by a girl) a pretty girl from a poor family, an impoverished kindly Baron Hardup, an outrageous Dame of ample proportions (played by a man over padded in all the right places) a scheming Adversary bent on mayhem, song and dance performed by local children and lots of bangs and laughter. Cinderella is the favourite and there has been a good choice this year. Teignmouth Players presented Little Red Riding Hood with unusual scenery and the Prince morphing into a scary Werewolf at the most inconvenient moments. Newton Abbot Musical Comedy Society put on Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves based on one of the legends from Arabian Nights http://www.nadmcs.org/ Shaldon Theatre Company are offering Mother Goose and there will be shows on stage in village halls and local theatres until March then all the toys are put away in the Magic Box until next year.