Panto - Part Two

A work colleague and her partner invited me to go to a benefit pantomime for a theatre that may be closing its doors. She had asked if I had been to one yet and I told her I took B to see the Wizard of Oz before Christmas. She said, "You wouldn't want to take a child to this one" and laughed. It was called "A Christmas Carol - A Gay and Ghostly Pantomime" and it was hilarious. Pantomimes are like The Rocky Horror Picture Show in that they are all about the audience participation. This one was especially good because besides the usual things the crowd is supposed to yell, the audience at this panto yelled out funnier lines than the dialogue, and even the actors couldn't keep a straight face at times (no pun intended).