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Dec 5, 2022 · As panto season approaches and Fairy Godmothers up and down the country prepare to make our wishes come true, we have taken a look at the history of this timeless story in our ultimate guide to Cinderella – from fairy tale to the nation’s favourite pantomime.
It has long been recognised that this pantomime will attract larger audiences than any other. In 1958 the Rogers and Hammerstein 'Cinderella' was staged at the London Coliseum as a pantomime with Yana as Cinderella, Tommy Steele as Buttons, Jimmy Edwards as the Baron, and Kenneth Williams and Ted Durante as the Ugly Sisters.
Dec 12, 2023 · With almost three hundred professional pantomimes around the UK this year, Cinderella remains the most popular title, and it’s not hard to see why. It has all the essential elements: a rags to riches story, the threat of disaster and a battle between the forces of good and evil.
Dec 8, 2013 · There’s lots of audience participation as everyone is coached to hiss and boo loudly whenever the evil stepmother – Baroness Hardup (the outrageous Michelle Hessel) appears, or when anything threatens Cinderella.
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Dec 20, 2021 · Cinderella delivered on all fronts, but with a sparkling Anton du Beke making his panto debut as Buttons thrown in the mix, and a lot more modern references than I expected.
Dec 13, 2016 · 'A Cinderella Christmas,' the annual Lythgoe Family panto at Pasadena Playhouse, is off to a star-studded start.
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Dec 13, 2021 · The story of Cinderella, the girl that gets to go the ball to meet her prince, is given a fresh twist in this year’s York Theatre Royal panto. The first outing since stalwart Berwick Kaler...
