Panto Fun!

We have just got back from a weekend with the grandparents. Apart from seeing them, our main reason for visiting was because we had tickets to go to a pantomime. It was Goldilocks and The Three Bears and we went with cousin Adam. If you're a bit confused by exactly what a pantomime is, I nicked this paragraph from Wikipedia as it explains it perfectly!

Traditionally performed at Christmas, with family audiences consisting mainly of children and parents, British pantomime is now a popular form of theatre, incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, in-jokes, audience participation, and mild sexual innuendo. There are a number of traditional story-lines, and there is also a fairly well-defined set of performance conventions. Lists of these items follow, along with a special discussion of the "guest celebrity" tradition, which emerged in the late 19th century.

It indeed had all the elements of a good panto, a pantomime dame (very garish and played by an ex-soap star), a couple of guest celebrities (I'm guessing they are somewhat in need of money rather than doing it purely for their resume!), a good villain and plenty of audience participation. Beth really seemed to enjoy herself and clapped along quite happily. Toby was extremely interested but he only lasted until the intermission - I think his little head got overloaded.

Unfortunately I haven't any photos of the pantomime or of the kids at the pantomime as the theatre are pretty strict about letting you take pictures or film inside. Instead I included pics from last night when we went out for a walk. It's really cold (around 37º) and there was lots of icy patches. Beth thought it was great fun skating around until she ended up on her bum.