This past weekend we attended our first "panto". Similar to a melodrama back home, a panto is a combination of Broadway musical and holiday play. A Christmas tradition here in the UK, there is plenty of audience participation ("she's in the cellar!!!) and the show is filled with comedy and music. We all thought the show was fantastic, but I'm sure it would have been even better if we could have understood all the jokes. Something sad about hearing the crowd erupt in laughter and you have no idea what's funny. This first panto was Cinderella at the Kings Theater in Edinburgh, but we're also planning on seeing Aladdin, Peter Pan, and Sgt. Crackers Christmas Quest. (picture credits go to Jennifer Hannah who snapped a few shots before being caught!)
The Kings Theater, Edinburgh
When a couple arrived late to the show, the cast suddenly broke out in a new song and musically scolded them.
Grant Stott (Edinburgh DJ) as ugly sister Gobina McPhlem, and her twin sister Hocktoo.
Cinderella about to arrive at the ball.
I mentioned in the previous picture that the ugly sister (boo!!!) was played by local DJ Grant Stott. He has written a song parody called "That's Fife" which is performed at the end of the panto. Its filled with lines about The Kingdom of Fife, the county in which we live. Here is a youtube video of the song.
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