I had a lovely surprise today when I got to school! I thought that I was teaching my Year 1's as usual first lesson but I discovered that a theatre company were in to perform a pantomime to the Year 1's and 2's. I thought it was going to be in the afternoon so it was great!
It was Cinderella which is my absolute favourite fairytale and pantomime!
For a travelling theatre company in schools, I thought it was excellent. Great acting, great scenery, costumes and singing.
Whenever I read books set in England about childhood, books like Ballet Shoes or the Saddler's Wells books, the children always go to see a pantomime at Christmas.
When I was a little girl, my dance school always did a pantomime just after Christmas and my recorder group always used to go every year to see the panto at the Theatre Royal in Stratford. It's definitely one of those fun parts of Christmas.
Fun, singing, dancing, happily ever afters!!!! What a fun time we did have.
Are you going to a pantomime? Do you enjoy them?
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This is Day 9 of my Advent Calendar with Julie at KC's Court
That sounds like great fun. I alway attended my kids Christmas concerts at Christmas time. It was great to see the kids perform their best and the little one were always a riot. They were so cute. It was a mixture of singing and pantomime. I also attended my grandchildren's Christmas programs.
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Hugs,
Julia
I love Pantomimes!
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One of my best days on supply in school was when I turned up, lessons always prepared, to find the Year 2 class I was with were going to see Puss in Boots at the local High School. A brisk winter's walk, with a lot of laughter was just the day I needed. And apt, since I was spending my wage for that day on a new pair of boots.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a pantomime show...or at least I can't recall that I did but I enjoyed seeing them on TV.
ReplyDeleteThis Cinderella show seems like so much fun. I'm sure that both the kids and the adults enjoyed it. Such a lovely surprise!
This art form has never been part of my life, growing up or anytime - BUT once I was taken to a performance by the greatest, Marcel Marceau, right here in California! It seems like a wonderful tradition.
ReplyDeleteDear Kezzie, I am not going to a pantomime now, but I did in London already, and it was such a great time! "Where is he? It's behiiiind you" :) and other pantomime cliches, but I love that! And so good that you shared this with us, lovely pictures and books titles - I really love to read about your days and thoughts, you are such a great soul! Hope you have a great Saturday and weekend!
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What a lovely surprise that pantomime was. I've never been to one myself. It's not a tradition we know here in Belgium, but being a total Anglophile, I know about them, of course. xxx
ReplyDeleteI love a good panto. We have taken the children to see a panto or a show most years. We did go to the cinema the other year instead to see Frozen!
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