Panto is a very traditional old English form of theatre. It's usually based on children's
stories and is performed around Christmas and New Year time. There are popular songs,
dancing, slapstick, satire and jokes and even cross-dressing. If you want to know
more about the history of pantomime, check out Wikipedia or the excellent its-behind-you
for a more detailed history of this unique artform.
Previous Shows
2009 - Cinderella
2008 - Red Riding Hood
2007 - Sinbad
2006 - Sleeping Beauty
2005 - Beauty and the Beast
2004 - Dick Whittington
2003 - Cinderella
2002 - Mother Goose
2001 - Aladdin
2000 - Dick Whittington
1999 - Jack & the Beanstalk
1998 - Snow White
1997 - Babes in the Wood
1996 - Cinderella
1995 - Ali Baba
1994 - Frankenstein
1993 - Sleeping Beauty
1992 - Peter Pan
1991 - Aladdin
1990 - Old Mother Shoeshine
1989 - Jack & the Beanstalk
1988 - Cinderella
1987 - Babes in the Wood
1986 - Ali Baba
1985 - Humpty Dumpty
1984 - Toad of Toad Hall
1983 - Wizard of Oz
1982 - Rumplestiltskin
1981 - Alice through the Looking Glass
1980 - Puss in Boots
1979 - Aladdin
1978 - Peter & the Pantotime Machine
1977 - Mother Goose
1976 - Sinbad the Sailor
1975 - Babes in the Wood
1974 - Cinderella
1973 - Sleeping Beauty
1972 - Queen of Hearts
------- Players, WI & Youth Group
1971 - Dick Whittington
1970 - Jack & the Beanstalk
1969 - Aladdin
1968 - Snow White
------- WI shows in January
1967 - ?
1966 - Red Riding Hood
1965 - ?
1964 - NO PRODUCTION
1963 - Dick Whittington
1962 - Jack & the Beanstalk
1961 - Aladdin
1960 - Cinderella
1959 - Christmas Crackers
1958 - ?
1957 - Babes in the Wood
------- Young Conservatives
1956 Jan - Puss in Boots
------- WI shows in December
1954 Dec - ?
1953 Dec - Sleeping Beauty
1952 Dec - Snow White
1951 Dec - Dick Whittington
1950 Dec - Jack & the Beanstalk
1949 Dec - Aladdin
1948 Dec - Red Riding Hood
