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Potted Panto

Vaudeville Theatre, West End
From: Sunday, 18th December 2011
To: Sunday, 8 January 2012

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Our Review:

21 December 2011

Panto has experienced a grand resurgence in the last few years (oh yes it has!). The traditional, and the not-so-traditional, stories are being infused with modern topicality and satire but retain the much-loved elements that make it the warm and side-splitting genre it has always been.

Potted Panto, returning for its second West End season, is the perfect introduction to the form, either for the little ones on their first theatre outing, or the tourist, wondering what the heck this British "panto" thing is. Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner canter through eight panto storylines with a minimum of costume changes and some fabulously cringe-inducing jokes, child-delighting references to poo and vomit and enough audience participation to make everyone feel part of the action.

All the major pantos are included, plus not-so-traditional Goldilocks and the Three Bears and A C...

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Latest User Review

Joe Spiteri - 24 December 2011:

This 2 actors are brilliant. We went as a family last year and loved it and we laughed so much that this year it was unanimous to see it again. It is so silly that it is hilarious----we were there this morning Christmas Eve, so what a great fun start to the festive season...

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