tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post1550124795081310198..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: The strange economics of pantomimeDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-50235750113136715862013-02-25T14:28:02.204+00:002013-02-25T14:28:02.204+00:00Hobnob Press has recently published a history of m...Hobnob Press has recently published a history of my local theatre, Salisbury Playhouse called 'Putting on Panto to pay for the Pinter'.<br /><br />I think that sums it up quite well.<br /><br />By the way, Salisbury's pantos don't have celebrities, but they are, like most of the rest of the Playhouse's output, very good indeed.mattypennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749912786297665292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-54859476702319803472013-01-06T12:13:11.324+00:002013-01-06T12:13:11.324+00:00Pantomine is not really done in my native Australi...Pantomine is not really done in my native Australia. This may have something to do with the fact that we go to the beach in December rather than the theatre, or it may be that it is because a lot of our cultural traditions are more Irish than English.<br /><br />However, when Australian soap operas first gained large audiences in the UK in the 1980s, we immediately started reading reports of how all the actors were spending December doing pantomime in England. It was convenient for them - Australia go to the beach in December and January rather than watching TV, so November and December are when actors are given time off from the hard slog of making a soap opera. The fact that it happened so instantly after these people became well known in England though, given that the actors were going off and doing something that was terribly culturally familiar to them, suggests that the money was really good. <br /><br />Australian soaps have declined in profile both here and there in the years since, and the rise in the Australian dollar relative to the pound probably means that the money is less good now, so it does seem to be fewer Australians and more Americans now. It was curious when it first happened, though. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197909058431076608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-66669860142457016752012-12-21T03:53:56.844+00:002012-12-21T03:53:56.844+00:00Funnily enough, Jedward have their own panto in Du...Funnily enough, Jedward have their own panto in Dublin. From all reports, it's a joyous, riotous show, keeping both kids and grown-ups entertained. It sounds a lot more fun than seeing an aged American celeb struggling with British humour.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278675946018423652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-32658397007023580192012-12-20T07:23:35.508+00:002012-12-20T07:23:35.508+00:00'It's the small act on the fringes of the ...'It's the small act on the fringes of the festival that actually justifies the investment when the weekend comes around.'<br /><br />OH NO IT ISN'T!!!<br /><br />Er..merry Christmas everyoneAndy Brimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583748523594485211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-19034275636515824542012-12-19T12:34:19.887+00:002012-12-19T12:34:19.887+00:00Oh no it isn't.Oh no it isn't.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.com