Panto week 3
Another fabulous production week ends today; I’ve just come home from dropping the girls’ food round for the after-show party. We actually went to see them in Cinderella on Wednesday (first night) and I helped with the Front of House team today – the girls have been rushed off their feet all week. Abbie had her first ‘principal’ role as the back end of Dobbin the panto horse, as well as being in the chorus for a few songs, while Anna was in the chorus with a couple of extra songs to perform in – singing and playing her cello too.
The whole show was very well done as usual, but the stars of the show for me were two of Abbie’s friends who played Cinderella’s mice, Bubble and Squeak. They were simply brilliant throughout and sang their song (Anything you can do I can do better) stunningly! It was fab that the producer/musical director wrote in the cello song; another of Anna’s friends in the chorus did some proper pointe ballet as part of that piece too – so everyone’s talents were involved even if they didn’t have a main part. Oh and the little ones were just gorgeous – there were a lot of them and they looked so, so sweet on a number of occasions!
Josiah, as usual, was serious throughout and said at the end ‘well, all pantomimes are just the same, aren’t they?’!!
Can’t say I’m sorry it’s over, though, as the girls can do with their time back. We’ve said that Anna has to have a year off next year for exams but I can see me dithering about that when the time comes because they do enjoy it so much and get so much out of it. Anyway. Tomorrow is a catch-up-with-homework day as a result of a very very busy week.
We got home to find upheaval at home as Steve had decided to make some, erm, home improvements. The less said the better, as I was unprepared for this and I find the upheaval of his changes rather unsettling, to say the least.
Photos to follow …
January 17th, 2012 at 10:01
Photos of the Panto or the home improvements?!
January 18th, 2012 at 21:34
both if you’re lucky