As is our January family tradition, Today we went to the pantomime.
We've been to the one in Bath for the last 3 years (before that we were Oxford Playhouse attendees..and before that Didcot power station social club!). Jon Monie is a genius.
Although, this pantomime is definitely closer to the bone than most. So much innuendo!
I enjoy watching it because it's festive, and it's funny because it's so predictably stupid. I did start thinking at one point during the show though, (The part when they sang the 12 days of Christmas, with the words changed slightly and day 1 was "a bra that was made to hold 3") That this is a difficult tradition to explain to anyone who isn't british.
The whole thing is just intentionally stupid.
Boys play girls, girls play boys, there's a dame who's definitely a man in dress. It's a take on a fairy tale. It's slapstick, ironic, and back handed. There are enough dirty jokes to keep the adults happy but they just go over the children's heads. It's all so clever. And then there are lead actors/actresses who can act, sing, dance and are doing a serious job whilst chaos just unfolds around them.
I enjoy watching it because it's festive, and it's funny because it's so predictably stupid. I did start thinking at one point during the show though, (The part when they sang the 12 days of Christmas, with the words changed slightly and day 1 was "a bra that was made to hold 3") That this is a difficult tradition to explain to anyone who isn't british.
The whole thing is just intentionally stupid.
Boys play girls, girls play boys, there's a dame who's definitely a man in dress. It's a take on a fairy tale. It's slapstick, ironic, and back handed. There are enough dirty jokes to keep the adults happy but they just go over the children's heads. It's all so clever. And then there are lead actors/actresses who can act, sing, dance and are doing a serious job whilst chaos just unfolds around them.
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