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‘It lit the touchpaper’: panto legends on the art form that made them

Long ReadsNov 23, 2022

Clockwise from top left: Cinderella at Theatre Royal Plymouth, produced by Michael Harrison; Richard Gauntlett in Jack and the Beanstalk; The Krankies in previous pantomimes. Photo: Alastair Muir/Norwich Theatre Royal/ Graeme Braidwood

Clockwise from top left: Cinderella at Theatre Royal Plymouth, produced by Michael Harrison; Richard Gauntlett in Jack and the Beanstalk; The Krankies in previous pantomimes. Photo: Alastair Muir/Norwich Theatre Royal/ Graeme Braidwood

It’s panto time, so The Stage spoke to the leaders in their fields – the veterans, the legends: performer Nigel Ellacott; Richard Gauntlett; performers Ian and Janette Tough; producer Michael Harrison; and Susie McKenna

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