Here we are at the end of May and I go and start a Panto Blog!
Well even with six months to there's lots to talk about and hopefully by the time it really kicks off the blog will have picked up 1 or 2 readers.
I'm looking forward to this year's Panto season at the Grand Theatre in Swansea - Dick
Whttington.
Its a long time since I've been involved with Dick Whittington, almost 11 years in fact!
I played Idle Jack at the Princess Royal Theatre in Port Talbot with Opportunity Knocks
winners Rosser and Davies.
In fact my daughter Bethan who is on the Performing Arts course at Gorseinon stayed at a
College friend's house recently and the friend produced a video of the show - she was one of the
Panto Babes!
This year I'll be playing Sarah the Cook - my 8th as Dame and my my 16th Panto season in all.
The official cast announcement is yet to be made but according to the Panto website this year's
show has a great cast!
I'm waiting for the official launch!
However if I were you I'd check out www.its-behind-you.com and follow the diary link to UK Productions Pantomimes (Swansea)
Its' a real joy for me to star in a panto at the Grand as its' such a great theatre!
Like many I have memories of going to the Grand as a child and watching great Pantomimes.
For an aspiring comedy performer it was a joy to watch great Welsh Comics like Ryan Davies and Kenny Smiles.
Thank goodness that the Panto tradition is still alive!
So I'll report back as often as I can in the weeks ahead and we'll get a daily diary going as we get closer to the start of rehersals.
There'll be something to talk about next week for certain!
