Good Night Tonight.

[Caran]

Took two youngest granddaughters (8.5 year old twins) to pantomime tonight. Middle granddaughter aged 13 was in it. It was Snow White and she was a dwarf. It was really good, but there was an awful lot of wafting going on! You know what I mean, lots of little people dancing around waving material about!
But it was good, lots of "oh not it's not " and "it's behind you" I've got the three of them for a sleep over too as it's eldest granddaughters 18 birthday party.
It's in a hall and there are 170 of them all in fancy dress as animals!
Mum and Dad are on the door checking people in and out. Apparently GD put it on Facebook too, but I am assured its a closed account. Is that true or are they going to get hundreds of gatecrashers?

[Mamyalynne]

Sounds like a good night Cran.


If the FB page is secure all should be well.

[Mamyalynne]

oops

Sorry - Caran

[Dee Sa]

Hopefully not Caran or it will turn into a nightmare, must be hard to tell genuine invitees if all are in fancy dress but adults on the door should deter gate crashers this usually happens when parties are unsupervised.

[boxtops]

Depends if the FB post was friends only, or public.....

[Caran]

I don't do FB so I don't understand it at all.

[Buenchico]

I'm no expert on Facebook but I think that it should all be OK.

Possibly the best pantomime experience I've experienced was entirely unplanned. The school I was teaching at closed early one afternoon because heavy snow was forecast and I got a lift home with the head of drama. We got to the centre of Sheffield and the traffic was totally gridlocked. (There was an ambulance with its blue lights flashing in the lane next to us and it couldn't move for several hours, so you can tell that it was really bad!).

My colleague pulled his car onto the pavement and said 'We're going nowhere in the car. Let's go for a coffee'. As the Crucible Theatre was nearby (and, through his work, my colleague knew everyone there) we headed for their bar. When we got there the cast of the pantomime implored us to join the audience (free of charge, of course) because only about 20 kids had arrived for a performance in a 1000 seat theatre. We were under strict orders to get really involved in all of the "He's behind you" and "Oh yes it is" stuff, so that the kids could enjoy the atmosphere of a packed house. We had a whale of a time (and even got loads of the sweets that the actors threw out to the audience).

Happy days!

[Caran]

I remember the first time I persuaded OH to come to a pantomime, he wasn't joining in at all. I stood up and shouted, he's not playing and pointed to him, he got booed, he joined in after that! He wouldn't come tonight though, I wonder why?

[Buenchico]

>>>I stood up and shouted, he's not playing and pointed to him

You're not exactly the quiet, shy type, are you, Caran?
;-)

I've just recalled that my friendship with the head of drama could have its embarrassing moments:

The school was putting on a performance of 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' (which required mediaeval costumes) and I found myself in a busy department store, examining their displays of ladies tights with my colleague.

We'd been there quite a while and were already getting some rather odd looks from other customers when Mike picked up a pair of tights, looked across at me and shouted "Chris, do you think these will fit a 14-year-old lad?". The looks from other customers suddenly got even odder!
;-)

[Caran]

I have my moments Chris!