Little Hadham
Panto Group
Amateur group from Herts. A lot of info here: the most recent panto,
ticket sales, the history of panto and of the group, reviews of the
last production, their constitution (refreshingly brief!), a list
of past productions, the village of Little Hadham, and NODA.
Limelight
Scripts
Suppliers of (at the moment) original scripts for pantomimes for amateur
companies. Musicals and straight plays will be available soon, they
say. The site gives details of what is available, some extracts, fees,
the cost of scripts and so on.
Make a Cat Laugh
New pantomimes with a difference. Titles include "Arthur, Merlin and the Time Machine" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". There are details of the writers, each show (synopses and extracts), fees, ordering scripts, terms and conitions, and a FAQ about pantomimes.
The Methodist Amateur Dramatics Company
Based at Liphook Methodist Church (but they don't say where Liphook is) and doing pantos only. A longish page with snippets of information. Very chatty and clearly aimed at members rather than casual visitors.
Pantoland
One of my features from 1997 - a brief history of pantomime.
The Old English Pantomime
From TheatreHistory.com. A 1911 article on mime in the eighteenth century, the precursor of the modern pantomime.
Panto Ingredients
A brief explantion of the essential ingredients of pantomime.
Pantomania! It's great for children (oh no it isn't!)
An article in the Independent about the "adultification" of panto.
Pantomime on the Web
Jon Keen, of the Crowthorne Amateur Theatre Society, has written pantos
of all kinds. The site is still under construction (but the last update
was June 1997!), so there's not a great deal there. Frankly, the only
page worth going to lists
his pantos, with details of who has done them. There are no links
to the shows themselves, however, nor any examples online.
Pantoni Pantomimes
Pantos, children's shows and floor shows. Details of the company itself,
current productions, photos and sceneray and costume hire.
The
Players' Theatre
The home of Music Hall, based in London's Charing Cross. Details of
the theatre and its history, its current programme, the people, a
history of Old Time Music Hall, and a note on the authenticity of
its performances, especially of its original script Victorian pantomimes.
Unique and interesting.
Qdos Entertainment
A major national production company, specialists in pantomime but
also covering many kinds of touring show.
Scripts from Weston
on Trent
From Weston on Trent, Derbyshire. Scripts for "Robin" (Hood), "Aladdin",
"Peter Pan", "Alice in Wonderland", "Pinocchio", "Cinderella"
and a western. An intro to each, plus sample scene, and an email address
to obtain the full script.
Redstone Music Publishing
A small Coventry-based music publishing company, run by Tim J Spencer
and Steve Vent, offering two musicals, a panto special effects
CD, songs and orchestral works.
Shawe
Hall Drama Group
There are lots of flashing things on the opening page, which is a
splash page anyway. I think they are from the Trafford area, but it
isn't made clear. An amateur group, they specialise in panto and there
are some details of the group, their previous productions (mainly
photos), how to join and so on. They also give a sample extract of
one of their scripts.
TLC Creative
A site for a trio of writers of pantos and short plays. The site tells
a little bit about them, gives details of their work (and associated
merchandise) and sample of the scripts are available in PDF format.
Traditional
Pantomimes
Traditional Pantomimes are Colin Wakefield (writer) and Kate Edgar
(composer) who write for both amateur and professional companies.
There are full details of all their pantos and also of their children's
musicals, as well as details of their individual work.
The Ugly Sisters: Nigel
Ellacott and Peter Robbins
Nigel and Peter specialise in playing the Ugly Sisters for E&B productions.
The site concentrates on their careers but also takes a general look
at panto.
The
UK Pantomime Alliance
"The aims of UKPA are to encourage and promote amateur pantomime
in the UK (and beyond if need be). We will be a 'virtual' organisation
linking groups through the World Wide Web. We intend to act as a focus
for groups to interchange ideas and information and to promote pantomime
to a wider audience." Set up in 2002: there's very little there
at the moment.
UK Productions
Touring middle of the road and musical shows, plus pantomimes. Also
hire out sets and costumes.
Write a Brilliant
Pantomime
Writer Nick Mellersh offers advice on how to write a panto.
