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Here is Dee Lanigan leading the troops in a scene from the 1990 Panto – featuring a song from Blood Brothers ‘The Whole Things Just A Game’

Brenda Giles and Richie Hayes will teach us how to look on the bright side of life! Taken from Panto 1990.

I had a request for some more Panto stuff, so I’m happy to oblige – here is a gallery of production photos from Panto 2017 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Waterford Panto Society. Photos – of course – taken by Colin Shanahan of Digicol photography. Production Photos 2017 – Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

If you want to see Liam Murphy as Friar Tuck devouring a leg of chicken – this is your video! Enjoy! https://player.vimeo.com/video/406812088

Todays highlight is Hazel Kelly belting out the classic ‘Those Were The Days’ in our production of Goldilocks in 1993 https://player.vimeo.com/video/405384710

A bit of Panto today. Way way back 35 years ago – (and Waterford Panto are celebrating 35 years of entertaining the people of Waterford this year) – this was the opening and closing number of ‘Ol King Cole’ staged in the Theatre Royal. Keep your eyes open for very young familiar faces – including a very young face introducing …

From 2006 – The Finale of ‘Babes In The Wood’ – a mash up of Bat Out Of Hell and Holding Out For a Hero – complete with flying Fairy! https://vimeo.com/403775917

Back 28 years today to the Panto and the programme from Dick Whittington. This was the 7th production from the Waterford Panto Society. Directed by Denny Corcoran. 1991 – Dick Whittington – Programme – WPS

Its been a while since we had some photos and something from Panto – so way back to 2006 and Babes in The Woods in the Theatre Royal. 2006 – Babes In The Woods Gallery

Episode 12 visits the wonderful world of Panto with the ‘Ghost of Panto Past’ – Padraig O’Griofa and the ‘Ghost of Christmas Present’ – Anne Corcoran Brown. 33 years this year makes the Waterford Panto the longest continuously running family entertainment show in Waterford! 

A visit to Panto today and back to 2008 when Waterford Panto Society produced the only one of it’s 33 productions outside of the Theatre Royal – in ‘The Forum’. The Theatre was being renovated at the time. Here is the show programme for a look – Cinderella – the most produced of all Panto’s in Waterford. 2008 – Cinderella …

A bit of Panto today and the programme from Waterford Panto Society’s production of ‘Sleeping Beauty’. 2000 – Sleeping Beauty – Show Programme

Time for some Panto. Back in 1988 Denny Corcoran wrote and directed the annual Panto – this time Robin Hood. Here is the show programme. 1988 – Robin Hood – Show Programme

This is jumping back to 1967 and the older Waterford Pantomime Society and a production of ‘Cinderella’. Here is the Show Programme from that production featuring many familiar legendary names. 1967 – Cinderella Show Programme

Some photos, reviews and the show programme from the 1962 production of ‘Sinbad The Sailor’ which featured such legendary performers as Dermot Graham and Richie Collins amongst others. Judging by the newspaper article attached a cold snap hit this particular production and caused a half empty opening house. Have a browse and enjoy the old photos! 1962 – Sinbad the …

So I searched long and hard for a halloween themed update today, and I forgot – of course , the most unlikely source of all – the Panto! Yes in 2002 for some explicable reason the Waterford Panto Society presented ‘Frankenstein’ – and like all pantos it was a lighthearted romp through 2 hours of mayhem. It also was a …

Pat McEvoy reviews Waterford Panto Society’s 2015 production of ‘Jack And The Beanstalk’ on WLR.