Alongside Ireland’s big annual pantos, you’ll find them put on by Am Dram societies across the country. Plus, panto has roles for all ages, and it’s not all about princesses.
Look out, he’s behind you! Panto differs from plays in so many ways – for one thing, the audience answers back. Zoë Allman Walsh, Cinderella in this year’s Everyman panto, agrees. “People don’t always realise the actors can see the audience. In panto you have to be prepared. You never know what a small child might scream at you.”Not if you get into the spirit. “This year’s Cinderella has strength and determination, she’s an entrepreneur starting up her own jewellery shop.
Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is! “There are so many layers to acting and many different types depending if you’re on stage or on screen, and panto is definitely a specific type. It’s very animated, very upbeat, almost over exaggerated – in the right way – to highlight the humour, storytelling and general magic,” Allman Walsh says. So, while it’s not exactly “over acting”, it’s more to do with exaggerating moments and moods. Add costume, hair and make up and you’re more or less there.
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