Panto for Slashers
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Needless to say the whole thing was camp as mince. So camp in fact that it made Cosmo Jarvis' Gay Pirates look like Das Boot. There was lots of improvising, giggling, corpsing, innuendo and Barrowman flirting outrageously with his very statuesque Man Friday. Considering we saw the matinee, I can only imagine the depths to which the evening performances sink! Daughter had a whale of a time and was sufficiently taken in by the 3D effects to squeal and duck under her seat.
All very silly but very entertaining. Although I fear I will be haunted by the fearful image of Barrowman's red crushed velvet breeches. Eeeewwww!
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Date: 2012-01-04 10:47 pm (UTC)John Barrowman is a very silly man!
The breeches are horrible.
I am now imagining a X-over with Cosmo Jarvis and Das Boot. It makes me feel much better.
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Date: 2012-01-04 10:55 pm (UTC)John Barrowman is indeed a very silly man, though I had no idea quite how silly until this afternoon! And yes, the breeches were truly awful.
I am now imagining a X-over with Cosmo Jarvis and Das Boot. It makes me feel much better.
Hehe! A submarine full of gay pirates?!
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Date: 2012-01-04 10:47 pm (UTC)in Motherwell at leastno subject
Date: 2012-01-04 10:59 pm (UTC)It has to be said, along with Mr Barrowman, they made quite a threesome! ;P
in Motherwell at least
Funnily enough, the fate of the evil pirate Captain Blackheart was to get dragged off to Paisley by a bunch of neds!
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Date: 2012-01-04 11:04 pm (UTC)I once went to the Pavillion to buy panto tickets and when I asked where the box office was was told 'over there'. It was clearly behind me though, what a missed opportunity! You really cant get the staff.
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Date: 2012-01-05 12:58 am (UTC)See how hard panto is in Glasgow!
It was clearly behind me though, what a missed opportunity!
*groan* You should be on the stage. Or something.... ;)
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Date: 2012-01-05 08:24 am (UTC)There are some things one can't unsee once imagined.
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Date: 2012-01-05 10:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-04 10:48 pm (UTC)Dare I ask who the Krankies played?
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Date: 2012-01-04 11:02 pm (UTC)Dare I ask who the Krankies played?
Captain Crusoe and Wee Jimmy Crusoe, Robinson's identical twin brother. Obviously. :P
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Date: 2012-01-04 11:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-05 12:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-04 11:48 pm (UTC)(And those breeches would have been horribly hot and uncomfortable on stage.)
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Date: 2012-01-05 12:55 am (UTC)When I was a kid I wanted to grow up to become a principal boy *sigh* I guess it was the breeches ;)
ETA Though obviously not the red crushed velvet breeches. Yeeeuch!
And those breeches would have been horribly hot and uncomfortable on stage.
Don't worry, he spent most of the second act in a striped bathing costume and pajamas with fluffy slippers.
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Date: 2012-01-05 01:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-05 10:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-05 12:46 pm (UTC)There are pictures up of him playing this event. He looks so happy!
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Date: 2012-01-05 12:57 pm (UTC)Is going to the kitchen to remove my eyes now.
*passes Eglantine the brain bleach*
There are pictures up of him playing this event. He looks so happy!
He certainly performs the role with brio!
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Date: 2012-01-05 08:22 am (UTC)*sobs laughing*
I saw him in Jack and the Beanstalk in Cardiff. OMG the Dr Who jokes!
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Date: 2012-01-05 08:54 am (UTC)I;ve seen him in panto maybe half a dozen times and each one has been both outrageous and brilliant. Glad toots liked it!
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Date: 2012-01-05 10:57 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-01-06 03:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-06 09:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-05 10:56 am (UTC)I saw him in Jack and the Beanstalk in Cardiff. OMG the Dr Who jokes!
I can imagine he went down a storm in Cardiff. So to speak... ;)
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Date: 2012-01-05 08:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-05 10:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-06 04:41 pm (UTC)That's good to know XD
it is impossible to find any round here who still have cross dressing principal boys
Sadly "proper" principal boys seem to have died out in Glasgow, but I guess John Barrowman is the next best thing!
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Date: 2012-01-06 10:59 am (UTC)The red breeches are very special indeed. Oh my.
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Date: 2012-01-06 04:45 pm (UTC)Funnily enough that was the last time I had heard of them too before going to the panto the other day! Needless to say they were making lots of really awful jokes about swinging.
The red breeches are very special indeed.
That's certainly one way to describe them!! It's almost enough to make one defect to Team Trowser!
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Date: 2012-01-06 07:02 pm (UTC)You're right, it does look haunt-promising... And makes one want to see the rest of the show. *g*
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Date: 2012-01-07 10:57 am (UTC)I bet that's what all the boys say ;)