As we embark on the season of mists, mellow fruitfulness and new pencils my thoughts turn to pantomime. Oh yes they do… I’ll say that before anyone else does and get it out of the way.
When I was a child, the local pantomime opened on Boxing Day and ran through January and often February. This was the norm and one of the many ways in which conventions have changed. Today panto is all about the run-up to Christmas. And it matters a lot because, whether you’re a panto fan or