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The moment Dame Wash-a-lot appears front and centre on stage you know its going to be a good show! The buxom lady, full of flavour and ready to clean is the host of every Laughing Stock Theatre production and she does not disappoint. She brings you, the audience, into her land of fun, frolic and laughs and schools you on all the rules of panto. Don’t worry, there is no need to bring a pen, the rules are simple and involve a lot of yelling, pointing and just plain old having fun. This year’s Laughing Stock Theatre panto is Snow White created by the lovely and talented Vance Schneider. “This is my fourth year bringing panto to the Kamloops stage,” explains Vance who also may or may not be Dame Wash-alot. There is lots of speculation but no one has ever been able to fully conclude it’s him. (Editors note: Dame Wash-a-lot and Vance have never been seen in the same room together.) Don’t go in expecting your traditional Snow White and the Seven Dwarves because you will find this and a whole lot more! If history proves itself to be correct, expect men dressed like women, lots of silly, not too smart villains and of course for the hero to come out the winner at the end. It is a panto of course and it’s meant to be fun! “In the UK a Pantomime, or ‘Panto’ as it is usually affectionately called, is a form of interactive the-
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Panto is guaranteed to give the entire family a rollicking good time.
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Snow White sports a large cast of local volunteer community actors and actresses, with some 40 cast and chorus members giving it their all!
atre, performed around the Christmas season for the entertainment of millions of families,” explains Vance. “Many of the stories are based on popular, even if slightly skewed, Fairy Tales. Children love to see their favourite stories and characters played out on the stage, they particularly enjoy the physical comedy and the over the top characters. Everyone is encouraged to “dress-up” as their favourite character, and if there is one thing kids love, it’s dressing up in costume!
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The adults certainly get enough innuendo and double entendre of the ‘nudge-nudge, wink-wink’ variety to keep them rolling in the aisles. Panto is guaranteed to give the entire family a rollicking good time.” What are the rules of panto you ask, well they are pretty simple; cheer the hero, boo the villain, help with the characters arguments and LAST HARVEST warn the good guys OF thatTHE theYEAR! bad Okanagan guys are about Grown to get them. It has all the makings of a great and interactive experience for you and your
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