Comments on: Unsung National Treasures – 3 – Pantomime http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/ Ours IS to reason why... Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:50:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: expatmanuk http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-23462 expatmanuk Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:31:38 +0000 http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-23462 I came across your site whilst trying to explain to a Serbian (female) friend, also an English teacher, about the idea of a Principal Boy, and thigh slapping... a few years ago, trying to explain 'pantomime' to my Polish language students... you should have seen their faces! 'Pantomime' there simply means 'mime'. Alas, my friend is contemplating the costume for a fancy dress party, but is afraid her legs aren't up to it... Oh, and yes, I've worn a dress, most lately 4 years ago as that 'Lady' from Little Britain in our school Christmas show - staff panto for the students... not the first time either. Doubtless not the last. And I'm 6'2", bearded, heterosexual and wore combat boots under the dress! Seemed perfectly natural to me... I came across your site whilst trying to explain to a Serbian (female) friend, also an English teacher, about the idea of a Principal Boy, and thigh slapping… a few years ago, trying to explain ‘pantomime’ to my Polish language students… you should have seen their faces! ‘Pantomime’ there simply means ‘mime’. Alas, my friend is contemplating the costume for a fancy dress party, but is afraid her legs aren’t up to it… Oh, and yes, I’ve worn a dress, most lately 4 years ago as that ‘Lady’ from Little Britain in our school Christmas show – staff panto for the students… not the first time either. Doubtless not the last. And I’m 6′2″, bearded, heterosexual and wore combat boots under the dress! Seemed perfectly natural to me…

]]> By: The Fairy Godmother Meme « Aphra Behn - danger of eclectic shock http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-23037 The Fairy Godmother Meme « Aphra Behn - danger of eclectic shock Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:25:41 +0000 http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-23037 [...] popular posts right now How to knit a moebius scarf from the middle out to the edgeUnsung National Treasures - 3 - PantomimePolar bear attacking Nuclear SubmarineThere is probably no god, now stop worrying and enjoy lifeThe [...] [...] popular posts right now How to knit a moebius scarf from the middle out to the edgeUnsung National Treasures – 3 – PantomimePolar bear attacking Nuclear SubmarineThere is probably no god, now stop worrying and enjoy lifeThe [...]

]]> By: Aphra Behn http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22834 Aphra Behn Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:22:03 +0000 http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22834 Willdo Mike. :-D AB Willdo Mike.

:-D

AB

]]> By: Mike Whitaker http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22833 Mike Whitaker Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:13:03 +0000 http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22833 Hello Barry and Aphra! Barry - glad you got the script and hope you like it. Let me know your thoughts via Seb Blockley or Brian Webster who have my email address or..... Aphra - if you could extend your liaison services to Barry and let him have my email address, I would be most grateful. Cheers. Mike. Hello Barry and Aphra!
Barry – glad you got the script and hope you like it. Let me know your thoughts via Seb Blockley or Brian Webster who have my email address or…..
Aphra – if you could extend your liaison services to Barry and let him have my email address, I would be most grateful.

Cheers.

Mike.

]]> By: Berry Schipper http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22783 Berry Schipper Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:57:35 +0000 http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22783 As director (and last minute dumb big evil guy) of the before mentioned Hamlet Panto in Phnom Penh and hopefully of the next one, I want to say to Mike: I already have your script; got it right before my holiday and will read it soon. To Danny, but more to anyone who he promises to send you his script: don't hold your breath, his motto in life is: "Deadlines are great, I loves the swooshing sound when they fly by." But the script was bloody great though. My average English might have been a give-away, but I'm Dutch and I directed a Panto buwahaha; we're taking over all the good stuff. As director (and last minute dumb big evil guy) of the before mentioned Hamlet Panto in Phnom Penh and hopefully of the next one, I want to say to Mike: I already have your script; got it right before my holiday and will read it soon. To Danny, but more to anyone who he promises to send you his script: don’t hold your breath, his motto in life is: “Deadlines are great, I loves the swooshing sound when they fly by.” But the script was bloody great though.
My average English might have been a give-away, but I’m Dutch and I directed a Panto buwahaha; we’re taking over all the good stuff.

]]> By: Mike Whitaker http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22602 Mike Whitaker Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:31:44 +0000 http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22602 Dear Aphra, I've just read your entry and Danny's and would very much like to get in contact, so please pass my email address to him. Thanks for your comments and the facility you're providing for playwrights to meet! Cheers Mike Dear Aphra,
I’ve just read your entry and Danny’s and would very much like to get in contact, so please pass my email address to him.
Thanks for your comments and the facility you’re providing for playwrights to meet!

Cheers

Mike

]]> By: Aphra Behn http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22540 Aphra Behn Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:35:46 +0000 http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22540 Mike, the thought of 'Hamlet the Panto' is surreal enough without adding Phnom Penh into the mix. My mind had simply blanked out the cognitive dissonances which is why I ignored your post for so long. Oh yes it is. Danny, how exciting that my blog is providing a place, a forum, a stage for playwrights to meet and - er - play. I'm foolishly careful of other people's email addresses but the moment one of you gives me the go-ahead I'll forward your email address on to the other one of you. Cheers Aphra. Mike, the thought of ‘Hamlet the Panto’ is surreal enough without adding Phnom Penh into the mix. My mind had simply blanked out the cognitive dissonances which is why I ignored your post for so long. Oh yes it is.

Danny, how exciting that my blog is providing a place, a forum, a stage for playwrights to meet and – er – play.

I’m foolishly careful of other people’s email addresses but the moment one of you gives me the go-ahead I’ll forward your email address on to the other one of you.

Cheers

Aphra.

]]> By: Danny Whitehead http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22539 Danny Whitehead Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:37:14 +0000 http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22539 Mike, As the writer of the Phnom Penh Players' "Hamlet: The Panto", I'd love to hear your feedback - particularly as I didn't even get chance to stay in Phnom penh for the show due to work commitments :(. I'd also be very interested in reading your script, and can put you in touch with the PPP board members, who I am sure would be very interested in giving you a world premier! Mike,

As the writer of the Phnom Penh Players’ “Hamlet: The Panto”, I’d love to hear your feedback – particularly as I didn’t even get chance to stay in Phnom penh for the show due to work commitments :( .

I’d also be very interested in reading your script, and can put you in touch with the PPP board members, who I am sure would be very interested in giving you a world premier!

]]> By: Mike Whitaker http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22390 Mike Whitaker Fri, 02 May 2008 13:40:48 +0000 http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-22390 You'll be pleased to know that the panto tradition is alive and well in the most unlikely of places such as Cambodia! At the beginning of February this year, I saw the Phnom Penh Players version of "Hamlet" done as a pantomime. It was aimed at the English language community there, but needed explaining to any non-Brits. It just so happens that I have recently finished writing a panto based on the Carry On characters with a villainous Baron and pantomime horse etc. The script is at this very moment winging its way to Phnom Penh with a view to a possible world premiere in Cambodia. Anyone else interested in reading it? You’ll be pleased to know that the panto tradition is alive and well in the most unlikely of places such as Cambodia! At the beginning of February this year, I saw the Phnom Penh Players version of “Hamlet” done as a pantomime. It was aimed at the English language community there, but needed explaining to any non-Brits. It just so happens that I have recently finished writing a panto based on the Carry On characters with a villainous Baron and pantomime horse etc. The script is at this very moment winging its way to Phnom Penh with a view to a possible world premiere in Cambodia. Anyone else interested in reading it?

]]> By: A lad in a panto « The Singing Librarian Talks (or Writes…) http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-21876 A lad in a panto « The Singing Librarian Talks (or Writes…) Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:06:03 +0000 http://aphrabehn.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/unsung-national-treasures-3-pantomime/#comment-21876 [...] by Singing Librarian on January 18, 2008 Partly spurred on by Aphra Behn’s post on pantomime, and partly due to a cry of “I’m bored!” from one of my fellow [...] [...] by Singing Librarian on January 18, 2008 Partly spurred on by Aphra Behn’s post on pantomime, and partly due to a cry of “I’m bored!” from one of my fellow [...]

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