The R3 Forum Panto: auditions and casting OPEN!

[Nick Armstrong]

Is it too early to start writing the Forum's panto?

Brilliant idea, must remember to initiate nearer the date....I'm already casting you as Snow White Am51....already got ideas as to who would be 3 or 4 of your 7 Dwarves too....well grumpy is easily cast....

No time like the present - casting should proceed without delay, I think. I suspect that the writing process will have to come after we see what talent is available.

In addition to Snow White and Grumpy and his mates (Aide-mémoire: Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy):

Principal boy

Dame

Baron Hardup (vinteuil possibly a shoe-in for this one... )

Villain

Comic lead

Panto horse (dual role: forequarters and rear end) - option on Panto cow as well, if more than one rear-end available...

Wicked witch

Good fairy

Two ugly sisters

Genie of the lamp

Nominations (including self-nominations) below, please.

[Serial_Apologist]

No time like the present - casting should proceed without delay, I think. I suspect that the writing process will have to come after we see what talent is available.

Anna can be Snow White, and Hornspieler Grumpy

In addition to Snow White and Grumpy and his mates (Aide-mémoire: Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy):

Principal boy - French Frank

Dame - Sydney Grew

Baron Hardup (vinteuil possibly a shoe-in for this one... ) - ahinton

Villain - Beef Oven

Comic lead - MrPee

Panto horse (dual role: forequarters and rear end) - option on Panto cow as well, if more than one rear-end available...

Wicked witch - MrGG

Good fairy - Ams51

Two ugly sisters

Genie of the lamp - Pabmusic

Nominations (including self-nominations) below, please.

Sorry - broke the above rule, but saved time.

[ardcarp]

Mrs Ardcarp has just nominated me for Dopey.....sssssssssssssssssss.

[Sir Velo]

Baron Hardup (vinteuil possibly a shoe-in for this one... )

Shoo-in I think you'll find!

Is there a role for the Pedant?

[Anna]

Anna can be Snow White.

Well, I used to be Snow White, but then I drifted ....
She's behind you!!

[Nick Armstrong]

Shoo-in I think you'll find!

Is there a role for the Pedant?

Ah! I don't think I'd ever written the phrase down before... it's 'shoo' as in herding cats, rather than 'shoe' as in nudging something with the side of one's foot, is it?

I'm sure there could be a scene for Jack and Buttons in lessons with the strict schoolmaster wielding his tickling-cane....

[vinteuil]

Is there a role for the Pedant?

... I think, given the castings possibilities provided by contributors here, there will be - "A Chorus of Pedants"

[Nick Armstrong]

Sorry - broke the above rule, but saved time.

No problem (which rule?! )

Surely you can think of a horse's a*se or two?

[Anna]

I'm sure there could be a scene for Jack and Buttons in lessons with the strict schoolmaster wielding his tickling-cane....

I thought we were doing Snow White - if it's a mash-up (to borrow SM-P's fave expression) of Pantos there must be a Widow Twanky somewhere ....

[Madame Suggia]

Put my name down as an ugly sister

[DracoM]

I can do Bashful

[mangerton]

Is there room for a Wicked Scotsman?

[Padraig]

Surely you can think of a horse's a*se or two?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wO8toxinoc

[Nick Armstrong]

I thought we were doing Snow White - if it's a mash-up (to borrow SM-P's fave expression) of Pantos there must be a Widow Twanky somewhere ....

As mentioned in my #1 Anna, I thought we should wait and see who's available and sculpt the story round the "talent".

I completely agree about having a Twanky!

I wonder if Stillhomewardbound could be persuaded to deploy his thespian genes and drag himself on stage for a spot of Twanky action...?

[Don Petter]

Surely you can think of a horse's a*se or two?

Takes me back to a song from my student days:

... She said 'Are you Gilbert the Star?'
I said 'No! I'm the elephant's bottom!' ...

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