Tis the season to be silly...

[pensnest]

Featuring Lance Bass and Sir Ian McKellen, this is a totally silly bit of fluff based, distantly, on the reaction of our leading soprano (who is from Seattle) when we explained about pantomime. I have extrapolated the wig stuff from, well, productions I have seen, as I have not seen this one. Note: non-British readers will be even more bewildered than my adored Lance. Sorry about that. (Actually, I should probably apologise to British readers too...)


Audience Reaction

"Oh. My. God."

"So, you enjoyed it, I take it?"

"Oh. My. God."

"Not quite what you were expecting, hmm?"

"You wore a dress! Actually about a thousand different dresses! And a purple wig!"

"Darling, please. It was lilac."

"Yeah, and you had those huge—"

"Magnificent, aren't they!"

"I'm traumatised."

"You poor thing."

"I—it—you said pantomime! Not cross-dressing and the audience joining in!"

"Interactive theatre, darling. It's traditional."

Lance glowered. "You sat on my lap!"

"It's a very nice lap. And you were in the front row."

"You got me the ticket. You're a bad man."

"Possibly, possibly." Ian's mouth twitched. "I'm a very good woman, though. Kind to all my friends..."

"Hah."

"Toiling all day in the Chinese laundry..."

"You cut that out, right now."

"You know you like it really."

"No, I don't."

"Oh, yes you do."

"Oh, no I do—ack! You stop that! Right now! You're a bad, bad man!"

"What, stop this? You want me to stop this?"

"Hmph."

"Or perhaps, I shouldn't be doing this?"

"No... that's okay."

"I wouldn't want you to be traumatised any further."

"Really, it's fine."

"Seeing me in curlers can't have been good for you."

"Do not stop! Don't you dare stop, okay?"

"You know, there is another line that rather fits the situation."

"Uh—really?"

"He's behind you!"

Comments

[buddleia.livejournal.com]

I love panto! But explaining it to non-Brits is REALLY difficult. This is cute as, and next time I pass the Old Vic, I will crease up all over again. You bad woman.

[pensnest]

But how could I resist the thought of Lance traumatised by a Dame? Heh.

[canalbaby.livejournal.com]

Funny!

(And I'm dragging my mother along with me to see that show when we're in London next month.)

[pensnest]

Oh, splendid - have fun! I was torn between my innate loathing of panto (I like it when I get there, I just don't like the idea of it!) and a desire to see Sir Ian McKellen as Widow Twanky, so didn't get round to booking.

And if you see Lance Bass in the audience, I want pictures! ;-)

[ephemera-pop.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[pensnest]

Ezzackly!

[dine.livejournal.com]

sadly, I'm one of the benighted Americans who've missed out on panto, though I've seen bits filmed, and certainly have read enough old British novels that I get the basic idea.

I think Sir Ian would make a *fabulous* Dame!

[pensnest]

My parents saw him in 'Aladdin' last year and said he was splendid. By all accounts he has a wonderful time prancing around on stage in his WAY OTT outfits etc.

Perhaps we should export panto to the US? But we'd need to send a 'seed' audience as well as a troupe...

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!! I've never seen one in real life, only snippets on BBC Prime, but I've read about it of course. I can readily understand how traumatised poor Lance must be!

PS So it was you that made the Fa-a-abulous!icon! I adore it! I asked Den if she was the guilty one, because when I used "Out Not In" as Quotation of the Week a little while ago she and I squeed about Lance using that expression.

[pensnest]

Of course, panto is *much* better live. You should come over and see one!

Yep, the icon was a happy moment of inspiration - I'm very fond of it. :-)

[ninjetti75.livejournal.com]

Okay, that?

Was Faaa-a-aabulous, HEEE!!!


And the entire concept of Sir Ian as the Widow Twankee has me rolling on the floor laughing, I'm seriously struggling for air...

Ye Gawds, too funny.

[pensnest]

Why, thank you! I think Sir Ian as Widow Twankee is another example of canon out-doing imagination - you couldn't make it up.

[ninjetti75.livejournal.com]

Okay, I love your icon.

It's even gayer than mine's implications!

[pensnest]

*sniggers* Thanks!

[nopseud]

Hee! Too cute :-)

And, dude, I almost fell over on the escalator on the Tube when I saw the poster for his panto. And I love panto, I just never go.

[pensnest]

Thanks - glad it amused you.

I love panto when I'm there - it's just the rest of the time... But his costumes look amazing. I spent a good hour on this icon - five minutes to make it, fifty-five browsing Sir Ian's website.

[raynedanser.livejournal.com]

trumpeterofdoom sent me... blame her. Again.

Loved this! Especially "He's behind you!"

*collapses in giggles*

[pensnest]

I'm going to be in real trouble next time my amateur theatre company does a panto, aren't I! Glad you enjoyed it.

[raynedanser.livejournal.com]

*thinks*

Um. Yes? Quite likely. But oh it was worth it! ;-)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed that so much! Poor Lance *g*