With Christmas just around the corner, we’ve got some super festive bonus episodes of Armchair Adventures to get all of our adventurers into the spirit. Our first bonus episode, A Panto Adventure, is out today! 🎄 Maybe you’ll choose to open the first door on your advent calendar whilst listening to a new Armchair Adventure.
Connie is off to a pantomime with school, but she’s never seen one before so she doesn’t know what to expect. She sets Uncle Chris and Year 3 at Arlies Primary School a very important assignment – they need to find out what ingredients make up a panto!
Uncle Chris: So, guys, what is your favourite ingredient in a pantomime?
Child: The sweets.
Children: Mmmmmmm
Child: I like the way the goodies always win.
Children: Hurray!
Child: No, I love the baddies the best.
Child: The panto cow is my favourite.
Child: No way, the dame!
Child: Bad jokes.
Child: Custard pies.
Child A: Booing and hissing.
Child B: No, no, no.
Child A: Oh yes it is.
Child B: Oh no it isn’t
We had brilliant fun recording with Year Three at Arlies Primary School for this episode! They told us all about the pantomimes they’d been to see, what their favourite bits of a panto are and even shared their best bad jokes. They’re so bad they’re good – we promise you’ll have a chuckle!
In the end, Uncle Chris decides he needs the opinion of some fellow drama lovers, so he gives our local community theatre group a call. They run us down the top ten pantomime ingredients in showbiz style. From romance to celebrities, giveaways to pantomime dames – what will come out on top?
We hope this episode will get you ready if you’re going on your very own panto adventure. Why not send us a picture of you going to see a pantomime this Christmas? We’ll share the best ones with our listeners around the world!
Don’t forget to join us again for another Christmassy podcast adventure on Thursday 15th December!