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[finlay_horatio]

I worked about 70 hours the past 9 days. good times.
Although I really should have spent a bit more time on my essay, guess I will have to cram it in when I get back to Exeter.

Nottingham tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it. Going to be a busy 10 days or so

I have been to 2 pantos so far, and 1 more to go. I love pantos.

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[harmonicsoul]

What are pantos? Are you still at the call center?

[harmonicsoul]

pantomimes. Very british! take a fairy tale or story, ie Beauty and the beast, sleeping beauty, Cinderella, Alladin, add People in drag, slapstick humour, the same jokes, very little plot and lots of crowd interaction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime

Hell no, I am working as a waiter.

[finlay_horatio]

that was me!
I also found this much better summary on wikipedia...

Traditionally performed at Christmas, with family audiences consisting mainly of children and parents, British pantomime is now a popular form of theatre, incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, cross-dressing, in-jokes, audience participation, and mild sexual innuendo. There are a number of traditional story-lines, and there is also a fairly well-defined set of performance conventions. Lists of these items follow, along with a special discussion of the 'guest celebrity' tradition, which emerged in the late 19th century.