Pantomime

Last Saturday I went to Suffolk's  oldest surviving, purpose built cinema. It's in Leiston, near the Suffolk coast and has been going since 1914. 

The dance group, where 9 year old EGD has been learning ballet since she was 3, were doing a little bit of dancing in Leiston's pantomime. The guy who is Leiston's  Mr Entertainment wrote the panto - a version of Mother Goose - and starred as The Dame. He's been managing the cinema since 1994 and also does magic shows and organises all sorts of other events. He also works on a small local radio station and YD said he's just started being the Crossing Control 'Lollipop' Man at the  primary school road crossing. They've just reinstated someone there where the road is now crazy busy due to the building of Sizewell C Power Station.

Leiston would be lost without him!

 

It's been a long time since I'd been to a Panto - I'd rather go to a local one like this than the big city ones with some celebrity. Actually Wayne is a celebrity - for Leiston!

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