• Cast members perform Jack and the Beanstalk at York Theatre Royal. The performance is the first of a series that are part of York Theatre Royal's Travelling Pantomime production. Getty Images
    Cast members perform Jack and the Beanstalk at York Theatre Royal. The performance is the first of a series that are part of York Theatre Royal's Travelling Pantomime production. Getty Images
  • The pantomime will visit every one of York's 21 wards and put on a show in community centres, schools, sports and church halls. Getty Images
    The pantomime will visit every one of York's 21 wards and put on a show in community centres, schools, sports and church halls. Getty Images
  • At the start of each performance the cast will ask the audience to choose between three different panto favourites; Dick Whittington, Jack and the Beanstalk and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Getty Images
    At the start of each performance the cast will ask the audience to choose between three different panto favourites; Dick Whittington, Jack and the Beanstalk and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Getty Images
  • The performance at York Theatre Royal comes on the first day of the new tier system introduced at the end of the second Coronavirus lockdown to prevent against further spread of the Coronavirus. Getty Images
    The performance at York Theatre Royal comes on the first day of the new tier system introduced at the end of the second Coronavirus lockdown to prevent against further spread of the Coronavirus. Getty Images
  • York is in tier two and the restrictions allow for the performance in front of a limited audience to take place. Getty Images
    York is in tier two and the restrictions allow for the performance in front of a limited audience to take place. Getty Images
  • Actor Robin Simpson applies make up as he prepares to play the character of the Dame in Jack and the Beanstalk. Getty Images
    Actor Robin Simpson applies make up as he prepares to play the character of the Dame in Jack and the Beanstalk. Getty Images
  • Actor Faye Campbell performs in Jack and the Beanstalk at York Theatre Royal. Getty Images
    Actor Faye Campbell performs in Jack and the Beanstalk at York Theatre Royal. Getty Images
  • Actor Josh Benson cartwheels across the stage as cast members perform. Getty Images
    Actor Josh Benson cartwheels across the stage as cast members perform. Getty Images
  • Audience members have their temperatures check as they arrive. Strict Covid-19 measures will be implemented in line with the current tier two guidelines. Getty Images
    Audience members have their temperatures check as they arrive. Strict Covid-19 measures will be implemented in line with the current tier two guidelines. Getty Images
  • Audience members react as they watch actors from York Theatre Royal perform. Getty Images
    Audience members react as they watch actors from York Theatre Royal perform. Getty Images
  • Cast members perform Jack and the Beanstalk. Getty Images
    Cast members perform Jack and the Beanstalk. Getty Images
  • Actor Faye Campbell adjusts her hat as she prepares to play the character of the Hero in Jack and the Beanstalk. Getty Images
    Actor Faye Campbell adjusts her hat as she prepares to play the character of the Hero in Jack and the Beanstalk. Getty Images

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'Oh yes it is!' Travelling pantomime is back

Cast members performed 'Jack and the Beanstalk' to a young audience at York Theatre Royal in York, England

Neil Murphy
Neil Murphy

December 03, 2020

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The Christmas pantomime season is finally under way in the UK after the end of a month-long coronavirus lockdown.

This picture gallery shows cast members from York Theatre Royal's Travelling Pantomime performing Jack and the Beanstalk  to a young audience in York, England.

Members of the crowd will be asked to choose between three different pantos: Dick Whittington; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; and the aforementioned family favourite.

The show will tour York's 21 wards and will appear in community centres, schools, sports and church halls until December 23.

Britain ended its lockdown on Wednesday, allowing the return of audiences to theatres and stadiums – albeit with capacity significantly reduced and Covid restrictions strictly enforced.

Pantomimes are a family Christmas tradition in Britain and are popular for their slapstick humour and audience participation.

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