Panto time again? Oh, yes it is!

We had to skip our annual panto in 2020, but this year we’re bigger, bolder, and brassier than ever with Treasure Island! Oh yes we are! Here are a few of my snaps (in no particular order) from the orchestra pit where I’m playing guitar, as usual. Find out more about Cottenham Theatre Workshop.

Pit band (photo by Darren White) — Pit Band (L-R) – Dave, Rob, Barbara, Adam, Christian (not pictured understudy drummer John and clarinet understudy Tanara

Gary Unwin-Riches is Long John Silver

Liz Mayne as Jim Hawkins

Chrissie Kelby is Jenny Trelawney

Matt Unwin as Mrs Hawkins

Amy Unwin as Mrs Henderson

Mark Nolan as Bloodboiler

Tricia Bradley as Mrs Battersby (left) and Helen McCallum as WI member

Liz Mayne as Jim Hawkins

Duncan McCallum as Goth

John Unwin as Squire Trelawney (left)

Tricia Bradley is Mrs Battersby

Paul Mapp is Little Ron (left)

Teddy

Mary Garside is Polly the Parrot

Mark Nolan is Billy Bones

Natalia Thorn Coe is Seadog Sam (left) and Nikki Kerss is Seaweed Willy

Nathalie Morgan is Georgette Souflet

Rachel Shore as Mrs Parker (right)

Ben Shimmens is Gizzard Slitter (4th from left)

Choreography by Megan Swann (right)

Helen McCallum as Benjamina Gunn

Silver's other bird — Silver’s other bird

Aunty Babs our amazing musical director

Where would the world be without spotted dick?