Take a well-loved fairy tale, tell it with affection and humor, and children all over the world are fascinated and enthralled. Ask them to hiss the Demon King, cheer the handsome hero and shout their warnings to the good guys when the bad guys are around, and you are starting to build the noisy, excited atmosphere in which Panto thrives.

If it strikes you as odd that the hero is played by a good looking woman with to-die-for legs, and his mother is played by a tough looking man (who'll sock any would be admirer in the jaw) well, its just another piece of this zany jigsaw. Throw in some good tunes, some bad jokes, a touch of illusion, a dancing cow, and lots of slapstick, and you have a great big glorious Holiday feast of a show.