Do you go the panto before or after Christmas?

[Doughnuts68]

Do you go the panto before or after Christmas?

Before

After

always after as it gives us something to do in that chrimbo limbo week!

After- too busy with work before

Before. We're going on Monday.

I prefer after but just because there are a lot of things before.

Before- I get free tickets from work so I don’t usually get to choose the date. We’ve been already.

Before, we saw it on 3 December this year. We book loads of kids theatre/concerts through December/Jan so fitting it in early is the only way to ensure we can see all the shows we want. I booked the tickets with an early bird offer back in July!

Before Christmas buts that’s my choice .

We usually go between Christmas and New Year.

I don't go as my DC are grown, but if I did it'd be after Christmas.

OH NO YOU DONT

Usually before but booked for 28th this year

We always go on Christmas Eve then out for dinner. I buy the tickets as soon as they are released because they go so quickly.

Ideally I would go on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day or New Years Day - it would feel more special close to the day. Usually too busy to do that though.

Usually go a week or so into January to have something to look forward to and once things have quietened down.

This year I am going a week before Christmas and I think it will be a nice sort of getting into the Christmas spirit, increase the anticipation thing.

Any time is a good time for the pantomime 🎭🎄😀

Going on Friday. Seems wrong after Christmas somehow!

Pro tip - don't go to:
The first three days or the last day of the run
Last show on Christmas Eve/ New Year's Eve
First show on Boxing Day/2nd Jan
Any show on a 3 show day
Any morning show (unless you're with a schools group)

Always before

Before going Saturday.

In-laws used to take dc (it was my Christmas wrapping night in theory but inevitably dh and I used to just sit at home together and drink wine 😂), always before Christmas.

Before, used to be the matinee on Christmas Eve but this year we went on the 3rd Dec as we got school tickets - too early for me as I didn't feel Christmassy - I prefer Christmas Eve, the atmosphere is much more jovial!

Before

We love the matinee on the last day, because where we go the cast tend to play around for that show. My daughters are/were panto babes so we usually spend a lot of time at panto, this year only 12 shows (plus a visit to the other venue where we normally perform). We also see a lot of rehearsals.

I hate Boxing Day for panto because it spoils Christmas for the performers, especially on a 3 show day

Thanks all

Neither. Woukd rather run my tits through a mangle!