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UK Parliament panto

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Bireadwhatiread · 12/12/2023 11:16

I nominate Boris Johnson for widow Twanky
Suella clearly for the pantomime baddie

But can you help me with the other characters? TIA

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TheBeesBollox · 12/12/2023 11:45

I think Boris would have made a good widow Twankey a few years ago, but now he'd be the idiot character (often son of dame). Or possibly a drunk person in the audience who's removed by security halfway through...

notprincehamlet · 12/12/2023 11:49

It would have to be a pantomime and not a nativity, you'd really struggle to find three wise men

LlynTegid · 12/12/2023 12:21

If Mr Johnson was where he should be, he could not do a pantomime with any woman, as prisons are not mixed.

Surely Michael Gove would be the evil character, and probably revel in playing it?

Ethelburgha · 12/12/2023 12:24

Depressing thing is I cannot think of anyone in any of the parties who I’d cast as the hero/ine.

Maybe Rosie Duffield?

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Bireadwhatiread · 12/12/2023 12:27

James cleverly as a wise man
Rees Mogg as Scrooge 😅

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Bireadwhatiread · 12/12/2023 12:28

Dowden as a wise man as he has kept his mouth shut
Jeremy Hunt as Aladdin as he somehow looks 25

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Bireadwhatiread · 12/12/2023 12:29

LlynTegid · 12/12/2023 12:21

If Mr Johnson was where he should be, he could not do a pantomime with any woman, as prisons are not mixed.

Surely Michael Gove would be the evil character, and probably revel in playing it?

Ok moght be onto a winner with Gove 😅

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NoNoNanette · 12/12/2023 12:29

Bireadwhatiread · 12/12/2023 11:16

I nominate Boris Johnson for widow Twanky
Suella clearly for the pantomime baddie

But can you help me with the other characters? TIA

Widow Wanky more like

TheBeesBollox · 12/12/2023 12:52

I think the problem here is that we need a pantomime with a whole array of different style villains and only one or two "goodies"!

Perhaps we could go for a rewrite of Snow White where all the seven dwarfs are the villains?

TheBeesBollox · 12/12/2023 12:54

Bireadwhatiread · 12/12/2023 12:27

James cleverly as a wise man
Rees Mogg as Scrooge 😅

Rees Mogg would make an excellent Scrooge!
Alternatively, he may be the ghost that haunts the (old) theatre this godforsaken pantomime plays at...

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Bireadwhatiread · 12/12/2023 13:09

I don't know why but I think Sir Keir would look good in tights and hose 😅

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Bireadwhatiread · 12/12/2023 13:10

this is light hearted btw

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DrWhoWhatWhy · 12/12/2023 13:17

Grant Shapps as Buttons?

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Bireadwhatiread · 12/12/2023 13:44

DrWhoWhatWhy · 12/12/2023 13:17

Grant Shapps as Buttons?

Love it! 😅

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declutteringmymind · 12/12/2023 15:00

Sunak the back end of the donkey

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Bireadwhatiread · 12/12/2023 15:01

Oh god. I'm Seeing Suella at the front. Make me unsee that!!!

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drspouse · 12/12/2023 15:51

TheBeesBollox · 12/12/2023 12:52

I think the problem here is that we need a pantomime with a whole array of different style villains and only one or two "goodies"!

Perhaps we could go for a rewrite of Snow White where all the seven dwarfs are the villains?

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves springs to mind.
Rosie Duffield would make a good Pantomime Boy and we need a kindly but ugly bloke to play Ali's mum, the washerwoman, or am I thinking of Aladdin?

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