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Huddersfield nostalgia: Pantomimes down the years
Mirfield Parish Church Pantomime Committee's production of 'Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat'. (left to right), (back) Sophie Lockwood (fairy), Lydia May (King Rat), Joseph Pope (Sarah the Dame) and Nicola Jaggar (Alice), (front) Milly Johnson (cat) and Shelley Pryke (Dick), in January 2007. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)1 of 23 
Mirfield Pantomime Principals, in January 1950.2 of 23 
Turn Again Theatre Panto - Alice in Wonderland - Panto horse and some of the characters with Alice Loren Muff, in Janury 2006. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)3 of 23 ![]()
Pantomime at Milton Church, in January 1960.4 of 23 ![]()
Southgate Methodist Pantomime (Jack & Jill), in February 1953.5 of 23 ![]()
Stars of the Huddersfield Light Opera Company Pantomime, The Wonderful Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, at the LBT included (left to right): funnyman Neil Broadbent as Ali Mulligan, the widow’s son; Rebecca Mallinson as Princess Yasmin and Julia Mattin as a thigh slapping Sinbad, in January 2006. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)6 of 23 ![]()
Principals Lesley Coleman and Anne French pictured with the Doreen France Dancers in a scene from Honley Players’ pantomime Dick Whittington, in February 2006.7 of 23 ![]()
Sheepridge Childrens Panto, in February 19548 of 23 ![]()
Penistone Show. Penistone Theatre Group promoting their panto "Snow White", Yolande Sanderson, with "Sopwith" the camel, in September 2007. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)9 of 23 ![]()
Huddersfield Light Opera Panto. Humpty Dumpty, in January 2007. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)10 of 23 ![]()
Huddersfield Light Opera panto. Sinbad, Left to right, Shanty - Rachel O'Hare, Tinbad - Neil Broadbent, Parissa - Charlotte Paxman and Sinbad - Sharon Whitehead, in January 2008. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)11 of 23 ![]()
Cragrats panto, Holmfirth, in January 2008. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)12 of 23 ![]()
Meltham panto, in December 1954.13 of 23 ![]()
Almond Meth panto (Left to right) Jenny Nichols, James Crawshaw, Kirsten Broad, Joanna Bee, in February 2003. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)14 of 23 ![]()
Turn Again Theatre Panto - Alice in Wonderland - Alice - Loren Muff with (left to right) Mad Hatter - Steve Baker, Queen of Hearts - Gwen Parr, Walrus - Graham Hodgson and King of Hearts - Allan Sykes, in January 2006. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)15 of 23 ![]()
St Philips Church Hall panto (left to right) Jo Eastwood - rat , Jessica Townend - rat, Donna Morgan - fairy queen, Amanda Waterhouse - princess, Camille Pollitt - prince, Tracey Pollitt - witch, in February 2003. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)16 of 23 ![]()
Spot on Musical Panto at Moldgreen Utd Reform Church. "Dick Whittington" (left to right) "King Rat" - Irene Bradley, "Alice" - Ahleigh Stephenson, "Dick" - Elizabeth Priest and "Cat" - Jessica Berry, in December 2006. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)17 of 23 ![]()
Sound Of Music Panto, Marsden. Left To Right Back, Eddie Hoyle- Maria, Anthony Norcliffe-Baron Von Trapp, Nigel Haigh-Mother Superior, Front Malcolm Payne - Kniez Von Trapp, Stephen Hendren- Liesel Von Trapp, in January 2003. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)18 of 23 ![]()
Panto at Golcar J, I&N School. Members of the cast of 'Cinderella', in April 2004. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)19 of 23 ![]()
Panto time with Honley Players’ Amateur Dramatic Society presented Aladdin at Southgate Theatre. Among the principals were Pat Shaw, Susan Armitage, Andrew Hampshire, Denis Thewlis, David and Steven Hepper, David Hibbert, Celia Wood, Susan Dickinson, Michael Livesey, Carol Livesey, Robert Broadbent, Elizabeth Hume-Dawson and Cynthia Kenworthy, in February 2006.20 of 23 ![]()
Penistone Christmas lights switch on. Penistone Dramatic Society. Panto characters entertain the crowds, in December 2003. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)21 of 23 ![]()
The pantomime 'Bo Peep' held in the schoolroom of Trinity Methodist Curch on Trinity Street in Mirfield. Names on photograph: back row from L-R Helen Walker as Mrs Buttons, Alan Drake as the Town Crier, Bryan Middleham as Wicked Wizard Wally, Paul Sharp as Dame Blue, Ken Robson as the Duke, Alice Dabrowska as the Fairy Queen. Front row L-R Helen Middleham as Boy Blue, Megan Carlile as Bo Peep and Rebecca Swithenbank as Prissy, in January 2006. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner)22 of 23 ![]()
Panto season started early in Elland where Hansel and Gretel was being staged by Southgate Methodist Church Pantomime Society. Left to right are Kelly Sykes (Hansel), Adrian Sutliffe, Graham Alsancak and Sarah Carrapiett (Gretel)23 of 23
