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How to Plan a Christmas Pantomime for Senior Care

How to Plan a Christmas Pantomime for Senior Care
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A Pantomime (or 'Panto' for short) is a traditional British Christmas play. Christmas Pantomimes are immensely popular in the U.K. and deeply rooted into British culture. They are so joyful and entertaining! This is a wonderful tradition that is well worth embracing in senior care homes.

In this article we cover:

  • 6 Benefits of a Christmas Pantomime
  • How to Plan a Pantomime
  • 5 Traditional Pantomime Gimmicks
  • 3 Christmas Pantomime Scripts
  • Making it work
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Bernie  avatar

We did Cinderella panto. Had a carer beside each resident prompting the lines. It was brilliant and we zoomed it out to the families. Planning to do again next year. Changed the names of ugly sisters to Lucy and Rosie and word Bollocks for Sugar...Thank you so much

Solange avatar

Hi Bernie, how ingenious! I loved the changing names! Well done!

Talita avatar

Oh this is wonderful to hear Benrie! We love to receive feedback on pantos, they really are so much fun! Wow good on you making it work via zoom, I'm sure it was amazing and very much appreciated!

Susan avatar

Bernie thank you for sharing this

It sounds like you had a lot of fun

I am sure the families appreciated that you zoomed it to them

Tracy avatar

I absolutley love golden carers ❤️ It provides so much helpful knowledge and fun things to do . Thankyou it makes my job a pleasure xxx

Talita avatar

Thank you so very much for your feedback Tracy! All the best! x

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