{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6420adfbb3335a0012af9a1d/658461b233cccc00162d645b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"16: Panto Special 2 - Behind the scenes at Redhill's 'Big Top'","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6420adfbb3335a0012af9a1d/1708879256914-d264c8ba5593952e6d7d48ecd995119f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Panto Special 2 - Behind the scenes as the Redhill pantomime prepares for its 2023 run.</p><p><br></p><p>The much-loved Redhill Christmas panto this year has been relocated to a circus-style Big Top tent in the nearby Memorial Park, after the show’s intended venue The Harlequin was shut due to dangerous concrete. </p><p><br></p><p>In the second of our special editions recorded on location inside the Big Top itself - on stage and inside the actor's dressing area - we speak with members of the crew and cast including Phil Reid (Philippe Philoppe) and Simon Bashford (Madame Cheri Trifle). </p><p><br></p><p>And download episode 15 to hear from the people who decided to move Beauty and the Beast, and how it's been transformed into a venue the likes of which have not been seen locally - or nationally - ever before, and from a pantomime expert on the history of these Christmas shows.</p><p><br></p><p>Tickets available at <a href=\"https://harlequintheatre.co.uk/pantomime/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://harlequintheatre.co.uk/pantomime/</a> </p>","author_name":"Peter Stewart"}