Jan 17 1978. Diminuitive Jenny Gardner (baby Snow White) creeps up behind Emma Forse (the wicked queen), with a very large safety pin. With enormous gusto Jenny jams the pin into Emma's tempting bum. The audience in Minstead Hall almost fell off their chairs laughing. Suddenly we knew we had a hit. From that moment, the cast of children had the audience in the palm of their hand and the evening ended in triumph.
As we wandered around sweeping the hall at the end of the show we were dazed and amazed. Everyone felt something had really happened that night. They were right too. Thirty pantomimes later a new generation of Minstead children are preparing to perform the 30th Minstead Panto. Dr Who this time.
Hundreds of people have been involved over the 30 years of the pantos. This is a place where any and all of you can share your memories of the old pantos, the new pantos, the tears, the tantrums and the joys we have had over the past years. I hope you'll be putting up your memories here.
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