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I’m fast reaching the conclusion that the Exeter panto is the one to beat. The dream team of the zany Le Navet Bete and director

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year at Princess Hall in Aldershot, as audiences are transported to panto-land for an all-singing, all-dancing, glittery spectacular.

Capably written and directed by Jo Mawhinney and to stretch our imagination, this year’s panto has morphed the theatre into a giant boat, the good