Panto Come Home!

(2020)

East Van Panto: Panto Come Home. Photo by Emily Cooper.

What do you get when you mix the best of all seven East Van Pantos, the York Theatre, and 350 pounds of past Panto costumes? It’s Panto Come Home! Artistic Directors James Long and Maiko Yamamoto sneak into the York to find very sad pyjama-clad Veda Hille parked at her piano. Seems she’s moved into the theatre and has been spending her days trying to relive Panto memories of old. In an attempt to cheer her up they call up a bunch of their Panto friends to sing and dance the greatest East Van Panto hits. Things go sideways fast when the Phanto of the Panto swoops in. He’s been watching these things ever since Jack and the Beanstalk opened the York eight years ago and has a few choice ideas of his own. Physically-distanced antics ensue!

East Van Panto: Panto Come Home!. Photo by Emily Cooper.

Directors: Maiko Yamamoto and James Long

Music and Lyrics: Veda Hille

Written by: Mark Chavez

Cast: Mark Chavez, James Long, Shawn Macdonald, Dawn Petten, Donna Soares, Amanda Sum, Maiko Yamamoto

Orchestra: Veda Hille and Barry Mirochnick

Videography: Cameron Anderson

Costume Co-ordination: Barb Clayden

Lighting Design: Adrian Muir and Sophie Tang

Sound Design: Sophie Tang

Stage Manager: Jan Hodgson

Assistant Stage Manager: Yvonne Yip