The Grand Old Duke of York

Set on conventional lines with a bad tempered fairy, a good witch, knockabout scenes, but based on a less usual subject. The wicked Baron Snatcher and his henchmen overthrow the benign Grand Old Duke with the help of the wicked fairy Maleficent. But the Gypsy boy aided by good witch Old Mother Shipt…

Pantomime for 13 characters and chorus on convential lines with a bad tempered fairy, a good witch, knockabout scenes, reference to local names and so on, but based on a less usual subject

First production 1981

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