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Panto season is upon us, and for the performers, anything could happen. Actors recall their most excruciating moments – from a panic attack while dressed as a cow, to dripping blood while in flight as Peter PanWhen panto goes wrong, the show must always go on. And there is a lot that could go wrong: malfunctioning pyrotechnics, panic attacks, chafing thighs, broken props, broken bones, bruised egos – and that’s before you get live animals involved. Missed cues and forgotten lines are small potatoes by comparison. So with panto season once again in full swing, we speak to seasoned professionals about the exhausting, error-laden, explosive truth behind the most “magical” season of the year.Adam Buksh played The Genie in Aladdin at Howden Park Centre, Livingston, West Lothian, in 2013 It was halfway through the show when Aladdin got trapped in the cave. Our version was based on the original story, One Thousand and One Nights (not Disney’s), in which Aladdin possesses two magical entiti...

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7 h. ago Newcastle sweat over Tino Livramento after potentially crushing blow in Carabao Cup clash

Livramento has already missed eight weeks this season with a knee injury

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7 h. ago My petty gripe: office parties feel like work because that’s what they are

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8 h. ago Newcastle dealt crushing Tino Livramento injury blow in Carabao Cup clash

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9 h. ago Inaugural Fifa Women’s Club World Cup confirmed for January 2028

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10 h. ago Manchester City dealt gutting injury blow as starlet winger forced off in Carabao Cup

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10 h. ago Three simple ways to keep healthy habits through the holiday season

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11 h. ago Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on bill that would extend Obamacare subsidies

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12 h. ago Does the flu vaccine protect against 'subclade K' super flu?

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13 h. ago Antoine Semenyo transfer prediction made as Liverpool get timeline for deal completion

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13 h. ago Where can I watch Emily in Paris and what time do new episodes release

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13 h. ago Celtic chairman quits club after receiving ‘intolerable’ levels of abuse

Peter Lawwell leaves Celtic amid poor performances this season, with new manager Wilfred Nancy already struggling

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13 h. ago When is the next season of Emily in Paris releasing on Netflix?

Fans will be pleased they won't have to wait for a second part

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13 h. ago Balearic Islands becomes the latest territory to propose burka ban

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13 h. ago Stirling County secure dream perfect season with Premiership title win

The County women secured their third domestic title in four years after the victory over Watsonians at a muddy Bridgehaugh - and sealed a note-perfect season in the process.

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