Panto prevails as audiences flock back to theatres despite pressures

DESPITE Covid, Scarlet Fever, flu and sickness bugs, pantomime season in Scotland has been declared a success – oh yes it has!

Theatre bosses around the country are now celebrating after fears the cost of living crisis and the after-effects of the pandemic lockdowns would affect ticket sales.

Worries that audiences would be slow to return have proved unfounded with numbers keeping pace or even surpassing previous years.