A pure moment of instinctive kind-hearted selflessness by a seven-year-old boy in Swansea stole the show during a performance of the annual Grand Theatre pantomime. On Sunday, December 18, Braxton Thomas was invited on stage as a part of a group of four children to take part in a scene of this year's Beauty and the Beast show. You can read our review of the panto along with other Christmas shows here.
The Townhill youngster cut an unassuming figure as one of four children lined up on stage waiting his turn to sing the animal noise verse of Old McDonald. But once it was time for them to receive goodie bags as a reward for their cameos in the show, it was a famous panto gag that created a memorable moment. Kev Johns, who plays Nanna Penny, and Matt Edwards, who plays Cyril, handed out the gifts to three of the kids - leaving one little girl out, pretending that they only had enough for three of them. Of course, there was always a fourth goodie bag, but kind-hearted Braxton’s immediate thought was to sacrifice his and hand it over to the little girl left empty handed.
Whilst the Terrace Road School pupil did get his own goodie bag afterwards, with a few extra selection boxes for his good deed, his selfless act was met by the biggest ovation of the afternoon from the audience. Kev Johns himself even acknowledged the moment afterwards on social media, explaining how he had “never seen kindness like it” in all of his many years participating in the annual show, describing it as special and memorable.
