This year's panto has been written by the director, Celia Bramwell. Jack Frostbite is the villain, with his assistant Coldspot. Up against them is King Wenceslas, his daughter Princess Holly, dame Glad Tidings the palace cook and her dim son Ebb. Father Christmas and his wife Mrs Christmas even make an appearance. Local woodsman William has to find a Christmas tree for the palace (and like every year overlooks these two curious looking trees Longdrop and Shortdrop) and Glad and Ebb have to decorate it. One problem though: evil Jack Frostbite, intent on spoiling Christmas for everyone, has stolen the Christmas Angel with the help of Coldspot and the Frosties! All the palace staff and all the villagers are trying to find it before the King finds out it's missing. Will they, or will Jack, Coldspot and the Frosties prevail? While all that is going on, William and his son Harry are having problems in the romance department, lusting after Glad and Princess Holly, repectively. Will they get each other?

Written and d irected by Celia Bramwell, produced by Celia Bradnam.

Cast
Glad Tidings	Peter Upton
Ebb Tidings	Oliver Holmes
William the Woodsman	Rob Nicholas
Harry (William's son)	Elliot Holmes
King Wenceslas	Roy Bolton
Princess Holly	Lauren Reynolds
Jack Frostbite	Mathew Upton
Coldspot	Kerry Curtis
Frosties	Charlotte Kowalski, Aimee McGuire, Max Murphy, Sam Reynolds
Longdrop	Sue Brown
Shortdrop	Jill Holmes
Father Christmas	Bill Nicholls
Mrs Christmas	Sue Hards (Celia Bramwell)
Wispy	Chloe Murphy
Dipsy	Chloe Billings
Kitchen helpers/villagers	Chloe, Billings, Emily Billings, Sue Brown, David Curtis, Michael Curtis, Jill Holmes, Chloe Murphy, Geena Strowger, Nicola, Wilson

Behind the scenes
prompt	Kim Reynolds
costumes & props	Daphne Smith, Sue Brown, Celia Bradnam, Quay Costumes
lighting	Alan Barney, Ben Mason
sound	Laurens Wilming (Mark Bolton)
stage manager	Steve Brown
stage hands	Robert C. Dobell, Kelvin Murphy, Peter Russell
set design, decoration & construction	Robert C. Dobell, Laurens Wilming, Steve Brown, Robert Nicholas, Peter Bradnam
make-up	Lynn Kowlaski, Sue Hards, Kim Reynolds
music consultant	Paul Davis, Glenis Toddß