At Truro College
In this seasonal lecture I will talk about the seemingly polished world of professional pantomime - and reveal what it’s really like.
Being born into a theatrical family – my father was the Carry On actor Peter Butterworth and my mother was the Thatcher impressionist Janet Brown – I spent my childhood Christmases watching in the wings as my father was always the panto Dame and my mother was always the Principle Boy. So let me share with you the bouquets and the brickbats. I’ll look at the famous names, the greatest Dames and the old routines that we all remember, and some that it’s best to forget!
And I’ll talk about why this most precious of British traditions will always endure, and why, surprisingly, every actor wants to do it. This is a revealing look at professional panto, from the inside, from someone who was born into it.
Tyler Butterworth grew up in a theatrical family and spent twenty five years as an actor working extensively in film, television, theatre and radio.
Now, he produces self-guided audio walking tours to cities across Europe for private clients and exclusively supplies the audio guides for the thousands of American participants in the London New Year’s Day Parade. He lives in Sussex where he walks on the South Downs and the South Coast.