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The Magic Bookmark Panto at Cornerstone Arts Centre – 7th June 2025 @ 2:30pm
7th June 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Direct from a successful run Off-Broadway, audiences are invited to join “everyone’s favourite pantomime dame,” (Metro) and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Mama G on a brand new panto adventure for the whole family.
Evil Book Worm has decided that reading gives people too much knowledge, and makes all the books from Mama G’s library disappear. Before the world can turn to chaos, Mama G has to save the day by finding three books that will help make the world a better place. Of course, she can’t do it alone and that’s when she discovers the mysterious and wonderful Magic Bookmark…
Families have been loving this storytelling show full of panto fun, interaction, song and dance, puppetry, and some of the finest picture books currently on the market!
The show is written in Mama G’s inimitable uplifting and interactive style, with original songs by award winning musical comedian Katie Pritchard. The Magic Bookmark is voiced by West End star Julie Yammanee (Bonnie and Clyde, Lazarus and Avenue Q.)
As a tool to promote the power of reading The Magic Bookmark includes three mini story times from Mama G herself. The chosen books will explore Mama G’s ethos of being who you want and loving who you are and will be drawn from a list including Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty and David Roberts, The Lipstick by Laura Dockrill and Maria Karipadou, and Mama G’s very own picture book Oh Yes I Am!
As with of all of Petite Pantos’ productions, The Magic Bookmark will be full of terrible jokes, lots of joining in and a smattering of slapstick.
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:
“You are going to love the songs!”
“Great fun and fabulous storytelling.”
“Very funny, very good lessons for the kids… thoroughly entertaining for adults.”
“Fabulous LGBT+ stories read to children… whilst also getting a mini panto.”
“Loved Mama G, loved the audience participation and loved all the songs.”
The Magic Bookmark
Cornerstone Arts Centre, 25 Station Road, Didcot, OX11 7NE
June 7th 2025 @ 2:30pm
Running time: 55 minutes, no interval.
Tickets £10, children £9
https://www.cornerstone-arts.org/whats/magic-bookmark