Panto fun at PwC
January 28, 2010
Sequins, thigh-slapping, and innuendos aren't usually associated with professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), but it was high camp all the way at last night's panto.
Bizarrely, it was my first panto, so I approached it with some hesitance and not a little trepidation. But within 10 minutes I was singing along and within 20 I was shouting 'she's behind you' with the best of them.
And what a panto. Who knew that Cinderella sang Amy Winehouse numbers, that one of the seven dwarves was French (and one Welsh), or that Cinders' childhood nurse, Dame Doitall (pictured) had access to Madonna's wardrobe (namely the gold conical Jean-Paul Gaultier bra).
It had it all - familiar songs, sharp dance routines, great costumes, clever sets and gusto by the bucketful.
The only thing missing was a list of job titles on the programme - I would love to have known what those dwarves did for a living. Accountant, economist, auditor?
This was PwC's 24th panto season. And while the performers and stage-hands are all staff, the audience included 5,000 under 10-year-olds, drawn from inner city schools and charities across London.
I've already asked for an invitation for next year's ...
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