{"id":46754,"date":"2020-12-15T11:33:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T11:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=46754"},"modified":"2020-12-15T11:54:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T11:54:33","slug":"drive-in-pantomime-cancellation-disappoints-audiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/12\/15\/drive-in-pantomime-cancellation-disappoints-audiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Drive-in pantomime cancellation disappoints audiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Performances of Horrible Christmas<\/em> at Cardiff Airport axed due to \u201cthe current Covid situation in Wales\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CARDIFF\u2019s hopes of hosting a pantomime in 2020 have been dashed as the drive-in production of Horrible Christmas<\/em> at Cardiff Airport has been cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

600 cars were due to attend performances on Sunday, December 20, but audiences will now be automatically refunded to their original payment method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just six days before the show was set to be performed, a statement from Car Park Panto<\/a>, the company behind the production, read: \u201cUnfortunately, due to the current Covid situation in Wales and acting upon recommendations, we do not feel it is right for Car Park Panto to go ahead at Cardiff Airport this December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Car Park Panto elves have been working tirelessly to try and make this work, but sadly we have been unable to find a solution that ensures all our customers\u2019 safety and delivers the event that we promised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are so sad not to be bringing the performance of Horrible Christmas to Cardiff, especially as it\u2019s one of the Horrible Histories cast\u2019s favourite cities to visit!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horrible Christmas<\/em> is a production based on the best-selling Horrible Histories books and performed by The Birmingham Stage Company. It has toured for a number of years, telling the story of a young boy tasked with saving Christmas, featuring Charles Dickens, Oliver Cromwell and King Henry VIII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, due to the closure of theatres, it is being performed in various outdoor spaces around the UK, with audiences watching from their cars. There are big screens either side of a makeshift stage to allow cars further back to see, while audio is transmitted through car radios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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