nanny-now and forever
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chirsitmas eventwhat do folk think then?
i have opted for the soap opera myself......
we will finally sort out the day once we know what we are doing but at the moment the 22nd is favourite
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lloyd
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I went forPanto meself. After all, folks, ....it's Christmas! 
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Becki
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I went for soap opera but I don't mind really 
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Kathy
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Oooo hard decision............erm.....................hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Quite fancy seeing Nanny as a barmaid, wouldn't be much malt left for the punters though.............
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lloyd
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If she was Barmaid, could her name be Nancy?....And then we could get Granpa (Mr Nanny) to play a part to, in between choping off horses legs. what would his name be?.....Grampster, perhaps? ....and Kathy, what about big ole beardie one?...Can he do a one liner? 
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Cabbagepatch
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I voted soap opera
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Leonie2
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soap opera here too, we could make it a christmas time soap opera
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Cabbagepatch
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we could have a weekly episode  
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Leonie2
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Becki
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| cabbagepatch wrote: | | we could have a weekly episode |
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Kathy
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Don't reckon theres enough Ardbeg to keep Nanny going on a weekly series.............
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Cabbagepatch
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| Kathy wrote: | | Don't reckon theres enough Ardbeg to keep Nanny going on a weekly series............. |
Consider this. Nanny holed up all winter in the rainswept nether regions of Wales. Unable to get as far as the local post office, let alone the pub because of deeeeeep deeeeeeeeeep floods.
Desperate to escape her dreadful ordeal, Nanny will turn to the only bit of sanity she can think of.....
The Potting Shed Soap....................
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nanny-now and forever
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this is looking a bit soap opera-ish is this poll
somewhere in a small village in middle england or muddle wales, there live several people for whom time has virtually stood still?
what century are we in i wonder?
will we swash our buckles?
perhaps smuggle brandy past the king's custom men?
dance around in tights deep in the heart of the forest?
work in the big house perhaps, run the risk of upsetting the Master when he tries to force his attentions upon us thereby trying to ruin our reputations?
are we working hard in the mines or the fields?
who knows
haven't worked it out yet..............
could be we are just ordinary people in an ordinary town where "things" go wrong and where we are all beset by the trials and tribulations of daily life..........
no
don't like that one
still thinking
end poll next ........wednesday i think though i believe it to be a foregone conclusion..........
then we must confirm the date
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Kathy
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I fancy the dancing around in tights in the heart of the forest one, but then again theres a lot to be said for a good old swashbuckle and if you do decide on the big house one can you make the Master handsome with a firm jutting chin................
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Cabbagepatch
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| Kathy wrote: | | I fancy the dancing around in tights in the heart of the forest one, but then again theres a lot to be said for a good old swashbuckle and if you do decide on the big house one can you make the Master handsome with a firm jutting chin................ |
um, firm chins, swashbuckling tights and the master's house, no doubt a thundering great sprawling castle. No doubt Pauline of Eastenders will turn up as distressed grnadma of generations of wayward offspring....
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lloyd
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All very appropriate to the season then? 
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Cabbagepatch
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I'm sure Nanny will find a space for some seasonal musings. Perhaps a family outing to gather the holly and ivy, ye olde traditional carol singers knocking at the Big House, the kitchenmaid stealing the master's sherry............
Can I play that part please
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Leonie2
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Well I'm all dressed up and ready for my part as the neighbours cat, seasonal too just to make Lloyd happy I'll just go curl up on a nice comfy chair like all good self respecting cats do and wait for my cue
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Cabbagepatch
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Pussycats, kaizer's favourite!!!
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Leonie2
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ermmmmm, maybe I'll go curl up somewhere ummmmmm, less busy, where no one (particularly Kaizer) can find me
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Cabbagepatch
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He's a little angel really
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Leonie2
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hmmmm, I'm sure he is, provided you're not a cat!
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Cabbagepatch
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nanny-now and forever
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you guys are mnore or less writing this yourselves you know
as last year
all i have to do is supply the idea and you take it from there
brilliant
hopefully some of our new downsizer freiends will join in
hmmmmmmmmmmm
a self sufficient great house.......full of all the festive seasons produce and much feasting is to take place when
hark!!
what can it be?
the door flings open and in rushes.............................
don't know what or who yet..........
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Cabbagepatch
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Nanny, I think you must take on board the very important fact that this soap opera can only go "live" if you are at the helm so to speak.
One trusts that you are staying up night and day writing the script.......
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Kathy
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Hows the script coming along, do I have a part yet, need to get my outfit and props sorted. 
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lloyd
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Come on Nanster, we need to organise our costumes!!
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Somerset Lad
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I don't really see myself in tights. 
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nanny-now and forever
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i definitley have a good germ of an idea
i won't be writing a script, just the plot synopsis, we will dole out the parts and you guys will fill in the lines as we gowhile i sit calmly on the sidelines (yeah right), more or less like last year
once tomorrow is over i can give it more thought and let you all have an idea of what is going on
patience, patience my children
and yes i can see you in tights certainly SL
i just hope it all works...........that's the plot not your tights SL
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lloyd
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as some of you will recall, last year at the last minute I was unable to participate in the panto, but am most looking forward to it this year. Can we incorporate some dirty dancing into the script?...I learned how to last night, but can't recall who with!!!!
Wasn't CP......
Hope it wasn't someone really ugly.............
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Cabbagepatch
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| lloyd wrote: | as some of you will recall, last year at the last minute I was unable to participate in the panto, but am most looking forward to it this year. Can we incorporate some dirty dancing into the script?...I learned how to last night, but can't recall who with!!!!
Wasn't CP......
Hope it wasn't someone really ugly............. |
Oh, she was, really really really ugly
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lloyd
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Well thank God it wasn't a he!!
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Cabbagepatch
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| lloyd wrote: | | Well thank God it wasn't a he!! |
That was later
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lloyd
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Back to the plot......What news Nanster?....Any moves forward or still doing Gregory Peck in Moby Dick, rain slanting off the furrowed brow, wind lashed hair, etc?
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nanny-now and forever
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ok this is what i have thought so far.....
it is christmas time and the panto season is in full swing
in a small village in middle UK, a travelling theatre group are installed in the village hall to give a performance of cinderella to the locals
rehearsals are proving difficult as there are undercurrents within the group
at long last the long awaited performance hits the stage.....................
everybody from the village is there...................tickets have been oversold in order to accomodate those who were late buying theirs and there are at least 5 fire officers -the only way that little johnny's father (s) could get in as he forgot to buy his ticket and johnny's mother isn't speaking to him...........and the local WI are well armed with tea, cakes and jam
so
i reckon we can mix the panto cinderella with village life and throw in a bit of sauce
i thought that if we dole out panto parts and the rest of the village can come along and carry on in the aisles as it were to their hearts content..
i want to see comedy, tragedy, pathos and plenty of vitriol
having done village panto i know what it quickly degenerates into
but if you don't like the idea please say so and we can think of something else
after all it is just a bit of fun and alcohol - i shall try hard not to end up the quivering wreck i was last year
so come on then
critique please
don't forget i would need at least THREE pantomime dames ..............i have 3 guys in mind but might have to hold auditions on the casting couch
i will have to review the plot of course ........
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Leonie2
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sounds fab nanny
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nanny-now and forever
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ah
only two panto dames..........there were 2 sisters not 3 but then....we can have three if we want.....we can have more than three if we want
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Cabbagepatch
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Oh dear, it sounds like a typical day at work for me!!!!!!
Nanny, I don't understand why you feel you were reduced to a quivering wreck last year.........
Ok, am going to make lunchboxes now.....I may be some time
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