Latest On Song column, October 23
ALL together now! Panto season is coming around. Oh, no, it isn’t! Oh, yes, it is! One of the most eagerly-anticipated pantomimes in west Wales is the show staged by Theatrau Sir Gâr / Carmarthenshire Theatres at The Lyric in Carmarthen. This year, it is the turn of Beauty and the Beast, which will run from December 12-29. The festive favourite promises to be a spectacular show filled with magical moments, plenty of laughs, and all the panto fun that families have come to love. Following on from the success of last year’s pantomime (seen by nearly 8,000 local people), Beauty and the Beast will be produced in-house again by the Theatrau Sir Gâr team, in arrangement with the renowned pantomime producing company, Imagine Theatre. This year’s Beauty and the Beast cast includes three Carmarthenshire-born cast members. The line-up includes - • Steve Elias as the hilarious and larger-than-life Dame Sylvia Scrub-it. Steve is delighted to be returning to his hometown to take on the leg