'Tis the season for tights, baddies and fair maidens

ACROSS the region, men are getting ready to squeeze into tights, baddies are preparing to do their worst, innocent young maidens are hoping their prince will turn up ust in time and kiddies are about to shout "He's behind you!"

Yes the collective madness known as pnatomime descends on West Sussex this week with a rich crop of Christmas shows opening or already up and running.

Across West Sussex there is a pleasing lack of reality-TV stars that have dogged pantos of late. Instead there is a wealth of proper performers capable of putting story-telling first and so delivering the magic.

For full details of all the Christmas shows in the county, more pictures and arts and entertainments see West Sussex Gazette December 10.

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