Wakefield Museums and Castles: Oh Yes It Is! 75 years of the St Giles with St Mary’s Pantomime Society

Open until 1 November 2025 at Pontefract Museum

Free entry

$Members of the St Giles with St Mary's Pantomime Society in costume for Hansel and Gretel, standing either side of the entrance to Pontefract Museum and beckoning you in$

Pantomime is a traditional and uniquely British type of theatre and an important part of many people’s Christmas and New Year celebrations.

In Pontefract the St Giles with St Mary’s Pantomime Society has been making people laugh for 75 years. Founded in 1949, the society has enchanted generations of Pomfretians with time-honoured stories, told by larger-than-life characters in gorgeous costumes.

An adult and child looking at a colourful dame's pantomime costume and grinning, the child is pointing at it

To celebrate this 75th anniversary, Pontefract Museum has joined up with the Society to put on a special show for all the family.

$Adults and children looking at pantomime props in display cases, surrounded by colourful information boards, in the Oh yes it is exhibition at Pontefract Museum$