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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


Find out what goes into putting on a spectacular performance. 

Enjoy the sparkle of costumes and props from memorable past productions. 

Watch star performers and be inspired to step on stage yourself!


Three adults watching an archive pantomime performance on a screen in the Oh yes it is exhibition at Pontefract Museum

Find out more:


Sing along to the society's Ponte Panto song!

Every year, give it a cheer!

It’s Ponte Pantomime!

Laughing out loud, here with the crowd,

It’s Ponte Pantomime!

We like to boo, he’s behind you,

It’s Ponte Pantomime!

And the hero takes it all,

It’s time for a wedding!

© David Hookham

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