My kid's primary school takes them every year (covid excepted) to a panto, and we as a family go to our local am-dram panto. Annecdotaly that village panto has

My kid's primary school takes them every year (covid excepted) to a panto, and we as a family go to our local am-dram panto. Annecdotaly that village panto has half a dozen shows and is always packed. The former is a professional show - although 125 just for professional seems low given that I know of at least 3 professional pantos within 10 miles of my house which covers a population of about 100k population Professional UK panto income increased 30% from 2012 to 2016 with about 3 million people watching a professional one each year - about 1 in 20 people. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.thestage.co.uk/long-reads/cinders-and-co-save-the-day--how-pantomime-keeps-theatre-afloat https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https:...