or a woman, it is the type of performer you are. if you can break through to the audience, and say, i m about to make a fool of myself here, come with me. couldn t find a petrol station, we ended up wandering through this barren, desolate wasteland. where was that? i think it was paisley. laughter. a great quote by a wonderful panto performer, gerry kelly, who i worked here with many times, pantomime s a celebration of local culture. we have set this on clydeside, which is obviously in glasgow, making it local, having all the references in it, but making it of the place that generally the audience are from. it is big business across the uk. pre pandemic theatres sold around 3 million panto tickets a year, and glasgow has a special affection for it. among the dozens of venues staging a production is this wee treasure, hidden above an amusement arcade.