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HARRY Potter, comedy, panto and a whole lot more are part of the line-up at a big drive-in Easter extravaganza in York. The Parking Lot Social Easter Festival drive-in will be rolling into York Racecourse on March 31 and April 1 with Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, complete with a costume competition and wizard themed quiz taking top billing. Brand new for this year is The Parking Lot Social Easter Panto with cast members putting on a special performance of The Wizard of Oz, uniquely tailored to the drive-in format. Sashaying onto the stage for 2021, the stars of RuPaul s Drag Race UK will also be entertaining adults. Fans of the cult show can expect iconic performances from coveted cast members, including season one alumni Baga Chipz, Divina De Campo, Vinegar Strokes and Gothy Kendoll, with current season two queens Ginny Lemon, Ellie Diamond and Tayce also confirmed.
ORGANISERS of sell-out festive drive-in movies and pantos in large parts of Scotland are at war with ministers over being forced to cancel events - just five months after they said the risks were sufficiently low to be allowed. Charities were among those who have been forced to shut down drive-through festive events leaving tens of thousands of families who bought tickets disappointed after it was made clear last week that they would not be allowed in Level 3 areas. No such restrictions exist in England. It comes five months after culture secretary Fiona Hislop hailed the use of drive-ins as a creative way forward for the entertainment industry.
The Parking Lot Social’s production of Cinderella did go on in Manchester this month. Christmas drive-in pantos have bitten the dust along with Christmas movies in parts of Scotland due to what is described as a u-turn over Covid-19 restrictions by ministers. It has been announced that in the light of the restrictions the Scottish company behind one of the UK’s largest drive-in tours, The Parking Lot Social, has been forced to cancel all dates in Scotland for the rest of the year. That includes the Glasgow area s first Parking Lot Panto due to take place at the Skyport Airport Parking near Glasgow Airport and also featuring what organisers described as a gloom-busting programme of films, party shows and family events .
Organisers of sell-out festive drive-in movies in parts of Scotland have been forced to cancel because of a u-turn over Covid-19 restrictions by ministers. Both online deals firm itison and the Catherine McEwan Foundation, which raises funds for people affected by Crohn s and Colitis have told of their disappointment at being forced to cancel events and are now seeking to refund hundreds of customers. Both have expressed their feelings after new restrictions mean their events in West Dunbartonshire and South Lanarkshire were no longer permitted to go ahead in a Level 3 area. According to Itison 420 creative sector jobs will be lost and 18,000 families will face an even bleaker winter and Christmas period because of the restrictions despite England, Wales and Northern Ireland allowing them in far harsher equivalent tiers .