1. The hilarious mistake that happened on the night you were watching was actually scripted.
2. Telling our families that we're doing a panto with one of the Strictly judges, the Hoff, or even some guy from The Apprentice keeps their career questions at bay for a little while.
3. But we hate that they're earning way more than us.
What's the difference between a celebrity in panto and a non-celebrity in panto? About £10,000. #dear
If we give you a selection box or cut-price fragrance for Christmas, save the sad giftface. We're probably on Equity minimum, minus agent commission.
4. In fact, we probably spend panto season sleeping in a single bed in a little old lady’s spare room, with no TV and six cats.
5. That said, we do allow panto season to totally take over our lives.
6. And our first day of rehearsals is as exciting as Christmas Day.
Great first day of rehearsals at @derby_arena for @derbypanto
7. Harness burn is a thing.
8. And tech week can be pretty arduous.
9. 10am shows during the last week of term are not what dreams are made of.
10. But the worst part of the job is performing on Boxing Day.
11. Panto language makes us cringe too.
12. And we've all cried over a particularly bad costume.
13. Specialist pantomime make up is actually really expensive.
14. And sometimes we go outside between shows and forget that we don't look normal.
15. Sometimes the kids in the cast give us second-best syndrome.
16. If a cast member catches a chesty cough and misses a show, jokes are hastily re-written.
17. And people like the assistant stage manager often have a cameo as the back end of a cow.
18. We are forever falling in and out of love with our co-stars.
19. And although we know we're not changing the world, we loving making your Christmas a little bit more magical.
