THE V&A is to film York Theatre Royal’s pantomime, Dick Turpin The Panto, for the London museum’s theatre archive, another honour to sit alongside the Mulberry Hall porcelain candlesnuffer to mark Berwick Kaler’s 30th anniversary as the dame.
The V&A made its scratch tape on December 22 and the official recording will be done on January 30 at the 4.30pm performance.
The Dick Turpin film can never be aired commercially but will form the V&A’s official record of the great British tradition of pantomime. “We’ve conned them again!” said a wide-eyed Berwick at Wednesday night’s performance this week. “Apparently we’ve been chosen for our innovation.” Cue an approving thunderclap of applause.
The recording will be kept only for archival purposes: for viewing by appointment at the V&A Reading Room, in Olympia, or for use in educational workshops at the museum. Extracts also may feature in temporary or permanent exhibitions at the V&A.
“Imagine, people could still be watching us in a hundred years’ time!” said Berwick.
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