The Limerick Panto Society is something I'm proud to be part of. Not only because of the immense talent showcased every year, but because of how well everyone works together, just like a family. When I did my first panto in 2012, I was incredibly nervous. I hadn't been on stage in years, and the idea of performing day after day in front of eager crowds made me sick to my stomach. I remember on the first day of rehearsals, we sat down in a circle in front of Tony and Carol. As we listened, they introduced themselves and the Panto for that year, Beauty and the Beast. I immediately felt at ease ..read more

Panto is a great introduction to Theatre for kids. It has it all: a well-known story with a twist, suspense, jokes, music, dancing and encouragement to shout back to the characters on stage. Classics like “Oh, no, it doesn’t!”, “Oh yes, it does!”, “They’re behind you!” and “Booooo!” can be uttered on a regular basis during the show. Our Dames especially are masters at interacting with the audience. LPS Panto performances have proven themselves time and again to be a great day out for the young and the young at heart, having previously performed in all the news around Limerick City. From their ..read more

37 YEARS OF MEMORIES FOR FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF When Limerick Panto Society opened its first Production Cinderella in 1985 in The Crescent Hall we set up our own box office and got a phone put in for taking bookings. We had to number the seats with stickers as there were only fold up chairs. What a long way things have gone since then with this wonderful “State of the Art” Lime Tree Theatre!! We all took time off work to man the box office on a rota basis and sold tickets ourselves. One night during the run of the show we were so excited to have a Full House. We went outside and put the Full Hou ..read more

My Panto Memories Ronan Mitchell Growing up every year at Christmas it was a family tradition that we would all go and see the Limerick Panto Society’s show! And every year I left saying I want to be on stage with them when I’m older and low and behold back in 2011 I joined Limerick Panto Society for their production of ALADDIN! There are so many memories that I have from my 7 years of being with the Limerick Panto Society some will not be mentioned but there is a few that will always stick out to me! My first show Aladdin I had a lovely long fringe but in the list that we got it said all girl ..read more

I have been involved with LPS right from the beginning. I was a part of the panto course for the first 3 Productions.  And I became involved with the "front of house" staff and then to the committee where I am still involved today.  I have some great memories of doing the box office at the Crescent Theatre - I used to do this for a number of years during my school holidays. As time went on we moved to the Belltable Arts Centre in O'Connell Street Limerick - the Belltable was a lovely warm and intimate venue, but in order to make ends meet we had to do a lot of shows, in our last yea ..read more