Panto raises £2k for causes

Despite all the uncertainties, Horsham’s Trinity Church Players enjoyed a successful panto run.

Leader Jane O’Sullivan said: “After much discussion and angst following the Omicron outbreak, Trinity Church Players decided to go ahead with their pantomime, The Pied Piper of Horsham.

“The panto should have been performed last year but was cancelled due to Covid. All was going well until the Omicron outbreak in December.

“Members’ opinions were sought and a Zoom committee meeting held. Various restrictions and Covid safety measures were discussed before they decided that the show must go on – albeit to reduced audience numbers.

“All available tickets quickly sold and the atmosphereatperformances wasterrific.Itwaswonderful after the last two years, seeing everyone in the cast, crew and audience having so much fun.

“The three performances raised £2,000 which is being split evenly between The Olive Tree Cancer Support Centre based at Crawley Hospital and Holy Trinity Church, Rushams Road where TCP are based. In the last ten years the group have raised more than £35,000 for good causes.”

Rehearsals for the 2023 panto start in September.