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Winner Laura Jane has Panto Factor star quality

Winner Laura Jane has Panto Factor star quality

Former waitress blows away rivals to earn role in Mother Goose ONE of her most recent jobs was handing out nibbles to festival-goers alongside a colleague dressed as a bear. Laura Jane Matthewson quit her last post, as a waitress in London, when her boss refused her a day off to star in a one-off show with Christopher Biggins.

Pupils flock to meet Mother Goose baddie

Pupils flock to meet Mother Goose baddie

TV stars and panto cast thrill excited youngsters as they tour the district to promote the Christmas show A FRIENDLY gaggle of schoolchildren greeted the Sevenoaks panto cast as it made a publicity tour of the district.

Where did it all go right

CHRONICLE’S Ben Tritton puts himself in the firing line as he fluffs his lines in his Panto Factor audition. I AM not sure quite what Panto Factor judges Anna Kumble, Jamie Wilson and Jasette Amos expected as I stood under the spotlight in my quest for fame in the Panto Factor.

Panto Hopes rest on the X Factor

Judges give verdicts in search for Mother Goose star Ben Tritton reporters@sevenoaks-chronicle.co.uk PANTO Factor launched with a bang at the weekend as pantomime hopefuls competed to win a starring role in Mother Goose

Audition Weekend

Audition Weekend

AN UNPRECEDENTED number of wannabe stars are gearing up to give it a go at the Sevenoaks Panto Factor this weekend.

X Factor-style auditions for starring role

X Factor-style auditions for starring role

ASPIRING actors are set to descend on Sevenoaks from all over the country this month in a bid to winning a starring role in this year’s Stag pantomime. Panto Factor, an open audition in which performers can win a role in a professional show, is now in its third year, and this time, the role of Fairy Pureheart in Mother Goose is up for grabs.

Last years winner dances for Take That

A YEAR ago, she was struggling to make a name in showbusiness after quitting university. Now Olivia Walmsley has landed her biggest role - dancing for Take That. The 21-year-old, plucked from obscurity to star in Sevenoaks panto Jack and the Beanstalk last year, appeared in front of thousands of fans at Wembley Stadium.