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Once upon a time we snuck in to the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds City Centre to catch-up with one of the stars of this year’s pantomime production. It’s into the dressing room we go as we wake up a sleeping beauty by the name of Dame Brandy Buttercup who’s getting ready for Rapunzel: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto!

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00:00Oh yeah, Kenny. That's it? Yeah. Like you always do.
00:06What? What's going on? Am I on? Oh no! I've still got my makeup on. Let's go.
00:13Let's go. Come on, follow me. We've got to go down. We've got a show to do.
00:20There'll be a packed audience.
00:25Right, I've just got to compose myself. Here we go.
00:27Hello everybody! Welcome to the Christmas Pa...
00:32Where is everyone? What's going on?
00:36I recognise people over there. Oh, what date is it?
00:41It's not November? Why have you woken me up from my vegetative state?
00:47I don't understand. What are we supposed to be doing this year?
00:53Oh, I'll tell you what we're doing. We're doing Rapunzel.
00:56Let's go back to the dressing room and see if we can get some inspiration for what I might wear.
01:02Here are some of my costumes from the many years of me being outstanding as a Dane.
01:08So, this one here. This was from Robin Hood a few years ago.
01:13I feel like I'm on an episode of Blue Peter.
01:16So, this is what they wore at the time. It's authentic from the 11th century.
01:22So, I wore that when I was in the forest.
01:25And then, obviously, this is my cow costume.
01:28Not that I'm... not that I'm a cow.
01:31Just, this was from Jack and the Beanstalk when I was milking the cow.
01:35Now, this year is a brand new rock and roll panto.
01:38All your old favourites. Some old favourites returning as well.
01:42Familiar faces. Some are very old now.
01:44I will be playing the saxophone.
01:48Probably a bit of triangle as well. Who knows?
01:52And this year I've promised that I will actually read the script and try and learn the lines.
01:56Yeah, anyway, so I was talking to Sergei and I said that I had lived on a farm as a
02:02young girl.
02:02And he said, have you ever shooed a horse?
02:05And I said, no, but I've told a donkey to book...
02:08Hello! I didn't know you were gonna be here again.
02:12I've got something a treat for you. Let's head to the bar and we'll finish up there.
02:16Come on, come with me.
02:18Here we are in the famous Dress Circle Bar.
02:22Lots of memories have been made in here.
02:24Look at all the celebrities that have played here as well.
02:28Oh, Les Dawson, Barbara Windsor, Ken Dodd, our very own Ken Dodd.
02:32We named the auditorium after him last year.
02:35The Ken Dodd Auditorium. All the greats.
02:38And I have requested that we put a picture of me right there in the middle of everyone.
02:44There's a big thing. I mean, it might go across the whole wall like Guernica or something like that.
02:50Anyway, that's enough from me.
02:51Barkeep! Barkeep! Can I get a pint, please?
02:55Yeah. Of rosé.
02:57Bye! See you later!
02:59Bye!
02:59Bye!
02:59Bye!
02:59Bye!
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