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Distorted Oxfordshire: The Theatre, Chipping Norton (1)
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Chipping Norton's theatre is lavishly decorated with murals depicting pantomime characters. The theatre's professional pantomimes have become a cherished institution, with no concessions to TV celebrity. At one time they were written by Graeme Garden, a member of The Goodies comedy trio in the Seventies, who lives locally. The first panto was staged in 1973 while the theatre was still being converted from a warehouse: The Beauty and the Beast ran for four performances in the Town Hall.