Article: Pantos run at double in box office ticket clash Agreement broken as two play in town hall.

Two pantos are being staged in Portadown Town Hall within seven weeks of one another, breaking an agreement made 10 years ago.Entering stage right is Banbridge Musical Society with Cinderella -five performances in late November.And coming on, stage left, is Portadown's Gateway Theatre with Sinbad - 15 shows between January 12 and 29.Letters have been exchanged between the two companies, with the Gateway referring to the agreement made in 1994, when Banbridge had no theatre in the Co Down town and the society was 'exiled' to Portadown.Nigel Dawson, producer ofSinbad, said: "The agreement was made at that stage, with Banbridge pledging they would stick to musicals at Christmas -not a ...

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