John Barrowman and a band of angry dwarves have gone to war with theatre snobs for suggesting panto shouldn’t be part of the government arts bailout.Snooty arts critic Matthew Anderson sparked widespread anger among the panto-loving community by mocking culture secretary Oliver Dowden’s plan to get our favourite Christmas productions moving again.The government hopes by getting the family-friendly performances on again in time for Christmas, it could give a kickstart to the rest of the theatre industry.But high-and-mighty New York Times arts editor Matthew wrote: “UK culture secretary doing the rounds this morning to talk up the arts rescue package.“Talked about pantomimes on BBC Breakfast, Today and Sky News.
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