title Dove Players' Pantomime, and Lunch in the Lion, Debenham - 11th January 2026 intro It's finally the performances of Dove Players' 2026 pantomime Sing a Song of Sixpence, once again featuring Nosher on drums and Fred on flute in the panto band, Harry in the cast, and Isobel with a small role as "old woman" and as in-character prompter. Isobel's friend Jules and partner Mark have even come down from Wiltshire to see the opening-night performance, so we meet up with them again on Sunday for a pint and a Sunday roast in the awesome Lion pub in Debenham. imgp5930 Joe and George tune up on opening night imgp5934 Harry and Fred do some moves imgp5935 One of the stage backdrops is rolled up imgp5936 The backdrop is carried to the stage imgp5937 Gaz and Sandie have turned out for the matinée imgp5940 Fred chats to Anna imgp5945 Isobel helps out with Dave's awards presentation imgp5948 It's busy during the final night's interval imgp5953 Doreens' on the bar imgp5954 Dave chats to Mario and Merlin, the former mayor imgp5956 Fred chats to Milly imgp5962 Milly gets a photo of the panto band imgp5964 Milly and Fred do some sort of high fives imgp5966 Stage backdrops are rolled up on Sunday clear-up imgp5969 We head to the Lion pub in Debenham imgp5970 Luna the exciteable spaniel in the pub imgp5972 Harry looks over at lunch imgp5975 A door to the pub's lounge area imgp5976 Harry's got a ginormous Yorkshire pudding imgp5979 Harry gets a phone photo imgp5981 We head into Swan Antiques for a poke around imgp5982 Isobel and Fred in the antique shop imgp5983 Another of Debenham's coaching arches