Clive Rowe quotes:

If someone came up with a new idea for a pantomime that worked, then that would be great but we shouldn't step away from Jack and the Beanstalk, Aladdin or Mother Goose.

You wouldn't get rid of the Mona Lisa just because someone painted another picture of a woman smiling.

All theatre has truth, from Theatre in Education to panto to Shakespeare.

Goodness transcends badness.

There is of course a dark side to panto because there are always baddies and you can't have a baddie without a dark side. But most of the time the baddies become good.

The idea with theatre is to come to an environment that you enjoy.

Although it may be the easiest, it's not always the best.

I love London. I know it's an old saying but there's always something to do, so much so that when you live here you end up not actually doing much!

People love the traditional pantomimes and I don't think we need to disregard that tradition.

We always need to create and re-create but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Everyone has their own taste: some like theatre, some don't, some like opera, some don't, some like pantomimes, and some don't.

We all have our own areas where we are gifted or where we struggle and that's at the heart of everyone's journey.

The great thing about London is the little pockets of culture, like Hackney, which has its panto and its great community. Of course there's also the West End with its brilliant theatres and thriving tourism but to also have areas like Hackney which are so community based but not exclusive, that remind you that those surrounding you are the most important, is what makes London what it is.