Good questions Carl, and I cannot answer them all fully. I actually have no idea how many flyers have come back signed. Aside from EastEnders cards and my 8x5 Watford cards, I do not keep count of any of area of my collecting. I would guess somewhere between 150 to 200.
My first ever ttm request of any kind which was received on 12th Jan 2000 was me sending two panto flyers to Toyah Willcox via a theatre venue when she was appearing in a normal play. Very different to what I do now. I have sent requests via theatre on and off ever since then, and collected a few signed flyers, but do not request them.
My first panto requests in anger were in January 2006. Back then I was not asking for signed panto flyers, but after receiving some back signed, I started asking for them the following winter, and have done ever since. I love the flyers, and consider them to be mini works of art in their own right. Some people have surprised me occasionally and sent plush panto programmes at their own expense, as well as multi-signed pieces. Some even have special panto promo cards printed which are nice.
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