Mr Movie Star is not super likeable, and his movie opportunities are drying up. His agent suggests he try his hand at theatre in England. And a side perk will be reconnecting with his daughter who lives in England.
When he arrives in England, his limo driver brings him to his hotel, which is not downtown London as Mr Movie Star thought. His hotel is actually a guest accommodation in Tiny Town 3 hours outside of London.
Turns out Mr MS is performing in Tiny Town's Christmas Pantomime! The local actors are thrilled to have such talent join the cast!
Mr MS is not familiar with the British tradition of a Christmas Panto. He is also not on board with this plan. Mr MS calls his agent to complain only to discover that his contract is ironclad, and his agent, since she had him on the phone, fired him for being so difficult to work with.
Mr MS receives a phone call from his ex-wife and daughter asking about his Christmas plans now that he's in England. He proceeds to show us what a deadbeat dad he truly is, making excuses about why he can't make it to see his daughter, and promises to send her an Amazon gift card to make it up to her.
The next morning Mr MS goes to the theatre to say goodbye to the cast, and to quit, but it seems his agent added a clause to his contact that if he quits, he can be sued for lost revenue to the tune of £3,000,000 (that's 3 Million POUNDS!).
Director Lady sits down with Mr MS to give him a bit of a pep talk. He thinks Panto is a joke, but Director Lady tells him that Panto is a really big deal! He has the chance to put smiles on everyone's faces!
Mr MS realizes he doesn't have much choice anyway, so he accepts that he will be in Tiny Town's Panto.
Apparently, surprisingly, Mr MS is a pretty good singer and dancer! How convenient! Mr MS proceeds to charm the rest of the cast.
There's a spate of break-ins in Tiny Town, and his first accommodations get robbed, then another cast member is also burgled.
Mr MS stumbles upon a robbery in action, and helps to apprehend one of the perpetrators. Tiny Town's hero has brought extra attention to the Christmas Panto.
Having a bit of a change of heart, and no longer embarrassed about being in Tiny Town's Panto, Mr MS goes to visit his daughter. Ex-wife grants him a 3 day visit. Mr MS was not expecting to spend that much time with Daughter. He's got rehearsal! Ex-wife tells him to figure it out. She's off to Paris!
Mr MS brings Daughter to the theatre to hang out during rehearsals. Director Lady offers Daughter a part in the Panto. A great time is had by all.
Mr MS gets roped into presenting some awards to local students at Tiny Town's Christmas Fair. Ex-wife barges in to pick up Daughter, and whisk her away. Daughter wants to stay and be in the Panto! Ex-wife says being in the Panto is nothing to be proud of and publicly berates Mr MS.
Mr MS defends Panto, and Daughter begs to stay with her dad. Ex-wife forbids it, and leads Daughter away.
Mr MS reads a bad press release, and goes to the pub to drown his sorrows. Next up, Mr MS is tasked with turning on Tiny Town's Christmas lights. Mr MS is a bit inebriated and goes on a rant on stage, and gets himself arrested.
Director Lady bails him out of jail, and Mr MS has a revelation that he's actually enjoying himself in the Panto, and he doesn't want to backslide on the progress he's made with Daughter.
Daughter sneaks away from Ex-wife and shows up at the theatre just in time to be in the Panto!
The Panto goes off beautifully, and brings the town together. Ex-wife even made it to the show on time, and is amused and entertained.
Mr MS vows to commit do Panto from here on out. He loved it. He's a changed man. Everyone is happy.
The end
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