THEATRE bosses have taken the “responsible” decision to cancel a Christmas pantomime after a show associate tested positive for coronavirus. Cinderella was scheduled to be performed at the West Cliff Theatre, in Clacton, next Monday and Tuesday by the Panto Bus Company. Following a difficult and worrying year for the performance arts venue, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the show was set to provide a welcome festive boost. But venue manager Rob Mitchell-Gears has now made the difficult decision to cancel the pantomime after the theatre company returned a positive coronavirus test. He said: “The Panto Bus company, who were presenting the show, have a confirmed case in their work bubble and as such the whole cast now have to isolate for ten days.