Jim, a discharged sergeant, arrives in New York to find his mother has died. Grieving, he meets Elena at a bar. She offers him a place to stay, but he's too tired to respond. The next morning, Jim's childhood dream comes true.

In a world where fairy tale characters live amongst us like everyday celebrities and pantomimes are their life stories told on stage, their role in this years pantomime have been cancelled. What do they do?