In between rounds, speedgames are frequently held over weekends which generally run at one-minute ticks, instead of hourly ones for more fast-paced action.
It was the most exciting part of the panto, because it was fast paced and included spectacular scenic magic as well as slapstick comedy, dancing and acrobatics.
The mixture of raw emotion, slow-paced procedural law and extraordinary tension that marked the rest of the week was given its fullest expression in the closing hours.