British pantomime is vastly different from what people worldwide, including Koreans, typically imagine. The earliest form of pantomime, born around the 4th century BC by the Greeks, was a one-person ...

Foreboding music begins. A scary green witch announces her arrival with a cackle. It’s the opening of Wicked Witches, a British holiday-time play known as a “pantomime,” at a North London theater. But ...

Paul Gibson splits his time between working in pantomime and television as a director [Paul Gibson] A television director has said he wants to bring back "warm and sparkly" shows for the whole family ...

That's likely the first reaction when Houstonians, at least those unfamiliar with British theater, hear that Stages is doing a panto for the holiday season. A panto is a theater piece that combines ...

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Those in the United Kingdom have plentiful opportunities this holiday season to see a traditional show known as a Christmas panto. A quick Google search reveals that London alone has a vast array of ...

Pantomime, or panto, is a family comedy filled with fairy tales, music, slapstick and audience participation and is a holiday season staple across the UK. This year, one production is selling out a ...

On Sunday 13 April, the winners of The Pantomime Awards 2025 were announced by the UK Pantomime Association at a ceremony full of song and laughter at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking. Elaine C Smith ...

Former EastEnders star and Olivier award winner, Nigel Harman, said doing his first panto since childhood is "joyous". The 52-year-old is playing Fleshcreep in Jack and the Beanstalk at the Aylesbury ...

Pantomimes are plays based on a well-known story — often a fairy tale — which are given a bawdy twist. The audience is expected to join in throughout, shouting as loudly as they can.