Pantomimes are plays based on a well-known story — often a fairy tale — which are given a bawdy twist. The audience is ...

One of the UK’s oldest theatrical institutions appears to be in boisterous health — so much so that it keeps the rest of the ...

PANTO legends The Krankies remember when their festive shows were so popular that they ran from December – and finished at Easter. Janette Tough, who played cheeky schoolboy Wee Jimmy ...

With pantomime season upon us, here’s a look at the history of the polarising form of festive entertainment 🎄 With Christmas approaching ever nearer, it’s time that the great British custom of the ...

Johnny McKnight, a veteran of panto for two decades at both the Tron Theatre in Glasgow and the Macrobert arts centre in ...

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The Imaginarium Gallery, a new venue for immersive art, is opening on Drury Lane in London’s West End Theatreland district. An intimate cellar space, this ‘secret’ venue offers immersive digital ...

King’s Head Theatre will present its first ever family pantomime in its new and flexible 250-seat auditorium this Christmas. Presented in this intimate setting, Cinderella will be fully immersive, ...

I don’t much like panto. Sorry. But there it is. So the thought of a late-ish evening at the end of a long day tracing the history of the pantomime dame didn’t fill me with joy. But this glorious, ...