Panto is as much a part of Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies. ... Characters include a plucky hero, or “principal boy,” often played by a woman, ...

The hum of multitudes was there, but multitudes of lambs, Thousands of little boys & girls raising their innocent hands.When William Blake wrote these lines he had been touched by the spectacle of ...

A producer says panto is not just for Christmas - a "16-month process" leads to the fun on stage. ... The seasonal shows feature a man dressed as a woman, a principal boy and girl, ...

Principal Boy follows the audition, rehearsal, and performance of the central character in British pantomime, known as the ‘principal boy’. Traditionally a young male protagonist, the ...

Panto is as much a part of Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies. ... Characters include a plucky hero, or “principal boy,” often played by a woman, ...

Stage historian Sladen said that some are leaning into the drag element of panto, with “a bigger, wider explosion of roles than just the dame and the principal boy being cross-dressed.” ...

LONDON (AP) — Here’s a recipe as essential to Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies. Mix a fairy-tale plot ...

Pantomime has deep roots, stretching back to the stock characters and bawdy humor of the 16th-century Italian commedia dell’arte and the French harlequinade, as well as the English music hall.

LONDON (AP) — Here’s a recipe as essential to Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies. Mix a fairy-tale plot with topical references, slapstick, song, dance and double entendres.