POOLE’S panto had the best principal boy in the country – oh yes it did – in the shape of local favourite Chris Jarvis. The CBeebies star, who co-wrote, directed and played the title role in ...

A journey through British pantomime, from its earliest days through to Pamela Anderson. Do Have A Cow, Man Actress Dorothy Ward, playing the part of the principal boy in the pantomime Jack and 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, ...

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 ...

“I grew up watching my mum be principal boy and my dad often be the baddie,” said Fraser, 61. “Panto is ingrained in my childhood. It was what inspired me to want to do theater.” ...

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, ...

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.