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 ...

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 ...

Our new Christmas blog series gives audiences the chance to rave about their own pantomime. Here, Glasgow regular Alan Hussey explains why he thinks there's no other place to get your pantomime fix ...

An amateur pantomime group is ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary and has been described by one of the first cast as a "lovely thing that can bring people together". Judy Shone, who was in the ...

A historic theatre in North Yorkshire has launched its annual pantomime with a glittering production of Cinderella. The Georgian Theatre Royal, in Richmond, opened the show on Tuesday (December 2), ...

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 ...

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... 'It's behind you!' How Britain goes wild for pantomimes ...

LONDON — 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 ...