The great Victorian playwright George Bernard Shaw was not an admirer of pantomimes. He wrote in 1897 that this dramatic genre is “a glittering, noisy void”, which worries “the physical senses without ...

Pantomime is a British family theatre tradition for the winter months, in which classic fairy tales are rewritten as satirical, camp, broad comedies, with songs, innuendo, audience interaction, puns, ...

Catherine Tate, beloved British comedy queen and possibly the more beloved Donna Noble on Doctor Who, The Office, and her scorching eponymous television show, will top the bill at this year's London ...

EXCLUSIVE: British comedy legend Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous, French and Saunders) will make her pantomime debut as Captain Hook in Peter Pan this winter holiday season at the world famous ...

Do only words maketh William Shakespeare? Certainly not, say the makers of The Tempest, who are set to showcase the playwright’s genius in a Broadway-style pantomime It's a story of good vs evil. Two ...

A pantomime full of fun, feathers and fowl play is set to take the stage in County Durham. Mother Goose, performed by Dryburn Theatrical Workshop, will performed at the Park View Theatre in Chester-le ...

Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East, Kerry Michael today announces the cast for the company's annual pantomime - Sinbad the Sailor by Paul Sirett. The production runs from 28 November, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The top-of-the-bill casting coup was the brainchild of Michael Harrison, of Michael Harrison Entertainment and Crossroads ...

Jeremy Corbyn will appear in a north London pantomime in his constituency this Christmas, playing the "Wizard of Oz-lington" in a Wicked-inspired performance. Wicked Witches: A Popular Panto, which ...