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 ...

British pantomime is vastly different from what people worldwide, including Koreans, typically imagine. The earliest form of pantomime, born around the 4th century BC by the Greeks, was a one-person ...

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 ...

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 ...

Newsflash! Three bears have been spotted on Sainsbury’s car park in pursuit of a young lady with long blonde hair, writes ...

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 ...