Six panto dames have been given an expert's insight in Cornwall into how to be a panto dame. Actor and tutor Edward Rowe, who is Dame Trott in Jack and The Beanstalk at the Hall for Cornwall in ...

Derby County boss Paul Warne has likened the abuse he gets as an under-pressure manager to the jeers aimed at pantomime characters. Chants questioning the quality of football played under Warne ...

"Oh no he didn't! Oh yes he did!" A pantomime dame’s wish came true after a surprise appearance from actor James Nesbitt in Portrush, County Antrim. Ian Magee, who played pantomime dame Widow ...

Gyles looks at its roots in commedia dell'arte and Victorian music hall and joins in with scene painting, slapstick and the making of a pantomime dame. With contributions from panto veterans ...

He is a legend in the panto world and has written, directed and starred in productions. He hung up his dame costume in 2012, but continues to write and direct pantomimes at the Nottingham ...

Growing on Me and Get Your Hands Off My Woman. Throughout Hawkins is equal parts foul-mouthed panto dame and rockstar. It’s a role he’s spent two decades honing, and he’s got it nailed.

Named in remembrance of the dame, historian and panto industry champion who passed away last year, the award was presented to Brick Lane Music Hall in respect of its commitment to the conventions ...

"Old favourites John Kirwan will be back as Simple Simon, Conor Tolan as the Dame, Clive Fitzpatrick with his Frilly Frocks shop and Elaine as a Super Baddie,” explains Panto member Rachel Murray.