There is also always a “pantomime dame”, usually the mother of one of the characters, who is almost always played by a male. But unlike the young actors of Shakespeare’s time, who were ...

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 ...