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 ...

Avast me hearties! Set sail for Treasure Island – this year’s pantomime at the YMCA Theatre, St Thomas Street, Scarborough.

The winners of the Pantomime Awards 2025 were announced this evening at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking. The ceremony was hosted by the UK Pantomime Association in partnership with Trafalgar ...

Never in all my years as a reviewer did I imagine I’d give a five-star review to a pantomime. After all, I grumble every year about how it’s not really my thing; good for an entry point into theatre ...

In the weeks running up to Christmas, pantomimes take centre stage in theatres across the country. For many children, their first theatre-experience is seeing the pantomime at Christmas. "I think ...

It's that time of year again when millions of people head to pantomimes to experience the bright lights, cheesy jokes and glamorous dames. A BBC investigation has found theatres are relying on these ...

HOWARD Ella had resisted staging Peter Pan for more than 15 years. So much story to cram in, so familiar, and how do you stay true to J M Barrie while putting the Pan into pantomime and vice versa, he ...

Hosting its first-ever schools’ pantomime, Luton Creative Community, the volunteer group running Luton Library Theatre, welcomed hundreds of local pupils this week for a rollicking performance of Jack ...