David Warner has enjoyed playing the pantomime villain in front of English cricket crowds for years now - and he's not about ...

Scotland is rightly proud of its pantomime tradition. Although Scottish pantos are recognisably similar to their English counterparts in many ways, they remain rooted in a distinctly Scottish ...

Pantomime is often seen as something quaint ... chases and acrobatics From the late 1600s these characters appeared in English comic plays, introduced by the theatre impresario John Rich.

But pantomime is not the most modern of affairs ... In the 17th Century, adaptations of these characters became familiar in English theatre in plays called Harlequinades. In the early 1700s ...

Christmas pantomimes are crucial to theatre earnings, which is why the news of their closure comes as such a sad blow. This year’s Christmas pantomimes are being cancelled – and sadly ...

Comedy stars Jason Manford and Ben Nickless will reunite for a fourth year at the big Manchester Opera House Christmas pantomime this year. The duo are loved by families and most recently had ...