Pantomime means theater without words everywhere but in the United Kingdom. For Brits, pantomime is Christmas musical theater – the glitzier and cornier, the better.

The BBC Learning English team have been acting out a special pantomime for you. It's the story of Cinderella and now you can enjoy the final part.

In a year of theatrical catastrophes, English pantomime looked to be one more.Big-heart, big-joke, big-budget extravaganzas, these shows depend on live audiences like few others.

In America, “pantomime” almost exclusively conjures images of wordless storytelling by graceful mimics. Across the Atlantic, the word has a second, noisier meaning. Centerstage Theatre ...

The hum of multitudes was there, but multitudes of lambs, Thousands of little boys & girls raising their innocent hands.When William Blake wrote these lines he had been touched by the spectacle of ...

At the holidays, few things are as amusing as a hero, a villain and a chap in a frock -- or so the British might say.

Performed in the style of a traditional English pantomime, PETER PANTOmime is an imaginative retelling of the beloved Peter Pan classic. Filled with singing, acting, and tapping, ...

With pantomime season upon us, here’s a look at the history of the polarising form of festive entertainment 🎄 With Christmas approaching ever nearer, it’s time that the great British custom ...

THE PLAY. Snow White: A British Panto, has been produced twice before at City Theatre, in 2008 and 2013. This production has some of the cast members from the 2013 production, and is a mix of both ...

Pantomime is a mix of music, dance, slapstick and buffoonery. There are colourful and outrageous costumes. It is a fun, family feast of entertainment that is traditionally watched at Christmas time.