While the panto stage sparkles with slapstick and sequins, behind the curtain is a different kind of drama. For nearly 30 years, a mother-and-daughter duo have been the real-life fairy godmothers ...

Paul Gibson splits his time between working in pantomime and television as a director [Paul Gibson] A television director has said he wants to bring back "warm and sparkly" shows for the whole family ...

After pantomime dame Joe Meloy fell ill before a performance, the show seemed destined to be cancelled. But in true theatre fashion, the phrase "the show must go on" was put into action as senior ...

Watching Window Twankey or Dame Trott making veiled innuendos in a room with screaming toddlers is a staple of British family life. We all remember yelling ‘he’s behind you’ at a pantomime dame when ...

There is no role in British theatre quite like the Pantomime Dame. The thrill I feel right now, heading into rehearsals at the legendary Stratford East, is electric. Stepping into a legacy that is ...

I don’t much like panto. Sorry. But there it is. So the thought of a late-ish evening at the end of a long day tracing the history of the pantomime dame didn’t fill me with joy. But this glorious, ...