What Is a Panto?
Loud, joyful and gloriously interactive. Pantomime has been a British Christmas tradition for generations, and the audience is very much part of the show.
Oh no it isn’t!
Oh yes it is!
Cheer the Hero
The room is on Cinderella's side from the moment she walks on, and every turn in her fortunes gets a roar.
Boo the Villain
Every villain's entrance gets booed to the rafters. The louder the boo, the better the show.
“He’s behind you!”
When a character can't see what the entire audience can, it's your job to warn them. They won't believe you, so keep going.
“Oh no it isn’t!”
When the stage insists on something you know to be untrue, you argue back in unison until they give in.
The Dame
An outrageous comic matriarch, traditionally played by a man in spectacular costume, who runs the room and talks to whomever she pleases.