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 ...
It was a gag about a packet of crisps in a Southend pantomime that inspired seven-year-old Damian Williams to get into showbusiness. Now, after 252 wigs, 200 pairs of sparkly Doc Marten boots and ...
Pantomimes are plays based on a well-known story — often a fairy tale — which are given a bawdy twist. The audience is expected to join in... 'It's behind you!' How Britain goes wild for pantomimes ...