Our smallest principal cast, and a scene written so that the more people you have, the funnier it gets. Every character in our Beauty and the Beast script, and who each part suits.

Not every pantomime script is funny in the same way. We look at what actually makes an audience laugh for two hours, from catchphrases to comic duos to a villain who can't help being petty.

Sponsorship can cover real production costs without touching your ticket price, if you ask the right way. Practical, UK-specific advice on packages, pitching, and timing.

Dandini, Buttons, Widow Twankey, King Rat, Abanazar, Carabosse. Every panto has names nobody can quite explain. I looked into it and here’s what I found out.

Duchess Battenberg bakes, the Cheshire Cat rhymes, and the Jabberwocky turns out to be adorable. Every named part in our Alice in Wonderland script.

Dame Beluga teaches singing, Octavia has two Marvel-obsessed henchmen, and four sisters are named after washing powder. The full cast list before you start casting.

Richard Whittington was Lord Mayor of London, married well, and left a fortune to charity. He never owned a cat. Here's how the legend, and then the pantomime, got built on top of him.

A baker Dame, a mirror that answers only in verse, and a Narrator who never reaches the end of a sentence. Every character in our Snow White pantomime script, and who each part suits.

A pantomime script doesn't have to stay exactly as written. We look at the local references, flexible casting and seasonal tweaks built into every one of our scripts, and how to use them well.

What does a pantomime actually cost to put on? This post breaks down the numbers, from licence fees to costumes.

Not every character under the Big Top comes from the fairytale. Here’s the full casting requirements, from Dame Barnum to the Bears.

Recruiting new members is one of those jobs that never quite finishes. Here's how I've approached it over the years, on stage and off.

From a Dame who used to be an old woodcarver to the fairy siblings whose feud drives the whole plot, here's every Pinocchio character in our script.

Robin Hood's cast runs deep: an arrogant hero, a tax-mad Sheriff, four Outlaws named John, and a Dame who moonlights as a Girl Guide leader.

Taking on your first pantomime? We walk through choosing a script, casting the roles that carry the comedy, and what makes panto different from any other theatre you've directed.

A pantomime that overruns loses its audience before the final bow. We look at pace, staging and the small habits that keep a show moving, not just what to cut.

Who's who in Slumberland? From an overprotective King to a villain we actually redeem, our Sleeping Beauty pantomime script has a cast full of surprises worth casting well.

Meet the whole cast behind our Dick Whittington pantomime script, from Sarah's restaurant to King Rat's sewers, and what each role brings to the stage.

Nick shares how a good panto joke actually gets put together, from wordplay and physical comedy to the moments the audience becomes part of the joke, with real examples from his own scripts.

Every named character in our Peter Pan script, from Dame Smee's crew to the four Lost Boys and a hand-hungry Crocodile.