Pantomime Blog
From Advice and Guides to Script Spotlights, this is where you can read all about it!
Pantomime Traditions: Why We Do It That Way
Why does the fairy come on from one side and the villain from the other? Six pantomime traditions, where each one came from, and the line running from Drury Lane to today's Palladium panto.
Who Is Dandini? Traditional Pantomime Character Names Explained
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.
The Real Dick Whittington: The True Story Behind the Pantomime
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.
The History of Pantomime
From ancient Greece to the London Palladium Theatre, the history of panto is a gloriously improbable tale. Oh yes it is!