Pantomimes draws on a set of recurring character types, each with a specific job to do in the story and in the room and understanding them is essential to a great show. Here is a proper look at all of them.

Pantomime has been making audiences laugh for a very long time. From ancient Greece to the Italian Commedia tradition to the glittering stages of Victorian Britain, the history of panto is one of the most gloriously improbable in all of theatre. Oh yes it is!