Pantomime comedy is a specific craft, and the instinct to "play funny" is often the thing that gets in the way of it. Here's what I've found actually works.

Our Sleeping Beauty has a Dame who's also the Queen, a Herald who's lost his trumpet, and an interval duration of 100 years and 20 minutes.

From ancient Greece to the London Palladium Theatre, the history of panto is a gloriously improbable tale. Oh yes it is!

Sugartown throws a celebration of cakes and biscuits and forgets to invite the witch. That’s the sort of oversight that gets two children kidnapped.

A small cast doesn't mean a small show. These scripts have been written to suit casts with nine principals or fewer.

Master of muck, duke of dirt and sire of the sewers. King Rat introduces himself, the boos arrive on cue, and the show is up and running.

Choosing a pantomime script is one of the most consequential decisions your group will make all year. Five questions that will get you to the right answer.

Hook is undone less by Peter than by his own crew's inability to follow a sentence. Plus the extra UK licence every production of this title has to sort out.

Our Aladdin swaps sand and spectacle for something closer to home, built for comic performers who love a proper joke in every scene.

Lucky, Dizzy, Jolly, Skippy, Cosy, Snoozy and Clappy. Seven names that tell you most of what you need to know about how this one plays.

Found your script? Here's exactly how to secure your Performance Licence and get the show underway, from Perusal Script to signed contract in four steps.