The feeling backstage before the Lakeland Players put on their pantomime each year is full of excitement. There can be a hint of nervousness in the air too, as everyone involved wants each show to be ...

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Popstar Gareth Gates is searching for a co-star for a theatre's first pantomime of Beauty and the Beast. The singer, who became famous on Pop Idol in 2002, is bringing his production of the classic ...

For a country so upset about recognition being afforded peoples under their thumb and control, the Israelis have decided to get into the state recognition business with festive aplomb. Africa’s ...

Foreboding music begins. A scary green witch announces her arrival with a cackle. It’s the opening of Wicked Witches, a British holiday-time play known as a “pantomime,” at a North London theater. But ...