AS three million panto fans head for performances this year, one secret star, 31, ... A famous actress once played the Bad Fairy and every time she went on stage, she got booed.

AS three million panto fans head for performances this year, one secret star, 31, ... A famous actress once played the Bad Fairy and every time she went on stage, she got booed.

The bad fairy casts a spell on the princess that she will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die. But the good fairy’s spell says the princess will sleep for a hundred years instead of dying.

All together now: Eight is enough. As the annual holiday from taste and reason known as the Christmas pantomime returns to Toronto for the eighth season -- thanks but no thanks to one Ross Petty ...

Between banks, Bertie, Biffo and bacon, this year's panto scriptwriters were spoiled for choice when it came to creating their baddies. Sunday, 2 February 2025 ePaper ...

Mix a fairy-tale plot with topical references, slapstick, song, dance and double entendres. Drench in sequins and spangles, ...

"Pinocchio," done in authentic British holiday production style, has come ashore at Centerstage in Federal Way.

BOURNEMOUTH Pavilion has announced that this year's "all-star" pantomime will be perennial favourite Sleeping Beauty.

Pantomime is a truly English phenomenon though it is difficult to directly trace its origins. What’s certain is that come Christmas time, audiences flock to their local panto and even the most ...

Mix a fairy-tale plot with topical references, slapstick, song, dance and double entendres. Drench in sequins and spangles, mix vigorously, add some noisy audience participation, and you have a panto.