Panto is as much a part of Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies.
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Kat B as Thomas the Cat performs during a photocall for Hackney Empire's 25th pantomime in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Kandaka Moore as Dick Whittington poses during a photocall for Hackney Empire's 25th pantomime in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Olivier Award-winner Clive Rowe performs as Dame Sarah the Cook during a photocall for Hackney Empire's Dick Whittington and His Cat in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Mix a fairy-tale plot with topical references, slapstick, song, dance and double entendres.
The plots are drawn from well-known fairy tales and children’s stories such as “Aladdin,” “Snow White” and “Cinderella.” Characters include a plucky hero, or “principal boy,” often played by a woman, an outrageous villain, and a “dame,” a sharp-tongued matron who is always played by a man in fabulously flamboyant drag.
They provide seasonal work to faded pop stars, television entertainers, the occasional Hollywood celebrity — Pamela Anderson took Liverpool by storm when she starred in “Aladdin” in 2010, singing “Santa Baby” while suspended on a swing above the stage, dressed in costumes by Vivienne Westwood.Jude Law told The Associated Press recently that he’d played Humpty Dumpty, recalling his performance as “loud and round.” At 17, Michael Fassbender played one of Cinderella’s Ugly Sisters, and a tree.
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