But wearing heels for the first time as Nanny Tess Tickle had taken him out of his comfort zone. "When you see me tottering ...

It was a gag about a packet of crisps in a Southend pantomime that inspired seven-year-old Damian Williams to get into showbusiness. Now, after 252 wigs, 200 pairs of sparkly Doc Marten boots and ...

An actor who has starred as the dame in the Gaiety Theatre panto for the last 14 years is leaving the show behind him.

After pantomime dame Joe Meloy fell ill before a performance, the show seemed destined to be cancelled. But in true theatre fashion, the phrase "the show must go on" was put into action as senior ...

"It's behind you!" is ringing around the theatre aisles, so it must be time for pantomime actors to take to the stage in one of Christmas's most important roles – the dame. Over-the-top, camp and ...

Joe, who has been involved with the panto for 34 years, took his final bow earlier this month as he leaves the show behind ...

Watching Window Twankey or Dame Trott making veiled innuendos in a room with screaming toddlers is a staple of British family life. We all remember yelling ‘he’s behind you’ at a pantomime dame when ...

A panto dame’s return and another’s transformation into a dog top Charles Hutchinson’s cultural picks for early February and beyond.