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[[Image:DamePerrieWinkle.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A traditional pantomime dame (Pic: Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society)]]

[[Image:DamePerrieWinkle.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A traditional pantomime dame (Pic: Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society)]]

'''Pantomime''' (or 'panto' for short) is a traditional form of [[theater]] that is popular in the [[United Kingdom]] at [[Christmas]] time. All pantomimes share certain features, including a matronly 'dame' character played by a man in [[cross-dressing|drag]], an exaggeratedly evil but incompetent [[villain]], a final [[wedding]] scene, audience participation, songs and earthy [[humor]]. Most pantomimes use a traditional plot (often a [[fairy tale]]), such as ''[[Cinderella]]'', ''[[Dick Whittington]]'' or ''[[Aladdin]]'', but almost any well-known story can be adapted into a recognisable pantomime by incorporating the characteristic features of the form.

'''Pantomime''' (or 'panto' for short) is a traditional form of [[theater]] that is popular in the [[United Kingdom]] at [[Christmas]] time. It is usual for at least one pantomime to be staged in every British town or city in December and January.

 

All pantomimes share certain features, including a matronly 'dame' character played by a man in [[cross-dressing|drag]], an exaggeratedly evil but incompetent [[villain]], a final [[wedding]] scene, audience participation, songs and earthy [[humor]]. Most pantomimes use a traditional plot (often a [[fairy tale]]), such as ''[[Cinderella]]'', ''[[Dick Whittington]]'' or ''[[Aladdin]]'', but almost any well-known story can be adapted into a recognisable pantomime by incorporating the characteristic features of the form.

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