Pantomime - Wikipedia Modern pantomime is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking countries, especially during the Christmas and New Year season, and includes songs, gags, slapstick comedy and dancing
Presidio Theatre | Peter Pan Panto in the Presidio premiered in 2021 with The Magic Lamp, then presented Sleeping Beauty in 2022 and 2023, and Peter Pan in 2024 Along with all-star casts, the productions have featured many surprise guest appearances including Ali Wong, Peaches Christ, and the SF Giants mascot Lou Seal
What Is Panto? - Fremontplayers What Is Panto? It's a holiday tradition in England - everyone goes to a Panto at Christmas! They occur in every venue imaginable, from village halls to major London theatres It is one of the few forms of theatre that caters to all ages, from 2 to 102
Laguna Playhouse - What is Panto A panto, short for pantomime, is an all-ages comedy-musical-variety show, usually (but not always) performed around the Christmas holidays Humor is broad for the kids, bawdy for the adults
About Pantomime – The British Players In Restoration England, a pantomime was considered a low form of opera, in fact According to some sources, the Lincoln’s Inn Field Theatre and the Drury Lane Theatre were the first to stage something like real pantomimes (in the contemporary sense), and competition to create more and more elaborate shows quickly followed
The story of pantomime - V A Outlandish costumes, broad comedy, celebrity turns and audience participation – the now-familiar trappings of the classic British panto owe much to the enterprising Victorians, whose innovations cemented the popular art-form that we know and love today
Pantomimes and Mumming - WhyChristmas. com Pantomime (or 'Panto' for short!) is a traditional British Christmas play and a chance for people to go to the theatre But it really came from very un-British traditions, nothing to do with Christmas whatever!