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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...