The ingredients gelled in the 19th century, when pantomime also gained its association with Christmas. The plots are drawn from well-known fairy tales and children’s stories.

A 19th-century shipwreck packed with crates of unopened champagne has been found in the depths of the Baltic Sea.

A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands.

David Garrick didn't much like pantomime — but as manager of Drury Lane's Theatre Royal the celebrated actor and champion of Shakespeare had to be pragmatic. By the mid-18th century, panto's ...

In the pants role of Jack is Anna Marie Clausen (last year’s P.C. Pongo), giving the hero a perky enthusiasm (and the kind of shorts-and-tights outfit that has sold panto tickets since the 19th ...