The mean Thorn Fairy steals Beau's good looks to make ... Is Beast really that bad? Watch the CBeebies Panto Beauty and the Beast to find out how the story ends. A special version of the panto ...

Corny jokes, panto dames and fairy tales might seem a little dated, but as the festive season gets underway many families are still flocking to their local matinée, giddy with excitement.

More change was afoot in pantomime in the 1830s with the rise in the popularity of elaborate scenery and stage effects, and the fairy-tale extravaganzas of James Robinson Planché, starring Lucy Eliza ...

And it continues today in one type of show – the Christmas pantomime ... They serve as the abrasion to the sweetness of the fairy story.” Burns and Hart are both experienced amateur ...

In 1843, the tradition of panto we know and love today took form, invoking witty puns, tactical wordplay, audience participation, mime, exaggeration, chases and memorable transformations and costume ...

When the wicked fairy Carabosse's evil curse causes the ... Imagine Theatre is a pantomime and theatre production company run by husband-and-wife team Steve and Sarah Boden and is part of the ...