Writing for the Principal Boy brings with it a responsibility. For too long, female characters have been a simpering comparison to their male counterparts. Gone are the ‘fair maiden in need of a hero’ narratives, and the way your principal boy interacts with female characters can set a positive example for young minds in the audience lapping up social norms and learning about the world. Principal Girl On the Road by Keane. Very rousing song (which goes down great at Keane concerts!) Again, excellent for setting off on a journey – like Aladdin and Abanazar, off to the cave. Smile by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons. Pulls at the heartstrings and great for sad departures. After four weeks of rehearsal, seven weeks of shows, culminating in 70 performances to over 31,000 audience members and more “it’s behind you’s” than we can count, our record-breaking panto Aladdin has come to an end. Google Travel". www.google.com . Retrieved 2022-07-11. See also "Erth Abu Dhabi". Theatre By Erth . Retrieved 2022-07-11.

The leading male juvenile character (the principal boy) is traditionally played by a young woman in male garments (such as breeches). Her romantic partner is usually the principal girl, a female ingénue.Main article: American pantomime Styles of Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, used in a vaudeville circuit pantomime; sketched by Marguerite Martyn of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 1918 Explaining a pantomime to anyone who hasn’t experienced one is always entertaining. Where do you start? With the crazy characters, the jokes and routines, the innuendo, the spectacle… the list is endless! Today I’m focussing on the characters, with a low-down of lots of pantomime characters you commonly find in productions both amateur and professional. How many different pantomime characters are there? While at Drury Lane Theatre in the early part of the 19th century, traditional English folk tales were introduced to the pantomime repertoire which slowly replaced the Harlequinades.

They’re usually loosley based on well known fairly tales or childrens stories such as Alladin, Cinderella and Puss In Boots. Audience participation, including calls of "He's behind you!" (or "Look behind you!"), and "Oh, yes it is!" and "Oh, no it isn't!" The audience is always encouraged to hiss or jeer at the villain and "awwwww" the poor victims, such as the rejected dame, who is usually enamoured with one of the male characters. [54] Shape of You, Perfect and Thinking Out Loud Three brilliant love songs by Ed Sheeran (and his top three songs.)Panto is a musical show put on at Christmas for children that follows several key tropes and themes. They love the boos (booze!) that’s right, it’s the baddie. The part everybody in the audience loves to hate. It’s a true skill writing and playing a good pantomime baddie. They need to be evil enough to be a threat, but have enough character to make them engaging rather than just outright frightening. I like to give my baddie some comedy, and a nice musical number at the least. It’s key they have good banter with the fairy role, and perhaps a disguise or two up their sleeves. Notable baddies include: