Pantomime Dames Prepare For The Panto Season

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 04: Pantomime Dame Steve Wickenden, aged 28, puts on his lipstick before a matinee performance of Dick Wittington at the Millfield Arts Centre on December 4, 2013 in Edmonton, North London, England. This is Steve's second year as a Dame and he believes his ability to 'age-up' as an actor is key to his performance. He says 'Children always believe I'm at least 50yrs old when they see me on stage. They wouldn't believe it if they saw the real me.' Pantomime is a Christmas tradition in the UK that dates back over 500 years to beginnings in the 16th Century Italian street theatre Commedia dell'arte, and uses physical theatre, innuendo and slapstick comedy to tell fairy stories. The central cross-dressing role of the Pantomime Dame, usually a mother, queen or widow, is a kind hearted figure, played by middle-aged men in large colourful dresses, and vivid, exaggerated make-up. The Dame emerged in the music halls of 19th century Victorian London and continues to this day, evolving and becoming more glamorous each year. Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 04: Pantomime Dame Steve Wickenden, aged 28, puts on his lipstick before a matinee performance of Dick Wittington at the Millfield Arts Centre on December 4, 2013 in Edmonton, North London, England. This is Steve's second year as a Dame and he believes his ability to 'age-up' as an actor is key to his performance. He says 'Children always believe I'm at least 50yrs old when they see me on stage. They wouldn't believe it if they saw the real me.' Pantomime is a Christmas tradition in the UK that dates back over 500 years to beginnings in the 16th Century Italian street theatre Commedia dell'arte, and uses physical theatre, innuendo and slapstick comedy to tell fairy stories. The central cross-dressing role of the Pantomime Dame, usually a mother, queen or widow, is a kind hearted figure, played by middle-aged men in large colourful dresses, and vivid, exaggerated make-up. The Dame emerged in the music halls of 19th century Victorian London and continues to this day, evolving and becoming more glamorous each year. Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images)
Pantomime Dames Prepare For The Panto Season
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