Pantomime Edit Meaning

1.

1. To act out in a very over the top way.

2. A truly mad old English tradition still performed today of rampant cross dressing and Carry Onstyle humour performed on stage primarily for kids.

Extremely popular at Christmas and always traditionally contains the phrase 'It's behind you!' no matter what the production. Also the place where z-list celebs earn their keep.

Completely hatstand! All Americans should catch one when in Blighty, as it will pop their heads!

1. God this is getting to be a right pantomime.

2. I wonder which long forgotten reality TV show 'celebrity' will be the pantomime dame in our production of Cinderella?

2.

A British form of comic theatre for a family audience. Typically features a number of stock characters, such as the dame, an exagerrated female character played by a man in drag; and the principal boy, usually the title character, played by a woman.

Pantomimes, also known as pantos, are usually based on classic fairy tales or children's stories, such as Snow White, Cinderella, Dick Whittington and Jack and the Beanstalk.

The audience is expected to get involved, by shouting "He's behind you", "Oh, no it isn't", "Oh, yes it is", etc, or booing and hissing the main villian.

Did you know Ian McKellen is staring in a pantomime this year?

See panto, dame, play, comedy, family

3.

communication only by gestures or facial expressions, no words.

You can see several people use pantomime in other foreign countries.

4.

a wicked good song by the rock group Incubus, which poetically speaks of fantasies and showing emotion with gestures! yay!

"in my fantasy/you look good intwined/in my hair and skin and spit and sweat and spilled red wine"

See me

5.

An awesome song from Orgy from their Candyass album!

"Recalling memories

Of charm school pantomime turned so bad"

"This feels like a real life fantasy

It feels like you"