Leo Appleton – There ain’t nothing like a dame

Leo Appleton: There ain’t nothing like a dame; or, He’s behind you: the role of the dame in British pantomime

A whistle stop tour introducing you to some of the key concepts and gimmicks of contemporary British pantomime.

Through identifying with the role of the pantomime dame in such productions I will try to explain some of the eccentricities of this quintessentially British seasonal phenomenon!