S1 Pantomime Unit

A Pantomime is a specific FORM of theatre. One of the main traditions of Pantomime is...

• Someone always dies at the end

• The audience can participate in the performance

• There is always a real life animal on stage

• There are always children actors involved

Can you name ONE other Pantomime tradition?

The 'Dame' in a Pantomime is usually...

• The damsel or princess in distress

• The hero of the story

• The comedic mother character

• The villain of the story

Traditionally the dame is played by a male dressed as a ___________

Can you think of ONE Pantomime that goes against tradition and has TWO Dame characters?

• Sleeping Beauty

• Aladdin

• Cinderella

• Jack and the Beanstalk

BONUS: What are the Dame characters in this Pantomime known as?

What do we call the 'silly' character who always speaks to the audience. Hint: They are usually the child of the Dame character

• Villain

• Hero

• Princess

• Fool

The Villain always traditionally enters the stage from...

• Stage Left

• Stage Right

Complete this audience phrase: 'It's ___________ you!'

Which of the following Pantomimes has a male protagonist (main character)

• Jack and the Beanstalk

• Cinderella

• Aladdin

• Sleeping Beauty

• Beauty and the Beast