What Makes a Good Pantomime

Good panto uses a wide range of music styles. … Ideally you get old songs from earlier in the twentieth century, a bit of music hall, some folk, circus music, maybe classical and songs very familiar to children such as Nelly the Elephant or Yellow Submarine. The whole point of panto is that it’s a crazy mish mash.

What are the 3 main features of a pantomime?

• Gender role reversal.
• A storyline of good vs evil.
• Slapstick comedy.
• Colourful, eccentric costumes.
• Audience participation.
• Likely derived from a fairy tale or nursery story.

What is an important part of performing pantomime?

Audience participation is a very important part of a pantomime. The audience are encouraged to boo the villain whenever he enters the stage, argue with the Dame (who is always a man) and warn the Principal Boy (who is always a girl) when the villain is behind them by shouting out “He’s behind you!”.