Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

I cannot write poetically, for I am no poet. I cannot make fine artistic phrases that cast light and shadow, for I am no painter. I can neither by signs nor by pantomime express my thoughts and feelings, for I am no dancer; but I can by tones, for I am a musician.

Austrian Musician

Celia Imrie

My first job was in pantomime; I was a chorus girl in 'Dick Whittington' at 16. I got the part by ringing the director daily to see if anyone had dropped out, and it paid off eventually, when I was cast as a rat!

British Actress

John Barrowman

I'm really passionate about pantomime because it is often the first introduction for a child to theatre, and if that child has a great experience at a pantomime they will continue to come year after year.

American Actor

Roger Allam

You are in a strange world in pantomime, where you are allowed to step out and talk to the audience and do silly gags. Sometimes I feel like a cartoon character.

English Actor

Ewan McGregor

As a child I was taken to the pantomime or the theatre and I would always, always fall in love with somebody on the stage. And want to have sex with them.

Scottish Actor

Nigel Lythgoe

I think British audiences are accustomed to the 'boo' factor and pantomimes.

English Director

John Lasseter

I'm a big fan of pantomime storytelling, being an animator.

American Director

Lewis Capaldi

I saw Marti Pellow in pantomime in Glasgow one time.

Scottish Musician

Jim Woodring

It takes more drawing to tell a story in pantomime.

American Artist

Sid Vicious

English Musician

Remember that pantomimes tell a story using only actions, without any spoken dialogue.

Wordless Storytelling

The actors in pantomime often use exaggerated facial expressions to convey feelings.

Exaggerated Emotions

Pantomime relies on universally recognized gestures, so it's understood across languages.

Universal Understanding

Use pantomime to silently communicate when words are not appropriate or possible.

Silent Communication

British pantomime involves talking, unlike the wordless mime it shares a name with.

Not Silent Mime

Expect to interact with the performers during a British pantomime, unlike other theater forms.

Audience Participation

British pantomime is a festive tradition, mainly performed during the Christmas season.

Seasonal Entertainment

When you pantomime something, be extra expressive to ensure your message is clear.

Over the Top

Pantomiming an action means to perform it so clearly that no explanation is needed.

Non-spoken Clarity

 symbolic of thoughts whereas the a goosed clown with the red nose and then the human face is symbolic of heart or emotion that circus gets more popular clowns get more popular the pantomime world is coming together the circus reaching a golden age and eventually