Pantomime history and culture resource. View the picture gallery, featuring playbills and players, and read about the genre’s traditions….

Peter Lathan’s history of pantomime shows how it evolved from the early Italian Commedia dell’Arte into its modern form….

Origins and variations of the traditional fairy tale explored in an article by Kathy Martin. Links to related books, websites and journals….

Exhaustive archive of the story text variations of the folk tale from Europe, Russia and even Vietnam, compiled by Professor D. L. Ashliman….

From SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages. Lists texts that are variations of the traditional story and where to find them….

A politically correct fairy tale from the Humour and Graphix Bank, a variation of the myth by Jim Garner, which originally appeared on the BBC’s ‘Comic Relief’ programme…

Find out what kind of pet Aladdin had, why Robin Hood stole from the rich, what’s a ghosts favourite Christmas entertainment, and lots more….

Full length scripts written for amateur productions and theatre groups. Read the history of pantomime and sample selected scenes….

Drama production company located in the local Palace Theatre. Meet the cast and back-stage crew and learn about current shows….

Discover what’s on the playbill of this community theater group that performs in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England….

Body, formed in 2001, with the aim of promoting the art form within the County through training and groups working together. Find details of members and how to join….

Snow White resource examines how the story has been rewritten, taught, portrayed by the media, and criticized through the years….

Read a number of different versions of this classic tale and discover the common roots of Aarne-Thompson type 410 stories. Link to related pages….

Group from Somerset who put on annual pantomimes for local children, plus provide services to community and amateur groups….