Pantomime Dames Prepare For The Panto Season

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: Pantomime Dame Ceri Dupree makes last minute adjustments to his hair and make-up before going on stage as Princess Passionella in Sleeping Beauty at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on December 13, 2013 in Wolverhampton, England. Ceri, aged 50, is one of the most glamorous Pantomime Dames on the circuit and makes 11 dress changes in this year's show. Pantomime is a Christmas tradition in the UK that dates back over 500 years to beginnings in the 16th Century Italian street theatre Commedia dell'arte, and uses physical theatre, innuendo and slapstick comedy to tell fairy stories. The central cross-dressing role of the Pantomime Dame, usually a mother, queen or widow, is a kind hearted figure, played by middle-aged men in large colourful dresses, and vivid, exaggerated make-up. The Dame emerged in the music halls of 19th century Victorian London and continues to this day, evolving and becoming more glamorous each year. Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images)
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: Pantomime Dame Ceri Dupree makes last minute adjustments to his hair and make-up before going on stage as Princess Passionella in Sleeping Beauty at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on December 13, 2013 in Wolverhampton, England. Ceri, aged 50, is one of the most glamorous Pantomime Dames on the circuit and makes 11 dress changes in this year's show. Pantomime is a Christmas tradition in the UK that dates back over 500 years to beginnings in the 16th Century Italian street theatre Commedia dell'arte, and uses physical theatre, innuendo and slapstick comedy to tell fairy stories. The central cross-dressing role of the Pantomime Dame, usually a mother, queen or widow, is a kind hearted figure, played by middle-aged men in large colourful dresses, and vivid, exaggerated make-up. The Dame emerged in the music halls of 19th century Victorian London and continues to this day, evolving and becoming more glamorous each year. Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images)
Pantomime Dames Prepare For The Panto Season
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