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TheatreHistory.com - The Old English Pantomime - Article on the history of the development of pantomime in eighteenth century England.
Hereford Amateur Pantomime Society - Produces annual pantomimes for raising money for local charities. Friendly, enthusiastic group who is celebrating 40 years of pantomime in Hereford as of 2003.
PeoplePlay UK - Pantomime Guided Tour - Information on pantomime's roots, early and Victorian performances, fascinating facts, stars and quiz.
Qdos Entertainment - Pantomime producer employing over 1,000 people and producing thirty pantomimes a year. Includes information on past and future productions in the UK.
Lazy Bee Scripts - What is pantomime, anyway? - Explanation of pantomime with popular titles and their roots in folk culture. View only scripts plus prices.
Wayfarers Online - Contains information and pictures of a traditional British Pantomime theatre company nearly 40 years old.
Wikipedia - Pantomime (theatre) - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the history and traditions of the Christmas season performances.
Whatsonstage.com - Pantomime Season - Directory of pantomimes in the UK, searchable by title and celebrity stars.
PantoScripts.com - Pantomime scripts for amateur and professional groups. Sample scenes and synopses, cast lists, ordering information, and a brief history of British pantomime.
A1 Panto Co - Pantomime script writers for professional and amateur productions. Titles and contact information.

Geneva Amateur Operatic Society - The Geneva Amateur Operatic Society (GAOS) is a large English-speaking operatic music society based in Geneva. Founded in 1971, the productions are mostly in English and the society performs a traditional English pantomime each winter.
Dumbshow - Dumbshow, also dumb show or dumb-show, is a traditional term for pantomime in drama, actions presented by actors onstage without spoken dialogue. The term is most often used in regard to Medieval drama and English Renaissance theatre, though it can apply in other pertinent contexts as well, as with the dammari pantomime of Kabuki theater.
Arthur Roberts - Arthur Roberts (21 September 1852 - 27 February 1933) was an English comedian, music hall entertainer and actor. He was famous for portraying the pantomime dames and later for his comic characters and "gagging" in farces, burlesque and musicals.
Oliver Muirhead - Oliver Muirhead is best known for his work as an English character actor usually playing pompous country gentlemen. In 1986 he also directed the musical pantomime A Christmas Held Captive.
Patent theatre - The patent theatres were the theatres that were licensed to perform "spoken drama" after the English Restoration of Charles II in 1660. Other theatres were prohibited from performing such "serious" drama, but were permitted to show comedy, pantomime or melodrama.