what is a pantomine dame?

Answer 1

A theatre term, when I guy plays a womans role.

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Answer 2

It is a term in British theatre where a man dresses up as a woman to play a character. It is generally done in a manner of high "camp" and comedic style.

Modern television audiences are most familiar with this type of acting being performed on Monty Python shows.

It is generally believed to have some of its ancestry to the times of Shakespeare, when women were not stage performers; and men played all the roles in a staged work.

Answer 3

The British tradition of pantomime, or 'panto', has nothing to do with traditional pantomime, in which the performer is silent and acts out whatever he's trying to get across to the audience. (Ex. Marcel Marceau) In panto, which is usually performed around Christmas time, the plays are comedies, usually based on fairy tales or the Arabian Nights, and a full of puns, knee-slapping, sing-alongs, and audience participation. ('That's the way to do it! 'Oh no, it isn't!' 'Oh, yes, it is!' 'Oh, no, it isn't!' and so on) The hero, like Dick Whittington or Aladdin, is played by a girl, and the older 'dame of a certain age' is played by a man. The costumes, make-up, and acting are all 'over-the-top' and exaggerated, which is part of the fun. A lot of famous British actors get involved, and I understand that an Englishman now living in California has gotten his local church involved in performing panto.

Answer 4

This is a British term for a character in traditional popular theater. There, the word "pantomime" is different from what we understand in the US.

"In the United States, pantomime is more commonly understood to refer to the art of mime, as practised by mime artists such as Marcel Marceau. Because of this, pantomime is less common and, more often, many people think of mime as a street performance to generate income, rather than a theatrical performance."

Traditionally performed at Christmas, with family audiences consisting mainly of children and parents, British pantomime is now a popular form of theatre, incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, in-jokes, audience participation and mild sexual innuendo (but to the innocent everything is pure). Plots are often loosely based on traditional children's stories.

A pantomime dame is a traditional character in British pantomime. It is a continuation of en travesti portrayal of female characters by male actors in drag. They are played either in an extremely camp style, often by actors well-known for their sexuality or effeminacy, or else simply as men acting 'butch' in women's clothing.

Answer 5

good question..google it!