What is Panto?

Pantomime (often called a “panto”) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom and in other English-speaking countries. Modern pantomime includes songs, gags, slapstick comedy and dancing. It usually topical humour with a story more or less based on a well-known fairy tale, fale or folktale, Pantomime is a participatory form of theatre, in which the audience is encouraged and expected to sing along with certain parts of the music and shout out phrases to the performers.