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Douglas Byng – (1893–1987) A legendary dame who appeared in over 50 pantomimes, Byng was also a noted cabaret and revue artiste. He was the first glamorous dame and designed all his own costumes. Herbert Campbell (1844–1904) a highly popular pantomime dame alongside Dan Leno at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
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Jason Frederick Sutton (27 February 1968 – 22 April 2024), also known under his stage name as Miss Jason, was an English actor, comedian, drag artist, pantomime dame, and a community and philanthropic activist.
At 6ft 6in (1.98m) Alex Forman believes he is the tallest panto dame in the UK.
He started writing Pantomimes in 1962 in Oldham, and then moved to the Nottingham Playhouse to write there for more than 30 years. [2] He was artistic director of Nottingham Playhouse for seven years. According to Nick Clark of The Stage magazine, "He is one of the UK’s foremost pantomime writers, directors and, until recently, dames." [1] [3 ...
Pantomime dames (1 C, 46 P) Pages in category "Pantomime" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Leno as a dame, by Alfred Bryan, 1890s. Sinbad brought Leno to the attention of Augustus Harris, the manager of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, one of the largest London theatres, which staged elaborate pantomime spectacles every Christmas. [9] [10] Harris offered Leno a role in the theatre's 1888 Christmas pantomime, Babes in the Wood. [11]
Berwick Kaler (born 31 October 1946) [1] is a British actor most famous for playing the dame in York Theatre Royal's annual pantomime, which he also wrote and directed until 2020. In 2021 he parted ways with York Theatre Royal and took his brand of traditional panto to the York Grand Opera House.