Across
- 2. Traditional festive season when pantomimes are performed
- 5. comic routine often involving exaggerated physical humour
- 7. The opposite of hero
- 9. Jokes aimed at adults hidden in child-friendly lines
- 12. bending performer dressed as a different gender for comedy effect
- 13. The male lead (often romantic hero)
- 15. Character who might run the show and speak directly to the audience
- 16. A magical female helper (often with a wand)
- 19. The villain's right-hand comic follower
- 20. Bright facial expression often exaggerated in pantomime
- 21. Comic older female character played by a man
- 22. The pathetic, poor character
- 23. The audience shouts “He's behind ______!”
Down
- 1. a stage fight done safely for comedy
- 3. The audience shouts “Oh yes it ______!”
- 4. a stock comic 'helper' character, often clumsy
- 6. Audience participation creates lots of ______
- 8. Exaggerated style of acting used in pantomime
- 10. the side of the stage where the actors enter from
- 11. The character who plays the villain
- 13. the hero role often played by a young woman (2 words)
- 14. repeated phrase the audience is expected to shout back
- 17. Popular story often adapted for pantomime: Cinderella’s lost ______
- 18. exaggerated stage 'business' used to get laughs