pantomime

Christopher Luscombe’s production of “The Magic Flute” wittily transformed Mozart’s Singspiel into a British pantomime, a closely related theatrical tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Argentina are so often painted as the pantomime villains of international football - particularly by England fans.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

As well as the pantomime Aladdie at Cumbernauld Theatre, Forbes Masson also has plans for a number of new productions, which, like The High Life: The Musical, will be homegrown and for a Scottish audience.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

Richarlison, the pantomime villain, had the last word as he, above all, answered Tudor's call to fight.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026

And then I blush and he lowers his eyes, and it’s like this entire pantomime of nervous gestures.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Kingsley pantomimes resisting repeated entreaties amid the cacophony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Traditional pantomimes are normally tales rooted in fairy tales, folklore, and nursery stories, with settings usually imaginary kingdoms, medieval forests or rural villages.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

His characters may be confined by their circumstances but their imaginations are set free in theatrical games, pantomimes and nostalgic reveries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

Established in 2004, A Play, A Pie and a Pint produces up to 40 plays a year as well as two pantomimes in the Oran Mor venue in Glasgow.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024

He pantomimes each activity like some sort of deranged mime, and I can’t stop laughing.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

First, there’s a pantomimed back story: During the overture, actors depicting the lovers as young teens flirt and are discouraged by adults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

And then, much to the delight of teammates and fans, pantomimed conducting a choir or orchestra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

The first prospect pantomimed pushing a bar away from his chest until his arms looked “locked out,” as if they couldn’t extend further.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2022

One of the pub’s patron’s, George Parrin, 77, pantomimed a heart attack when the voices soared.

From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2021

Owen turned to George with big eyes and pantomimed chewing and clawing, and George immediately understood.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was then Iran’s foreign minister, would sometimes retreat to the back of the room during the nuclear talks and put his head in his hands, pantomiming despair.

From Slate ● May 1, 2026

You may find yourself pantomiming with one of your feet to your children in the persona of “Mr. Stinkyfoot,” a somewhat boorish Frenchman who espouses the importance of cleanliness and the needs for a bath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

“I just, you know, I get the routing,” he said, pantomiming looking at a check, “and then I see the number and I go, ‘I’ll go.’”

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2025

“I’m snitching,” he said, before pantomiming a conversation with a co-defendant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

She raised a fluttering hand to her brow and staggered back, pantomiming horror.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs