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 hip0207731 ALLADIN & FORTY THIEVES by Robert Reece at Sanger's Amphitheatre in London, UK Advertising Poster 1886 Credit: The British Library / HIP / TopFoto / ArenaPAL |  1232592 CHRISTMAS CAT AND THE PUDDING PIRATES by Ranger and Lillicrap at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, UK 1992 Credit: Laurence Burns / ArenaPAL |  1225671 PUSS IN BOOTS written and directed by Willmott Joseph Wicks (as Banderas the Cat) at the Corn Exchange, Newbury, Berkshire, UK December 2009 Credit: Sheila Burnertt / ArenaPAL. |
 1208943 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Reg Dixon (as Dame) 14 December 1981 Churchill Theatre, Bromley, Kent, UK Credit: Frazer Ashford / ArenaPAL |  1205718 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS Theatre poster Original music from Walt Disney Production presented by Harry Benet London Coliseum, London, UK February 1947 Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |  1205715 HUMPTY DUMPTY by Emile Littler Theatre poster with Nervo and Knox, Naughton and Gold, Pat Kirkwood, Hal Bryan, Canjou Brothers, Rovi Pavinoff London, Coliseum, London, UK December 1943 Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |
 1205713 GOODY TWOSHOES by Emile Littler Theatre poster Music by Hastings Mann with Fred Emney, Pat Kirkwood, Richard Hearne, Naughton and Gold Director / Producer Emile Littler London Coliseum, London, UK December 1944 Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |  1205710 CINDERELLA by Rogers and Hammerstein Theatre poster with Tommy Steele, Jimmy Edwards, Yana, Kenneth Williams Director: Freddie Carpenter London Coliseum , London, UK December 1958 Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |  1203468 PETER PAN Alfredo Vazquez as Michael, Charlie Cameron as Wendy and Toby Joe Corner as John with the lost boys the Theatre Royal, Brighton, UK 9 December 2009 Credit : Nigel Norrington / ArenaPAL |
 1202814 CINDERELLA Women of the A.T.S. (Auxilary Territorial Service) rehearsing the finale at the dress rehearsal in the mess theatre November 1940 Credit : Mander & Mitcheson / ArenaPal / Topfoto |  1199620 ROBINSON CRUSOE Bernie Winters Schnorbitz Lewisham Concert Hall, Catford, South London, UK 20 December 1980 Credit: Frazer Ashford / ArenaPAL |  1192235 BOBBY CRUSH (born 1954 ) English pianist In Little Red Riding Hood Lewisham Concert Hall. Catford, London UK December 1979 Credit: Frazer Ashford / ArenaPAL |
 1190327 POPPY by Nichols David Firth (as Jack Idle) Nichola McAuliffe (as Queen Victoria, background) Christopher Hurst and Andrew Thomas James (as Randy the horse) the Royal Shakespeare Company at the the Adelphi Theatre, London, UK 22 November 1983 Credit: Conrad Blakemore / ArenaPAL |  1189418 ROBIN HOOD AND BABES IN THE WOOD Bill Pertwee (as Broker's man) Ian Lavender (as Broker's Man) Lewisham Concert Hall, Catford, Lewisham, UK 1977 Credit: Frazer Ashford / ArenaPAL |  1189410 CINDERELLA Barry Howard (as Ugly Sister) The Churchill Theatre, Bromely, Kent, UK 12 December 1977 Credit: Frazer Ashford / ArenaPAL |
 1187287 ROY HUDD and JACK TRIPP Pantomime Dame Studio Portrait, December 1994, London, UK Credit: Eric Richmond / Arenapal |  1145660 Cinderella Drill Hall Lincoln 3 December 1997 Credit: Sheila Burnett / ArenaPAL |  1138591 CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME at the Fortune Theatre is Toad of Toad Hall. Derek Smith is Toad, leaping over a picnic table. Watching are l to r:Oscar Quitak as Ratty Michael Barrington as Badger & Richard Goolden as Mole. December 1967 Credit: Topfoto / Arenapal |
 1129574 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Jack Chissick As King Norman Ashley Campbell As Mad Matty Andy Gray As Dame Dolly Steve Furst As Beastly Boris The Barbican, London December 2007 Credit: Nigel Norrington / ArenaPAL |  1129567 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Helen Baker As Jack At The Barbican, London December 2007 Credit: Nigel Norrington / ArenaPAL |  1095456 THE SNOW QUEEN Tiffany Graves (The Snow Queen), Simon Bishop (Troll 2), Craig Storrod (Kai) And Lorenzo Martelli (Troll 1) Adapted by: Hope Massiah Author: Hans Christian Andersen Director: Dawn Reid Designer: Jenny Tiramani Theatre Royal Stratford East December 2006 Credit: Marilyn Kingwill / ArenaPAL |
 1095246 CINDERELLA David Ashley (Lucinda), Tameka Empson (Countess Prunella) And Michael Kirk (Lavinia) Hackney Empire, London December 2006 Credit: Marilyn Kingwill / ArenaPAL |  1095136 DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT Summer Strallen as Dick Whittington Derek Elroy as Tommy the Cat Directed By Edward Hall The Barbican Theatre, London December 2006 Credit: Pete Jones / ArenaPAL |  1066942 PINOCCHIO Music By: Robert Hyman Adapted By: Trish Cooke Jo Melville (Jam Cricket) And Richard Sumitro (Pinocchio) Theatre Royal Stratford East December 2005 Credit: Marilyn Kingwill / ArenaPAL |
 1057497 MOTHER GOOSE John Inman on stage Victoria Palace Theatre, London 22nd December 1981 Credit: PA / Topfoto / ArenaPAL |  1052933 SLEEPING BEAUTY Young Vic Theatre Company At Barbican Helena Lymbery - Goody Daniel Cerqueira - The Ogress 2004 Credit: Marilyn Kingwill / ArenaPAL |  1052626 PANTOMIME CHARACTERS Scrooge and the Pantomime Dame Credit: Sheila Burnett / Arenapal |
 1052234 ALADDIN Drew Varley - Ping Clive Rowe - Widow Twanky Hackney Empire, London, UK 2004 Credit: Marilyn Kingwill / ArenaPAL |  1049550 BABES IN THE WOOD Aldwych Theatre 1915 Original poster by William True Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |  1047206 DICKIE HENDERSON AND ARTHUR ASKEY Babes in the Wood Bristol Hippodrome, UK 1975 Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |
 1047204 THE ESSENCE OF PANTOMIME Harlequin, Columbine, Pantaloon, Clown Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |  1047203 JOSEPH GRIMALDI as clowns Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |  1047193 BABES IN THE WOOD Dan Leno and Herbert Campbell Drury Lane Theatre, London, UK 1897 Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |
 1047192 WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT Grand Christmas Pantomime Poster Drury Lane Theatre Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |  1047191 CINDERELLA London Coliseum, London, UK 1958 Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |  1047189 PETER PAN Poster Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, UK 1913 Credit: Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL |
 1047184 MOTHER GOOSE Theatre Programme cover London Hippodrome, London, UK 1929 Credit: Michael Diamond / ArenaPAL |  1047182 ALADDIN Theatre Programme Cover Theatre Royal, Brighton, UK 1893 Credit: Michael Diamond / ArenaPAL |  1047177 Sleeping Beauty Pantomime Theatre Programme Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, UK 1912 Credit: Michael Diamond / ArenaPAL |
 1047176 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Drury Lane Pantomime Credit: Michael Diamond / ArenaPAL |  1038962 SLEEPING BEAUTY by Rufus Norris Young Vic Theatre DANIELLE KING as Beauty 2002 Credit: Colin Willoughby / ArenaPAL |  0937617 DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS MAGICAL CAT For the first time, London Zoo is to host a ful-scale, traditional Pantomime this Christmas.'Ex Dr Who, Sylvester McCoy will be 'King Rat' and Cassie Compton from X Factor will star as 'Alice Fitzwarren 2005 Credit: UPPA / Topfoto / Arenapal |
 0907351 Crowd waiting for the Lyceum Pantomime on Boxing Day 1915 Credit: Topfoto / Arenapal |  0906655 Training children for Drury Lane Pantomime under the direction Mme Blessie Sismondi at the Tiller school of Dancing 25 November 1919 Credit: Topfoto / Arenapal |  0906618 Preparing pantomime props at Julian Wylye's workshops at Cricklewood 15 November 1932 Credit: Topfoto / ArenaPAL |
 0718012 THE THREE BEARS Goldilocks and The Three Bears Three dimensional illustration from The Three Bears in Raphael Tuck's 'Combined Expanding Toy and Painting Book Series circa 1900 Credit: Topfoto / ArenaPAL |  0540695 PUSS IN BOOTS Gustav Dore's illustration to Perrault's tale, 'Puss in Boots'. The cat, dressed as a human, attracts the attention of the aritoscracy, and wins a fortune for his master Credit: Charles Walker/Topfoto/ArenaPAL |  0158495 PUSS IN BOOTS Rehearsals for the London Palladium Pantomime L to R : Joan Regan, as Linda, Dick Emery, as Puss in Boots, Audrey Jeans, as "Duchess of Monte Polo", and standing at the back Frankie Vaughan who plays "Francesco". December 1962 Credit: Topfoto / ArenaPAL |
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