This most peculiarly British art form is alive and kicking because it has constantly evolved and speaks to our inner childNo aspect of theatre is more prone to nostalgia than pantomime. As far back as 1897, George Bernard Shaw was lamenting the form's descent into its modern incarnation as "a glittering, noisy void", and three decades before that the clown Joseph Grimaldi, in his autobiography edited by a young Charl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AM on December 23, 2010