'Dick Whittington' Pantomime At Bristol Hippodrome

BRISTOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 23: Panto dame Eric Potts prepares for his role as Sarah the Cook in The Bristol Hippodrome's production of Dick Whittington on December 23, 2014 in Bristol, England. Many theatres in the UK are currently hosting their pantomime seasons, which have a long theatrical history in Western culture dating back to classical theatre and traditionally are musical-comedy theatrical productions incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, cross-dressing, in-jokes, audience participation, and mild innuendo and which run over Christmas and into the New Year. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)