Christopher Ryan Marshall in Episode 3 "Olympics" of the "Absolutely Fabulous" 20th-anniversary specials. Although his film appearances were few, he played small roles in "" (1985) and the film "Dirty Weekend" (1993), directed by Michael Winner. Ryan starred as Baron Hardup in the pantomime of Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Norwich from 17 December 2013 to 19 January 2014. Christopher Ryan Christopher Ryan (born Christopher Papazoglou; 25 January 1950) is an English actor best known for his roles as Mike in the BBC comedy series "The Young Ones", Tony Driscoll in the BBC comedy series "Only Fools and Horses", and as Edina
American pantomime audience participation, and mild adult innuendo. Although pantomime was not frequently produced in the US during the 20th century and is not well known in America, productions of pantomime, both professional and amateur, have been seen nearly every year somewhere in the US over the past couple of decades. The earliest known pantomime in the U.S. was "Robinson Crusoe" produced at St. John's Theatre, New York in 1786. A production at Olympic Theatre in New York of "Humpty Dumpty" ran for over 1,200 performances in 1868, becoming one of the most successful American pantomimes. American pantomime, like the British pantomime,