Martin Ballard D. H. Lawrence), Mr Bumble (Oliver! by Charles Dickens/Lionel Bart), Azdak (The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht), The Doctor (A Film Short Woyzeck by Buchner), John The Baptist/Judas (Godspell), Christopher Columbus (Christopher Columbus by Michel De Ghelderode), God (Mystery play, Noahs Flood). In Pantomime: The Emperor, Widow Twankey – five times, Sgt Pong (Aladdin), Ugly Sister – five times, Baron Hardup (Cinderella), Bill Jukes (Peter Pan), Nanny (Hansel & Gretal) Dame Trot (four times)and Sam Shiley (Jack & The Beanstalk) Joy, Dame Dorothy Doo It (Beauty & The Beast), Nurse Nanny Norah (Sleeping Beauty), Mother Goose, Billy Goose(Mother Goose)
Pantomime and by no means all of which are obligatory. Some of these conventions were once common to other genres of popular theatre such as melodrama. Another contemporary pantomime tradition is the celebrity guest star, a practice that dates back to the late 19th century, when Augustus Harris, proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, hired well-known variety artists for his pantomimes. Many modern pantomimes use popular artists to promote the pantomime, and the play is often adapted to allow the star to showcase their well-known act, even when such a spot has little relation to the plot. As critic Michael