Pantomime at the Lyceum Theatre in 1939. Traditionally performed at Christmas and afterwards, with family audiences, British pantomime continues as a popular form of theatre, incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, cross-dressing, in-jokes, topical references, audience participation, and mild sexual innuendo. Pantomime story lines and scripts usually make no direct reference to Christmas, and are almost always based on traditional children's stories, particularly the fairy tales of Charles Perrault, Joseph Jacobs, Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm Brothers. Some of the most popular pantomime stories include "Cinderella", "Aladdin", "Dick Whittington and His Cat" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", as well
Gabrielle and the Doodleman Anna Dawson played the Wicked Witch. Singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul, played the characters Miss Moneyfairy (a Miss Moneypenny type character) and Dandini, as well as wrote the theme tune "You're Okay" and the songs that are featured in the film. Gareth Hunt played Mike as well as the King and Baron Hardup. Comedianne Josephine Tewson played Mrs. Briggs and the Fairy Godmother. Bob Todd was Merlin and Ugly Sister and Pierre Picton the Clown. Gabrielle and the Doodleman Gabrielle and the Doodleman is a children's film, that was released in 1984 and directed and written by Francis Essex. It was