pantomime
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And now, it’s coming after the pantomime chuggers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Christopher Luscombe’s production of “The Magic Flute” wittily transformed Mozart’s Singspiel into a British pantomime, a closely related theatrical tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Richarlison, the pantomime villain, had the last word as he, above all, answered Tudor's call to fight.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
He also revealed he had been dubbed "Sheenie the genie" by his youngest daughter Mabli after his role in Swansea Grand Theatre's Christmas pantomime, Aladdin.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
It reminded me of the time Dad had played the back half of a donkey in the school pantomime.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
Kingsley pantomimes resisting repeated entreaties amid the cacophony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The BBC contacted every theatre in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to get a snapshot on the impact of pantomimes and found:
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
While pantomimes often feature big names and familiar faces, it is less common for a politician to get involved – but not unheard of.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
His characters may be confined by their circumstances but their imaginations are set free in theatrical games, pantomimes and nostalgic reveries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
He pantomimes each activity like some sort of deranged mime, and I can’t stop laughing.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
First, there’s a pantomimed back story: During the overture, actors depicting the lovers as young teens flirt and are discouraged by adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
And then, much to the delight of teammates and fans, pantomimed conducting a choir or orchestra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Meyers, hearing her teammate talk that talk, snapped her fingers and pantomimed a mic drop.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2023
“I feel like I’m going to battle,” said Elvira Maria Bortolomiol as she pantomimed carrying a rifle in an airy tasting room next to her vineyards.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Owen turned to George with big eyes and pantomimed chewing and clawing, and George immediately understood.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was then Iran’s foreign minister, would sometimes retreat to the back of the room during the nuclear talks and put his head in his hands, pantomiming despair.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
You may find yourself pantomiming with one of your feet to your children in the persona of “Mr. Stinkyfoot,” a somewhat boorish Frenchman who espouses the importance of cleanliness and the needs for a bath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
“I’m snitching,” he said, before pantomiming a conversation with a co-defendant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
In most films, the background actors are pantomiming.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
Anatole peers from side to side, pantomiming Portuguese astonishment.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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