pantomime

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

For Lancashire Police Det Ch Insp Andy Fallows, who was the senior investigating officer on the case, Varley's behaviour in hospital was "almost like a pantomime".

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

The heat has been drawn from the situation since, but the Canadians seem a good fit for the role of pantomime villains.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

She snapped a needle from a cactus and with the slapstick pantomime of a circus clown pretended to pick her teeth with it.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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

In pantomimes, the audience boos the villain and cheers the hero; in parliament, political leaders are cast in these roles with MPs jeering.

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 the action with both hands, grunting to animate it further.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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

When he’s off even a fraction, the fun begins in full: wayward missiles; exasperated glares; pantomimed swings; chats with himself, his clubs, his caddie — and perhaps even with apparitions only he can see.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022

Cummings pantomimed the feeling of menstrual cramps and clutched her stomach in agony in one of the first explorations of menstruation and repetition through time-based art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2022

Gone are the white gloves and the pantomimed motions of slaves at work as Jefferson arrives at Monticello; now some members of the ensemble stand at a distance, and don’t even join in the singing.

From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 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

In most films, the background actors are pantomiming.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024

After the Heat called a timeout, a courtside fan near the Celtics’ bench could be seen pantomiming fanning White on the sideline.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024

Anatole peers from side to side, pantomiming Portuguese astonishment.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver