Christmas shows:Origins, history and traditions
During Christmas time, you might have noticed adds for Pantomimes like Aladin, Robin Wood and wondering what are these shows ?
You want to know more about Pantomime join our guided walk revealing the origins, history and traditions of Christmas shows and Lambeth’s unique role in their development !
What are the origins of the traditional British festive entertainment of Pantomime ? What has St George got to do with it ? Which Lambeth resident was the greatest of all Pantomime Dames ?
We’ll discover the answer to these and more on our exploration of Christmas Entertainment, along with discovering the site of the first modern circus, hearing about Charles Dickens and the development of today’s Christmas as Guide Geoff leads us through the streets of Lambeth and reveals the contributions the area has made to Pantomine and performance. ’
La visite sera en anglais