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The beautiful thing about podcasts in general is the level of diversity of industries and subsets of industries that you can discover and explore. <\/span>The Panto Podcast<\/span><\/i> most certainly qualifies as one of the shows that dives deep into a very specific niche in the performing arts world\u2014pantomime!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Host Hayden Parker delightfully exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly of the pantomime world via interviews featuring theatre directors, actors, impersonators, character actors, Hollywood stars, and plenty of pantomime dames\u2014a very sub subset of performing artists:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA pantomime dame is a traditional role in British\u00a0<\/span><\/i>pantomime<\/span><\/i><\/a>. It is part of the theatrical tradition of\u00a0<\/span><\/i>travesti<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0portrayal of female characters by male actors in\u00a0<\/span><\/i>drag<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Dame characters are often played either in an extremely\u00a0<\/span><\/i>camp<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0style, or else by men acting\u00a0<\/span><\/i>butch<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0in women’s clothing. They usually wear heavy makeup and\u00a0<\/span><\/i>big hair<\/span><\/i><\/a>, have <\/span><\/i>exaggerated physical features, and perform in an over-the-top style\u201d<\/span><\/i> (Wikipedia). <\/span>
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\n<\/span>If you\u2019d like to discover more about the fine performing art of pantomime, the sound quality and enthusiasm of the host for his subject are just two of the many reasons to tune in to <\/span>The Panto Podcast<\/span><\/i>. Launched in 2018, the show boasts over 340,000 downloads from 118 countries and was ranked #8 in Performing Arts in Great Britain on November 8, 2020. Clearly, listeners all over the world tune in to be entertained.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  The beautiful thing about podcasts in general is the level of diversity of industries and subsets of industries that you can discover and explore. The Panto Podcast most certainly qualifies as one of the shows that dives deep into a very specific niche in the performing arts world\u2014pantomime!\u00a0 Host Hayden Parker delightfully exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly of the pantomime world via interviews featuring theatre directors, actors, impersonators, character actors, Hollywood stars, and plenty of pantomime dames\u2014a very sub subset of performing artists: \u201cA pantomime dame is a traditional role in British\u00a0pantomime. It is part of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[402],"tags":[624,625,623,598],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n