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Pantomime

pantomime
noun
  1. 1.
    BRITISH
    a theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, which involves music, topical jokes, and slapstick comedy and is based on a fairy tale or nursery story, usually produced around Christmas.

    "a pantomime villain"
  2. 2.
    a dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.
verb
  1. 1.
    express or represent by exaggerated mime.

    "they pantomimed picking up dropped food"
  2. Image result for cinderella pantomime hackney empire
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