"and the first in this year's festive bingo of 'right-wingers being outraged at Christmas by something innocuous' - an conservative activist is raging that a drag queen is part of a Christmas theatre show in London. The event, Drag Tales - Christmas Special by Dragged Around London, is taking place on 19 December at Richmond Theatre in Richmond-upon-Thames and stars Tania LeCoq, with an age guidance of 0-5 years."
"Pantomines are a particular type of musical-comedy theatre show, usually based on fairytales and children's stories such as Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Aladin, which are especially popular in the UK and Ireland and are usually performed around Christmas and New Year. They usually feature slapstick comedy, audience interaction, tongue-in-cheek pop culture references and the 'Dame' character - who is a woman played by a male actor."
An inclusive, family-friendly performance titled Drag Tales - Christmas Special will take place at Richmond Theatre on 19 December, starring Tania LeCoq with age guidance 0–5 years. The hour features beloved Christmas stories brought to life through storytelling, carols, energetic dancing, puppet shows, bubbles, and decorations. A conservative activist has expressed outrage at a drag queen participating in a children's Christmas theatre show. Classic pantomimes in the UK and Ireland often include Dames—female roles played by male actors—and mix slapstick, audience interaction, pop-culture references, and musical-comedy adaptations of fairy tales such as Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk.
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