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IT’S BEHIND YOU!  

spunkycumfun 63M/69F
29519 posts
12/19/2015 10:46 am
IT’S BEHIND YOU!



"It’s behind you!" is a classic phrase uttered in pantomime shows.

Pantomime is a form of musical comedy designed for family entertainment. It was developed in early eighteenth-century England, though pantomime can be traced back to sixteenth century European theatrical traditions and even Ancient Greek times. In England, Regency tastes fot the grotesque and the violent gardually gave way to Victorian tastes for the whimsy and the slapstick.

Panto is still very popular in England, especially during the Christmas and New Year season. Panto shows are often a mainstay for actors and actresses to earn a decent income.

Panto is roughly based on a well known fairy tale. Popular fairy tales used for pantomime are Aladdin, Babes in the Wood, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Mother Goose, Peter Pan, Puss in Boots, Sinbad, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and The Wizard of Oz.

In every panto show, there’s a dashing hero (eg Dick Whittington), an innocent heroine (eg Cinderella), a crone (eg Snow White’s Wicked Queen), and a sinister villain (eg Jack and the Beanstalk’s giant who says "Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead I'll grind his bones to make my bread"). Panto is scary!

Panto involves lots of audience participation - much cheering and much jeering when the panto villain appears on stage. As well as shouting "He's behind you!", shouts of "Oh, yes it is!" and "Oh, no it isn't!" are always exchanged between the panto actors and audience.

It also involves lots of slapstick comedy with topical humour, risqué double entendres and mild sexual innuendo, as well as music, dancing and singing. Often panto actors play gender-crossing roles. The principal boy, such as Cinderella’s Prince Charming, is invariably played by a young actress; and the old dame, such as Aladdin’s Widow Twankey, is always played by an older actor.


Have you been to a pantomime show?
If so, what panto shows have you seen?
What’s behind you?


I love panto! I ‘ve seen Aladdin, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and, two days ago, Dick Whittington.

Behind me are bookshelves filled with books, strangely!










kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/19/2015 11:37 am

Have you been to a pantomime show?
No- but you make them sound like great fun.

What’s behind you?
Just my tired old ass.
OK, and my desk. And the windows that surround the west end of the house. And the apple trees. The apple trees are there. Al Sabo is there too, and we just had new snow, so I think I'll go there.

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sexysixties2 106F
39750 posts
12/19/2015 11:50 am

I love panto....I think over the years I must have seen them all....first with my parents, then my children and now my grandchildren. We go "en masse" with cousins etc and are probably the noisiest crowd in the theatre,

What's behind me....the back of the sofa....and a wall covered with family photos.


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veryfunnycple64 60M/60F
21770 posts
12/19/2015 12:14 pm

Have you been to a pantomime show?
Can't say if I ever have!
If so, what panto shows have you seen?
None that I can recall.

What’s behind you?
My bottom or you guys it the "bum."

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pal334 69M  
45821 posts
12/19/2015 12:34 pm

Have you been to a pantomime show? I never have

so, what panto shows have you seen? None

What’s behind you? A long and sordid past


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khuXBFXM8u 62M
10296 posts
12/19/2015 1:28 pm

I haven't been to a pantomime show.

What behind me is the chairback.

Find pleasure in giving pleasure


sweet_VM 65F
81699 posts
12/19/2015 3:33 pm

Have you been to a pantomime show? Many years ago
If so, what panto shows have you seen? I can't even remember the name of it as it been so long ago
What’s behind you? My chair! hugssssssss V

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lok4fun500 M
51906 posts
12/19/2015 4:15 pm

Have you been to a pantomime show?"NO" but would enjoy it if I did!

What’s behind you?My ASS!!! and any type of relationship with the ex!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:04 am

    Quoting joisygirl:
    Have you been to a pantomime show? No I have not.

    What’s behind you? My bed, dressers and the rest of my bedroom furniture.

    One of my daughter's favorite bedtime stories was Jack and the Bean Stalk along with the Gingerbread Man; both are kinda scary. I guess we all liked to be scared every now and then. What was your favorite bedtime story Hugh?
I can't remember having bedtime stories read to me. I was a deprived child!
What would happen I was behind you!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:07 am

    Quoting kzoopair:
    Have you been to a pantomime show?
    No- but you make them sound like great fun.

    What’s behind you?
    Just my tired old ass.
    OK, and my desk. And the windows that surround the west end of the house. And the apple trees. The apple trees are there. Al Sabo is there too, and we just had new snow, so I think I'll go there.
Pantos are great. At one slapstick level, the kids like them; and on another innuendo level, adults like them. Kids always ask adults why they're laughing at double entendres!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:08 am

    Quoting sexysixties2:
    I love panto....I think over the years I must have seen them all....first with my parents, then my children and now my grandchildren. We go "en masse" with cousins etc and are probably the noisiest crowd in the theatre,

    What's behind me....the back of the sofa....and a wall covered with family photos.

After my parents took me as a child to panto regularly, I stopped going. But over the last few years, I'm now a regular at panto!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:09 am

    Quoting veryfunnycple64:
    Have you been to a pantomime show?
    Can't say if I ever have!
    If so, what panto shows have you seen?
    None that I can recall.

    What’s behind you?
    My bottom or you guys it the "bum."
We say bottom, bum and arse but rarely buttocks, butt and ass!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:17 am

    Quoting pal334:
    Have you been to a pantomime show? I never have

    so, what panto shows have you seen? None

    What’s behind you? A long and sordid past
A long and sordid past is the best past to have!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:18 am

    Quoting khuXBFXM8u:
    I haven't been to a pantomime show.

    What behind me is the chairback.
I was hoping there'd be a sexy woman behind you slowly undressing you!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:22 am

    Quoting sweet_VM:
    Have you been to a pantomime show? Many years ago
    If so, what panto shows have you seen? I can't even remember the name of it as it been so long ago
    What’s behind you? My chair! hugssssssss V
Most panto shows follow the same plot. Good versus bad with good prevailing; a bit like many Hollywood films!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:23 am

    Quoting lok4fun500:
    Have you been to a pantomime show?"NO" but would enjoy it if I did!

    What’s behind you?My ASS!!! and any type of relationship with the ex!
It's good your ex is well behind you.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:24 am

    Quoting apollorising2021:
    Have you been to a pantomime show?
    NO!
    If so, what panto shows have you seen?
    None!
    What’s behind you?
    My girl!
I hope your girlfriend seduced you when she was behind you!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:25 am

    Quoting  :

I hope a man has recently got behind your butt. If not, I'll fly over!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:27 am

    Quoting  :

I hope the mattress behaved when it was behind you; my mattress never behaves!
I hope you had a good Xmas and I wish you a very Happy New Year.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/8/2016 11:28 am

    Quoting  :

I think cross dressing will get parental approval. Unfortunately you are a nomad of the present that leads to a better and more tolerant future for others.


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