How to Write a Pantomime

by Lesley Cookman

LESLEY COOKMAN has been writing, directing and performing in pantomime for many years. Formerly a freelance journalist, she was for a time editor of The Call Boy, the magazine of the British Music Hall Society, and her pantomimes have been performed not only across the British Isles, but in Australia and America. She now writes the Libby Sarjeant mystery series (Accent Press), in which she uses her background in amateur theatre.

128 pages, Paperback

First published December 3, 2007

Reviews

[Margaret Leigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book and got a lot out of it. It breaks the process of writing pantomime down into steps and offers assignments at the end of the chapters that really got me into the mindset and boosted my confidence in my ability to write a script.

It's a quick read and very accessible.

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great, fast read, simple to follow and breaks the writing process down into steps.

I enjoyed the assignments offered at the end of chapters.

[Conrad Toft · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is short and too the point. After finishing it I managed to get through my writer's block on a pantomime.