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Dancers prepare in their dressing room backstage to perform in the Christmas pantomime “Dick Whittington” at St Helens Theatre Royal in St Helens, north-west England on December 10, 2025. Built by architect Frank Matcham in the 19th Century, the Theatre Royal is the principal theatre in St Helens with 700 seats over two tiers. The production of 'Dick Whittington' is set to run until mid-January. Across the country over the festive season, children and adults alike flock to theatres to watch a traditional British Christmas “panto” – complete with princesses, political jibes, innuendo and a dame. (Photo by Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
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