‘Harry Potter’s’ Chris Rankin Explains Pantomime to Americans and Discusses His New Role
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorChris Rankin is best known as Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, but now, Rankin is entertaining audiences through pantomime.For American audiences unaware of the very British Christmas tradition, Rankin, who stars as the Fairy Godmother explains, “Pantomime is a family musical, traditionally, shown in theaters at Christmas. You all go to the pantomime from granny and granddad through to dad, who would much usually much rather be at home watching the football, and is sat there with his arms crossed on the front row.”The shows are a cross between a Disney fairytale and a traditional fable, very much built on audience participation with viewers interacting on the skits and sketches.