The rest of the cast may go out for tea between the matinee and evening shows but the dame is on his own unless he
Takes off his make - up. That's why some of the pros really make the dressing room their home for the day.
In the old days you would sometimes do three shows, these  days its normally two  shows - a matinee and an evening.
Steve has been involved in pantomime since the age of 16, when he made his stage debut at Luton Library Theatre as the wolf in Red Riding Hood. A comedian first and foremost, he played the part in return for a six minute spot out of his wolf's skin. Since then he has worked his way through the repertoire, playing Buttons, and  Wishee Washee, Idle Jack, eventually taking on the role of pantomime dame.
The transformation of this very 'blokey' bloke into the gorgeously grotesque Widow Twankey is something that