‘It’s Scotland’s Shakespeare’ – why the nation loves panto

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Jonathan GeddesGlasgow and west reporter

Getty Images Stanley Baxter stands at a bus stop, dressed as a panto dame in a blue dress and large hat. He is sticking his leg out into the road comically, as a large red bus with a Strathclyde Transport sign drives by. Two other cast members stand behind him, laughing.Getty Images

Stanley Baxter was one of the many stars to have been a panto regular in Scotland

On a winter’s night, a man dressed in over-the-top women’s clothing takes a pratfall before a packed crowd.

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