Christopher Biggins Makes Final Preparations As He Transforms Into A Dame

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 22: Christopher Biggins prepares for his role as panto dame Widow Twankey at the Theatre Royal Plymouth's production of Aladdin on December 22, 2009 in Plymouth, England. Christopher Biggins, with almost 40 years of panto experience behind him, is often described as the leading name in Britain for the larger-than-life panto cross-dressing roles. Many theatres in the United Kingdom are currently starting their pantomime seasons, which traditionally are musical-comedy theatrical productions incorporating song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, cross-dressing, in-jokes, audience participation, and mild innuendo and which run over Christmas and into the New Year. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)