In pictures: Pantomime stars

Page last updated at 11:26 GMT, Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Some of this year's panto stars have been showing off their costumes in London. They include Kara Tointon as Snow White (middle), former boy band singer Ben Adams as Prince Charming (middle), and Hollyoaks' Chris Fountain as Aladdin (right, in orange)
EastEnders' Kara Tointon (who played Dawn in the soap), will be starring in Snow White in Bristol alongside another former Albert Square actor, Joe Swash.
Joanna Page, aka Stacey from Gavin and Stacey, poses in her Cinderella outfit. She's taking to the stage in Woking, with former S Club 7 member Jon Lee playing her Prince Charming.
The two girls try to force a smile from the darstedly Captain Hook (played by Henry Winkler - The Fonz from Happy Days). He'll be treading the boards in Liverpool and going up against a former girl group singer as Peter Pan...
Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton will be hoping her flying skills are up to scratch as she entertains her hometown crowd as Hook's famous arch-enemy.
Actress Claire Sweeny, who was in the first series of Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother, could be getting a few boos as the Wicked Fairy. She's starring in Sleeping Beauty in Bromley.