Noun

A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue

Such a work for television, radio or the cinema (usually one that is not a comedy)

Theatrical plays in general

A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play

(slang) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.

Noun

(en noun)

* Tylor

[He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone.

(historical) The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.

(UK) A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, and fairy-tale plots.

Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime.

* 1851 ,

A staid, steadfast man, whose life for the most part was a telling pantomime of action, and not a tame chapter of sounds.

* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 26:

In pantomime , Chief Joyi would fling his spear and creep along the veld as he narrated the victories and defeats.

* {{quote-news, year=2011

, date=October 20 , author=Michael da Silva , title=Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=With the Stoke supporters jeering Ziv's every subsequent touch, the pantomime atmosphere created by the home crowd reached a crescendo when Ziv was shown a straight red shortly after the break in extraordinary circumstances.}}