Why is there so much dressing up by men as women in England?

“American friend, ” Why is there so much dressing up as women by men in England?”

Me: “Mutter mutter, pantomime, Comedia del Arte, Shakespeare boys as women etc etc.”

Some is too strange to explain.  This thriving group was on TV this morning – and they have their own website HERE;

One of my favourite individuals in the long tradition is Eddie Izzard;