Mummers:

Mummers plays are in verse, so yes, they do speak and I think I have only ever seen male performers.

Here are some examples:

http://www.isenguard.demon.co.uk/mummers.htm
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/tdrg/

Pantomine:

I’m sure we’ve discussed pantomimes before but for those who missed it:

Pantomime is not like mime. Pantomimes are traditional Christmas plays, eg Aladdin (although new ones get written from time to time). Imagine the Disney Aladdin, in the pantomime version - the princess would be played by a woman as would Aladdin (the principal boy), often with fishnet stockings and thigh-length boots (I think that is to encourage the fathers to bring their offspring). Aladdin’s mother (the dame) would be played by a man with lots of padding. There is usually a slapstick scene such as baking, with flour everywhere or washing with suds everywhere. There is always a "baddie", the Uncle in Aladdin and some kind of helper, the genie in Aladdin or the good fairy in Cinderella. When the baddie comes on you have to shout “behind you” and the goodies pretend that they haven’t seen them. If there is an animal, such as the pantomime horse (mentioned elsewhere), cow or camel, it will be played by two people, one for the front and the other (bent down) the back – the back end of the horse is probably one of the worst jobs in theatre. It is all larger than life and can be good or bad. They were ruined a few years ago with too many pop singers trying to sing their songs or television performers trying to fit in their catchphrases but there are many good traditional pantomimes around. In the theatres where I used to work, they were one of the best selling events of the year, twice daily for six weeks and helped fund the rest of the year’s productions.

Here’s a few photos of a performer who plays pantomime dames
http://www.bid-chas.dircon.co.uk/Pantomime.html