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Pantomime season is upon us once more – in other words, it is time for loud audience participation and plenty of festive cheer. Buxton Opera House’s pantomime this year is Jack and the Beanstalk, a cl...

Sleeping Beauty is a traditional tale which is told countless times over the festive period. However, the Storyhouse in Chester has given this iteration, which is a Storyhouse Original, a complete mak...

Comedy titans John Kearns and Adam Riches have teamed up for their new show, Ball and Boe – playing for only fourteen nights only at Soho Theatre. The show has specifically been kept under wraps to en...

‘There are people who eat the earth and eat all the people on it. Then there are people who stand around and watch them eat it.’The year is 1900, and the Hubbards are a prominent family in Alabama. Bu...

Who knew a musical about a giant man-eating plant from outer space could prove such a cult classic, always providing plenty of intrigue and humour? This new production directed by Amy Hodge, though fl...

Speaking of ballets for Christmas, the first one that comes to mind is often The Nutcracker. After many different versions of The Nutcracker by major dance companies, Carlos Acosta has carried out a b...

Cinderella comes to North London’s Kings Head Theatre this Christmas in a pantomime which throws a number of unexpected twists into the classic story, while also providing the usual panto laughs. In w...

Miracle On 34th Street is a festive family favourite which is enjoyed by many at this time of year, although it has admittedly passed me by in its entirety. Meredith Wilson’s classic tale has been adapted into a musical for HOME’s Christmas offering this Yuletide season.Similar to the film’s original plot, Susan (Karis), is introduced to us as someone who doesn’t believe in Santa due to her upbringing by work-orientated guardian Dorris (Jessica Joslin). Fast forward to Macy’s Department Store’s

A Christmas Carol is evidently one of the greatest Christmas stories, with countless adaptations and reimaginings giving very different takes on the tale over the festive period. Hope Mill Theatre’s A Christmas Carol, however, stays true to Charles Dickens’ original, but breathes new life and new perspective to the story.With a book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Ahrens, the story takes a female perspective as we meet Evelina Scrooge, and through the vis

FE FI FO FUM, New Wimbledon's Panto is number one! It's the most wonderful time of the year, a time where we come together and share the magic of the British institution that is pantomime. This years ...

Take a tried and tested pantomime formula, throw in a healthy dollop of innuendo, profanity and filth, and a couple of cheeky drag queens, mix it all together, and you get Leonard Hatter and Pedro El ...

TuckShop’s Peter Pan is saucy and riotous - a lot to swallow but well worth it! *wink wink*This very adult and very silly pantomime is a chaotically good time. Not for the prudish or faint of heart -...

Pirates Love Underpants, which is based on the children's book of the same name by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort, is an entertaining, engaging and energetic show that will delight younger audiences. Ad...

The Red, which is written by Marcus Brigstocke and directed by Charlotte Peters, is a fascinating conversation between father and son about alcohol addiction. Brigstocke creates a compelling conversat...

Tis the season - the season of gathering your nearest and dearest and losing yourself in the magic of pantomime. This year's festive offering at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno is Jack and the Beanstalk,...

Nothing says Christmas quite like a pantomime. Love it or hate it, if you grew up in the UK, you have probably sat through at least one, booing villains, ducking to avoid a faceful of water and scream...

Come From Away, which is a musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, is currently embarking on a UK and Ireland tour after an acclaimed run in London's West End. As the festive season approaches, the message of the importance of community and looking after each other in this life-affirming and joyous musical is more prominent than ever. Come From Away tells the remarkable, true story of how 7,000 passengers were welcomed to the town of Gander for five days after planes being diverted there in the

‘KEVIIIIIIN!’Remember that sound? It’s the all-too familiar screech of Kate McAlister when she realises her 8 year-old bébé is home alone in another country. Well, fear not Home Alone enthusiasts, Jodie Prenger and Bobby Delaney have a treat for you! A word of advice though, the beloved classic may be more flamboyant than you remember it to be: the McAllister family were granted a bit of a makeover, and they’re taking all favourites out of thecloset to make it happen.Bringing to you a parody lik

Can things go back to ‘normal’ when a kidnapped child returns to their home? The Various Methods of Escape, which is written by Amber Spooner and directed by Liviu Monsted, explores this question. In addition to this, this Australian play also attempts to get inside the mind of the kidnapper, with the ambition of exploring how society should understand such atrocities.After 12 years of incarceration, Grace is finally rescued and returned to her home. However, this home doesn't give her a sense o

Set at Christmas in East Yorkshire during the 1940s Blitz, The Borrowers is a family-friendly musical following the Clock family, who live under the floorboards in a rural house in East Yorkshire. Arrietty Clock is adventurous spirit and can’t wait to go out borrowing and find freedom and fresh air away from the floorboards she’s always known. Her Dad, Pod, borrows from the humans above, using their findings to furnish their home and to get food for the family. When Arrietty hits her teenage yea

OLD FRUIT JAR PRODUCTIONS’ It’s A Wonderful Life is adapted from the film of the same name - a deeply moving and heartfelt story of a beloved man losing heart and hope at Christmas. He is saved, in part, by Clarence - his guardian angel - and in part by his love for his family, his friends, and the people he impacted throughout his selfless – and wonderful - life. The film paints a picture of a community touched by George’s kindness, as he struggles against the self-serving, capitalist villain M

Each year pantomimes across the country have to think of new creative ways to draw in audiences, making it harder and harder to top the last. One thing’s for sure, Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn have a winning formula led by writer and producer Paul Hendry, whose 13th year of pantomime at the venue is Sleeping Beauty.The fairytale of Sleeping Beauty tells the story of Princess Aurora (Lauren Lane) who is cursed by the evil Carabosse (Gemma Sutton). She is to sleep for a hundred years if her finger

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs at the St Helens Theatre Royal is a fun and exciting remake of the classic story that everyone knows and loves. The show follows the story of Snow White (Chantelle Morgan) as she tries to find true love whilst avoiding the evil schemes of her Step Mother, Queen Latisha (Maureen Nolan). With the help of her friend Muddles (Lewis Devine) and Nurse Nelly (Richard Aucott), Snow sings and dances her way to the heart of the Prince (Emrhys Cooper). This production of Sno