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Brunton’s Wizard of Oz is spirited but its script needs a magic fix – review
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Brunton’s Wizard of Oz is spirited but its script needs a magic fix – review
THE WIZARD OF OZ | THE BRUNTON @ LORETTO THEATRE ★★★ "Crammond, Culley and Cunningham light up the stage and
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December 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Happy Christmas everyone!
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Have a great festive season and here’s to a prosperous NewYear.
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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14 presets. 14 pantos. 54 stars between them. My 2025 panto tour is complete.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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#Sunderland Empire #panto stars shine in sassy Sleeping Beauty – #review
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Sunderland Empire panto stars shine in sassy Sleeping Beauty – review
SLEEPING BEAUTY | SUNDERLAND EMPIRE ★★★★ "Miss Rory and Whalley are a dream team with an electric synergy..." The North
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December 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Last night’s preset for Baltic at Cumbernauld Theatre. Must See Theatre review coming soon.
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Today’s panto, No 13, lucky for some is The Wizard of Oz, The Brunton at Loretto Theatre. Here’s the preset.
December 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Cumbernauld’s Baltic is a belter but with a snip or two could be cooler – review
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Cumbernauld’s Baltic is a belter but with a snip or two could be cooler – review
BALTIC | CUMBERNAULD THEATRE ★★★ "... a nice line in interactive storytelling..." Packed with classic panto gags and routines that
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December 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Variety Show ethic trumps #panto fun but Jack still goes up the Beanstalk – #review
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Variety Show ethic trumps panto fun but Jack still goes up the Beanstalk – review
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK | FESTIVAL THEATRE, EDINBURGH ★★★ "Slick, funny, fast and furious but story free..." And so, as
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December 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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My Neighbour Totoro stars thrill at being in magical London West End production.
My Neighbour Totoro stars thrill at being in magical London West End production
It's one of the most magical productions on the West End, a spell-binding show that enchants and is, at times,
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December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Season’s Greetings. Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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#ComingSoon: We have a VIP trip to see Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show at the #Edinburgh Playhouse, starring Jason Donovan, up for grabs. Just keep an eye on mustseetheatre.com for details.
December 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Perth’s Snow Queen is gorgeously staged but is it a pantomime? – #review
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Perth’s Snow Queen is gorgeously staged but is it a pantomime? – review
THE SNOW QUEEN | PERTH THEATRE ★★★ "A fine Christmas show but lacks the anarchy and energy of panto..." The
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December 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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My Christmas panto countdown continues with a picture from my production of Cinderella for The Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline, in 2012, and a quite lovely capture by Craig Brown Photography of the fabulous Still Game legend, Jane McCarry in full flow as the Fairy Godmother.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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The first Must See Theatre reviews of 2026 will be…
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Sad to hear of the passing of #panto and comedy legend Stanley Baxter. Spent an afternoon with him once talking all things #Edinburgh King’s pantomime. What a character.
Here’s a wee memory from #MustSeeTheatre.

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Panto | Edinburgh pantomime memories of Stanley Baxter… Working with George Lacy
Stanley Baxter was a sprightly 80-year-old and still performing on radio for the BBC in 2006 when I visited him
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December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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#Cinderella is a roller coaster of high jinks in true #Blackpool Pleasure Beach style – #review

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Cinderella is a roller coaster of high jinks in true Pleasure Beach style – review
CINDERELLA | PLEASURE BEACH GLOBE THEATRE, BLACKPOOL ★★★ "Loud and lush, this Cinderella will have the kids shouting with glee..."
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December 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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#Blackpool Grand Theatre’s Beauty and the Beast shines like a diamond – review
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Blackpool Grand Theatre’s Beauty and the Beast shines like a diamond – review
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | GRAND THEATRE, BLACKPOOL ★★★★★ "Witness the genesis of an exciting new panto pairing..." Blackpool Grand
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December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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The Macrobert celebrates 20 years of subverting the pantoland norm – #review
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The Macrobert celebrates 20 years of subverting the pantoland norm – review
WEANS IN THE WOOD | MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE, STIRLING ★★★★ "McKnight is outrageous, flirtatious and naughty, but never threatening..." There
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December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Panto No5 on my 2025 #PantoTour is Weans In The Wood at the @macrobertarts.bsky.social #Stirling. Review soon on @mustseetheatre.bsky.social.
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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#Glasgow Kings’ #LittleMermaid is a ‘fin-tastic’ treasure of a #pantomime – #review
Glasgow Kings’ Little Mermaid is a ‘fin-tastic’ treasure of a pantomime – review
THE LITTLE MERMAID | KING'S THEATRE, GLASGOW ★★★★★ "Smith and Mac share a natural affinity for finding the funny..." Smokey
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December 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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In #Ayr Gaiety’s misfiring #panto Aladdie, it’s Alassie who steals the show – review
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In Ayr Gaiety’s misfiring panto Aladdie, it’s Alassie who steals the show – review
ALADDIE | GAIETY THEATRE, AYR ★★★ "Flynn is a Scottish panto legend in the making..." Where to start? There's much
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December 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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#Glasgow Pavilion #panto climbs beanstalk to bring sky high fun – #review
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Glasgow Pavilion panto climbs beanstalk to bring sky high fun – review
JOCK AND THE BEANSTALK | PAVILION THEATRE, GLASGOW ★★★★ "Traditional Scottish panto is alive and well at the Pavilion..." Scotland's
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November 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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#Newcastle Theatre Royal’s triumphant new Aladdin doesn’t disappoint – #review
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Newcastle Theatre Royal’s triumphant new Aladdin doesn’t disappoint – review
ALADDIN | THEATRE ROYAL, NEWCASTLE ★★★★★ "Webb and Adams hold the audience in their thrall..." A giant crocodile, equally enormous
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November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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First #panto of my 2025 #PantoTour brings me to The Theatre Royal #Newcastle for their brand new Aladdin. This should be great. Break a leg, everyone.
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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The first three pantomimes on my 2025 #PantoTour are… Aladdin, #Newcastle Theatre Royal, Jock & the Beanstalk, #Glasgow Pavilion, and Aladdie, #Ayr Gaiety. Oh, yes they are!
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM