Written by Poppy Smith Directed by James Beagon ★★★ It’s every parent’s nightmare; the school nativity. Well, sort of. Taking the Michael, Poppy Smith’s original script warps the Nativity into a social comedy of the hierarchies and headaches of producing the annual school showcase, where everyone has to have a part, whether they want to or … Continue reading A Christmas -Michael- Miracle – Scottish Storytelling Centre
https://youtu.be/ZDXKsO7A_dU Written by Richard Johnson Adapted and Directed by Jo Timmins ★★★★ Traditionally, the Traverse Theatre steers away from the obligatory forms of Christmas productions, though many still skirt the edges of wintery or differing end-of-year customs. Continuing a break from the influx of Yule-time-infused shows across Edinburgh, Once Upon a Snowstorm presents a clean and simple … Continue reading Once Upon a Snowstorm – Traverse Theatre
Written & Directed by Lewis C. Baird Choreography by Taylor Doig ★★★★ Nestled in the back of Ocean Terminal, right on the old border of the waters of Newhaven and Leith, a fresh budding the tale of Beauty and the Beast emerges in the form of an Auld Reekie Panto as the prince’s castle moves from the … Continue reading Beauty & The Beast – Forth Children’s Theatre
https://youtu.be/7eyaId1TBP4 Written by Nathan Cockerill Theatre Direction by Chris Jarvis Film Direction by Geoff Coward ★★★★ A tradition from Auntie Beeb themselves, the CBeebies Pantomime has become an annual event for cheerful faces across the nation on both the small and, in recent years, the big screen. And this year is no different as we’re off to … Continue reading CBeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat
Written and Directed by John Binnie Musical Direction and Piano by Tommie Travers ★★★ Ahoy landlubbers, it’s time to return to the Brunton Theatre to sail the high seas (well, the Firth of the Forth) with Sinbad and crew as audiences venture from the Honest Toun to lands unknown in the pursuit of treasure. It’s … Continue reading Sinbad: The Pantomime – Brunton Theatre
