Running from January 20th - 24th, the Edinburgh Universe Savoy Opera Group’s production of Into The Woods brings Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved fairy-tale musical to life at Church Hill Theatre in Edinburgh this January. Featuring classic characters like Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and Rapunzel, the show asks what happens after the … Continue reading Have a Gander at EUSOG’S Into The Woods with the Cast and Crew
Written by Mark McDonnell Directed by Suzi Budd Review by Dominic Corr Oor Wee Mammy McGoose ★★★★★ There are pantos that lumber and pantos that sparkle; then there’s Oor Wee Mammy McGoose, which arrives like a tartan comet and leaves the auditorium ringing with laughter. This is not a show that borrows spectacle to hide … Continue reading Review: Oor Wee Mammy McGoose – King’s Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Written by Fraser Boyle Directed By Tom Cooper Review by Dominic Corr The Gaeity ★★★★ A warm, hyper-local panto with charm to spare — and a few bumps in the magic carpet, Ayr’s Gaiety has carved out a reputation for homegrown pantos with a distinctly Ayrshire flavour, and Aladdie, written by Fraser Boyle and directed by … Continue reading Review: Aladdie – The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
Written by Harry Michaels and Allan Stewart With Additional Material by Matt Slack, Grant Stott, and Jordan Young Directed by Ed Curtis Review by Dominic Corr The Festival Theatre ★★★★ Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre has become the temporary kingdom of festive excess while the King’s finishes its extended nap, and Jack and the Beanstalk arrives with all the … Continue reading Review: Jack and the Beanstalk – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Traditional Pantomime by Alan P Frayn Review by Hunter King Portobello Town Hall ★★★ The Edinburgh People’s Theatre has sailed into the Church Hill Theatre on a sea of childhood wonder with Sinbad the Sailor. Sinbad (Carol Bryce) must embark on one final adventure to retrieve a magical pearl that has been stolen by the … Continue reading Review: Sinbad the Sailor – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Home For Christmas: Edinburgh Panto’s Past, Present And (The King’s Theatre) Future As Edinburgh prepares for the long‑awaited return of its panto to the King’s Theatre, Dominic Corr sat down with Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young to reflect on a tradition that has shaped their careers and captivated generations. From the Festival Theatre’s … Continue reading Have a Gander at Pantomime 2025: Jack and the Beanstalk with Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young
Presented by Stage Door Entertainment Written and Directed by Mark Kydd Review by Hunter King Portobello Town Hall ★★★★ Hiya pals! As we get closer and closer to Christmas, panto season is in full swing, and Stage Door Entertainment has a hit with Beauty and the Beast: The Pantomime. The show takes the fairy tale … Continue reading Review: Beauty and the Beast – Portobello Town Hall, Edinburgh
written by Callum Latham, David Hewitson and Steven Brackenridge Review by Libbi Hutton Theatre 118 ★★★★ Jack and the Privately Owned Beanstalk by Theatre 118 is everything a panto should be: wildly entertaining, fast-paced, ridiculous, outrageous, and most crucially ‘theatre for the people’. Advertised as ‘a pantomime for the rest of us’, this rendition of … Continue reading Review: Jack and the Privately Owned Beanstalk- Theatre 118, Glasgow
https://youtu.be/vCpeYT6FwFg Written and Directed by Gordon Barr Review by Dominic Corr The Byre Theatre ★★★★ What’s the use in wishes, when all your festive hopes are granted by the Byre Theatre once more, this time for a more local spin on the classic Arabian tale: Aladdin. A riotous, tightly knit pantomime bursting with humour, strong … Continue reading Review: Aladdin – The Byre Theatre, St.Andrews
Written and Directed by Johnny McKnight Musical Direction, Composition and Arrangements by Alan Penman Review by Dominic Corr Macroberts Art Centre ★★★★★ Remarkable to think that, in celebrating their twenty years of involvement with the Macroberts Art Centre pantomime, the celebrated performer, writer, director, dame, and icon Johnny McKnight revisits the woods nearly a decade … Continue reading Review: Weans in the Wood – Macroberts Art Centre, Stirling
