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
Written by Alan McHugh Directed by Tony Cownie Review by Dominic Corr Beacon Arts ★★★★ Sharp as a spindle, warm as a mince pie, and just the right amount of daft. There’s a particular kind of Inverclyde alchemy that happens when the Beacon Arts Centre rolls out its annual panto: the familiar faces return, the audience settles … Continue reading Review: Sleeping Beauty – The Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
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
CHIPS by Ruaraidh Murray. Directed by Michael Nardone HUNT by Andrea McKenzie. Directed by Gwen Dolan Sunday Palms by Sean Langtree. Directed by Grace Ava Baker BRACE by Geraldine Lang. Directed by Matthew Attwood Review by Hunter King The Traverse Theatre In a season of pantos and Christmas joy, the Traverse Theatre brought back 4PLAY, a showcase of new writing … Continue reading Review: 4PLAY – The Traverse Theatre, 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
Music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus Book by Catherine Johnson Directed by Phyllida Lloyd Review by Dominic Corr Edinburgh Playhouse ★★★★ ABBA, abs, and absolute chaos — but sung with the precision of a Swiss watch: there’s a particular kind of madness that descends upon the Edinburgh Playhouse whenever Mamma Mia! rolls into town. … Continue reading Review: Mamma Mia – Edinburgh Playhouse
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 by Jonathan O'Neill and Issac Savage Directed by Stephen Whitson Review by Dominic Corr Dundee Rep ★★★★ One of the classics, Jack and the Beanstalk, is the kind of tale that people seem born to understand. The cautionary tale of trusting strangers, of having hope, and the quintessential story of adventure: Dundee Rep’s Jack … Continue reading Review: Jack and the Beanstalk – Dundee Rep
Written by Lewis Hetherington Co-directed by Dominic Hill and Joanna Bowman Review by Dominic Corr Citizens Theatre ★★★★ There’s something to be said for a touch of the macabre at Christmas: a pertinent reminder to the evils in the world which lie beyond the windowsill, or worse yet, right within the doorway. It’s something that … Continue reading Review: Beauty and the Beast – Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
