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
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
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
