Written by Alan McHugh Directed by Beth Morton Musical Direction & Arrangements by John Kielty Tickets from £15.50 ★★★★ A tale of old, one the cornerstone fairytales of Panto's heart, it’s an anniversary year for the Beacon. Beauty and the Beast marks the venue's tenth annual pantomime and the second year where the production is crafted in-house, … Continue reading Beauty and the Beast – Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
Written by Paul Reakes Directed by Derek Ward Choreography by Mandy Black Musical Direction by Barrie Simcock Tickets from £15.00 (Con. available) ★★★★ In closing their 80th year of performance, Edinburgh People’s Theatre hasn’t lost a touch of their spark and enthusiasm for performance and communal theatre. Cinderella is told as a traditional pantomime, with all … Continue reading Cinderella – Edinburgh People’s Theatre, Church Hill Theatre
Written and Choreographed by Lacy Rain Produced by Ellie Street Tickets from £12.00 ★★★★ There’s only so much good-natured joy and family-friendly fun a person can take. Only so many smiling, bright-eyed wee ones cheering can scream before you start to see where Scrooge’s protestations of Humbuggery come from. It’s time for a happy ending … Continue reading Sleeping Booty – The Three Sisters, Edinburgh
Written by Andy McGregor Directed by Julie Ellen Musical Direction by Gary Cameron Tickets from £10.50 ★★★★ We’ve all had a stressful first day. Maybe with work, at school, or just our first big day out in the world. It’s Eric’s first day working in Santa’s Grotto – and though they’re excited at the opportunity, … Continue reading Eric the Elf – Macroberts Art Centre, Stirling
Written and Directed by Johnny McKnight Composition and Musical Direction by Alan Penman Choreographed by Stephanie Fulton Tickets from £24.50 ★★★★★ After your twenty-fourth pantomime experience, things can become a touch predictable. The shouts and chants are a bit wearisome. The gags are almost unbearable. But Aladdin cures all of that. It glitters with energy and creativity … Continue reading Aladdin – Macroberts Art Centre, Stirling
Choreography by Christopher Hampson CBE Music by Sergei Prokofiev Conducted by Wolfgang Heinz Tickets from£15.00 ★★★★ The enduring power of Cinderella, often seen as the definitive European fairytale, certainly retains a presence as it is the most performed winter show this year in Scotland across Pantomime, Comedy, and now, Ballet. The story of a young individual … Continue reading Scottish Ballet: Cinders! – Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by Winnie Holzman, Based on the Novel by Gregory Maguire Directed by Joe Mantello Tickets from £30.00 ★★★★★ For a show that debuted twenty years ago, the passage of time has been nothing but kind to Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s Wicked. The Ozian prequel forged from Gregory Maguire's novel … Continue reading Wicked – The Edinburgh Playhouse
Written and Directed by Johnny McKnight Musical Direction and Composition by Ross Brown ★★★★★ There’s nae place like home. And sometimes it takes a trip away to realise that all those gripes, misplaced dreams and annoyances forge who we are, where we’re going, and open us to loved ones surrounding us. But enough of that … Continue reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – Tron Theatre
Directed by Andy Johnston ★★★★ One Hundred and Twenty-five years of communal magic, Southern Light Opera has called the Kings’s Theatre, the old Lady of Leven Street, home for more than a century. And how fitting that one of Edinburgh’s grassroots production companies should be the one to strike out with a continued appeal for … Continue reading Southern Light Sings for the King’s – Festival Theatre
