Tom Clarkson and Owen Visser have returned with their anarchic Christmas show, The Christmas Thing. The vague title is perfect…
It’s December and that can only mean one thing: it’s almost Christmas—well, two things, because now it’s panto season. Last…
How do you live a life as beautiful as the one that’s in your head? This is the question facing…
Published as a serial between 1836 and 1839, Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist has undergone a myriad of adaptations, and Deborah…
When I was a student in London I saw all the big musicals, but for some reason I missed Miss…
Roald Dahl’s classic Matilda, turned into a musical by scriptwriter Dennis Kelly and Songwriter Tim Minchin, arrived at the Empire…
This summer’s Sofia Opera Wagner Festival was bookended by performances of Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser so it was fitting to see…
Disney’s Freaky Friday has had several incarnations over the decades, yet this musical version manages to feel lively, warm, and…
There’s something delightfully odd about stepping into one of the colossal cattle halls of the Royal Highland Centre and finding…
Well, this is a panto full of creative Christmas joy! The word BALTIC is the jokey Scottish colloquialism for the…