Jack And The Beanstalk – Opera House, Manchester

2 years ago

Christmas is never complete without a token pantomime performance - and what better show to see to get you feeling…

Brief Encounter – Royal Exchange Theatre

2 years ago

Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No 2 is undoubtedly one of the most famous pieces of music in cinematic history, the dark…

Cinderella – Storyhouse Chester

2 years ago

I couldn’t have loved this production of Cinderella at Chester’s Storyhouse more: pyrotechnics, smoke-filled bubbles, balloons, more costume changes than…

Life Of Pi – The Lowry

2 years ago

As December arrives the theatre world is taken over by that curiously British institution, The Pantomime. With all its familiar…

Christmas Cabaret – Pendleton School of Theatre

2 years ago

Director Ian Bennett has created a splendid Christmas Cabaret, specifically aimed at the theme of ‘family’. Christmas is a joyous…

The Nutcracker – Turbine Theatre

2 years ago

This very adult pantomime is far from the beloved ballet with the same name. Bursting with adult humour and raucous…

The Time Machine – Park Theatre

2 years ago

Produced by Original Theatre and currently playing at the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park. The Time Machine is a hilarious…

Sleeping Beauty: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto – Theatr Clwyd

2 years ago

A theatre renovation was never going to stop Theatr Clwyd from putting on yet another smash-hit pantomime. Instead, the team…

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A BoyBand Christmas Musical – Seven Dials Playhouse

2 years ago

Everything about Valen Shore and Alison Zatta's musical looking back at 90s boyband NSync is quirkily eccentric. Even the title…

The Full Monty – Winter Gardens, Blackpool

2 years ago

A classic from 1997, The Full Monty is ranked as one of the best British films of the 20th century…