Monday, March 17

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Peter Pan – Birmingham Hippodrome
West Midlands

Peter Pan – Birmingham Hippodrome

Sprinkled with producer, Michael Harrison’s, hallmark pizzazz and glitter, Peter Pan explodes on to the stage of the Birmingham Hippodrome with all the traditional elements of British pantomime deftly blended with a beguiling swathe of new and exciting ideas. Of course, we know the story, of course, we know the characters, of course we know what will happen - but do we? One of the joys of pantomime is its endless ability to subvert the expectation of the audience and deliver something with proud aplomb which says, “You didn’t see that coming, did you?” - and in many cases tonight we didn’t! Another delight of pantomime is catching up with players we see year in year, year out and Matt Slack is the Hippodrome’s go-to chucklemeister with a vast array of comic routines and monologues dutif...
Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Birmingham Hippodrome
West Midlands

Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Birmingham Hippodrome

If you go down in the woods today, you’ll be sure a vibrant explosion of panto frolics and furry fun at the Birmingham Hippodrome where, after a covid-induced hiatus, the annual treat comes crashing back forming the cherry on top of a very rich Christmas cake. The newly formed Crossroads Pantos rose phoenix-like from the remains of previous panto producers Qdos and transformed panto-like into the shiny new makers of our yuletide jollity with just enough traces of their previous incarnation blended with dollops of freshly minted ideas to justify their name change. “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” is a plot rarely visited in pantodom. It’s scant and thin with only one familiar scene so it’s unsurprising Crossroads have taken to building out the story with some astounding circus artiste...