Monday 8th December 2025 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Panto season is back, and it’s the timeless classic Sleeping Beauty at York Theatre Royal this year, directed by Juliet Forster. Paul Hendy’s take on the tale is typically not-so-classic, adding a good dose of local references and zingers alongside panto staples like the spooks dance,... Continue Reading →
Thursday 12th December 2024 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beauty and the Beast is of course a “tale as old as time”, but it gets quite a cheeky make-over in this panto production from the Grand Theatre and Opera House in York, offering plenty of laughs and a great night out... Continue Reading →
Thursday 5th December 2024 at Leeds City Varieties ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The City Varieties panto gang are kicking off the festive season with a lovely, characteristically cheeky production of Jack and the Beanstalk - Rock’n’Roll style. Director Rob Salmon has time flying with another lively production which hurtles along at speed, with Peter Rowe’s script once again... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 12th December 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jack and the Beanstalk has landed at York Theatre Royal as this year’s panto offering. It’s a very modernised version with more re-writes than you can shake a stick at, and it’s helmed by a great cast who never waver in energy and enthusiasm. Nina Wadia’s... Continue Reading →
December 2023 York Theatre Royal’s panto opens this week, bringing a classic back to the stage with “Jack and the Beanstalk”. Nina Wadia (“EastEnders”, “Citizen Khan”, “Goodness Gracious Me”) is set to play Fairy Sugarsnap and chats to Steve Pratt here about first impressions of panto, her charity work and some career highlights so far…... Continue Reading →
Saturday, 2nd December 2023 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Sarah Whitaker I took my partner and 5-year-old son to see Harrogate Theatre’s production of Dick Whittington and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Directed by Marcus Romer and co-written by David Brown and Phil Lowe, it delivers just the right amount of sparkle, laughter and classic panto... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 6th December 2022 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ah, Peter Pan, how shall creatives adapt thee? Let us count the ways… In Paul Hendy’s take on J. M. Barrie’s well-known characters, we jump forward a generation and follow Wendy Darling’s spirited daughter, Elizabeth, who is positively bursting with excitement at the very *idea* that... Continue Reading →
Thursday December 1st 2022 at Leeds City Varieties. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ London Town. Icky rat infestation eyeing the Alderman’s office. Silliness and mucky puns and Rock ‘n’ Roll. It’s Panto time at Leeds City Varieties! Okay, okay, so there’s a bit more to it, but fighting for the heart of the Alderman’s daughter is side-kick to the... Continue Reading →
Panto time in York? Oh yes it is! Well, almost. York Theatre Royal’s “All New Adventures of Peter Pan” opens this week (oh yes it does…okay, I’ll stop) and some familiar faces will be returning. Paul Hawkyard and Robin Simpson were nominated as Best Uglys in the British Pantomime Awards for their performances in “Cinderella”... Continue Reading →
Saturday 26th November 2022 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Aladdin, tricky to stage but irresistible to programmers come Christmas season, brings a whole lot of fun to Harrogate with this production. With its charming ruffian lead and wronged princess, its very bad Bad Guy and very good Good Guys - and not forgetting the lovable genie... Continue Reading →
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