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 →
Thursday, 30th November 2023 at Leeds City Varieties ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rock’n’Roll Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood is this year’s panto offering at Leeds City Varieties and it joins previous productions at the venue as one of the best festive offerings each year. This tale sees the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham and his numpty... Continue Reading →
November 2023 It’s almost Panto season, and this year’s offering from York Theatre Royal (8 December - 7 January) is “Jack and the Beanstalk”. Anna Soden, whose theatre credits include Romeo and Juliet (UK Tour), Sleeping Beauty (Liverpool Everyman) and Return to Elm House (Battersea Arts Centre), is now set to play Dave the cow... 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 →
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