Wednesday 15th December 2021 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Berwick Kaler and all the gang are back together again - this time at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York rather than the Theatre Royal. As with previous productions, the in-jokes are many and the reception of this returning panto family... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 8th December 2021 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Buoyant and basking in fairytale fixtures from the get-go, York Theatre Royal’s Panto from writer Paul Hendry and director Juliet Forster isn’t doing things be halves. This Cinderella has the all the comforting panto traditions paraded out in full force (who doesn’t love the Panto sing-along?),... Continue Reading →
Thursday 2nd December 2021 at Leeds City Varieties ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Panto season is back! Oooooh yes it is (sorry, but we all know it has to be done). There’s a reason the City Varieties panto has such a stellar word-of-mouth reputation: it’s just so much fun, and this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll panto, Beauty and the... Continue Reading →
Word on the panto grapevine is that rehearsals for York Theatre Royal’s Cinderella are officially underway… Playing Prince Charming this festive season is Benjamin Lafayette, who, since leaving Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, has appeared in the short film “Raheem” (The Second Summer of Love) and played the title role in Shakespeare’s “Othello” for Mill... Continue Reading →
Panto season may feel unrecognisable in 2020 but it is very much still happening, just a little differently! Such is the case with the Arts Centre Hounslow’s Red Riding Hood... After initially planning both live and streamed performances, it will now move forward with live streams until Sunday 20th December 2020 before remaining on demand... Continue Reading →
When York Theatre Royal say ‘the show must go on’, they really do mean it. With the pandemic disrupting panto season, they’re improvising! From Dec 2nd - 23rd, they’re taking their Travelling Pantomime to venues across York, bringing festive cheer to locals in a year when the unfettered silliness of panto-land is needed more than... Continue Reading →
Monday 16th December 2019 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are taking to the stage at the the Grand Opera House York for the festive season this year. Expect plenty of song and dance, a litany of tongue in cheek gags and some great fun-loving silliness.... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 11th December 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This year’s offering at York Theatre Royal is Sleeping Beauty and in this production the old classic is given a fair few tweaks and whopping re-writes to keep things skipping along with modern audiences. Director Matt Aston leads a merry band in the telling of the... Continue Reading →
Thursday 5th December 2019 at City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Who knew panto could be such a joyride as a grown up? Red Riding Hood The Rock’n’Roll Panto is an absolute smasher. I’ve never had so much fun at a panto as I did in seeing this show - it’s wild and without fear,... Continue Reading →
Sunday 1st December 2019 at Nottingham Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nottingham Theatre Royal’s 2019 panto offering is a whirling delight of razzle dazzle and charm. Highlights are many and lulls are a grand total of zero - from the dancing pumpkins to the many magical moments to the all-important carriage ride, this is grand scale panto... Continue Reading →
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