Articles relating to: panto
Festive Theatre Review: Sleeping Beauty, York Theatre Royal
Ask anyone in York what makes their Theatre Royal pantomimes so special and they’ll sum it up in two words: Berwick Kaler.
Read the full story..Theatre Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, Oldham Coliseum
Director Chris Lawson’s first panto at Oldham Coliseum is a belter. And it has the best pantomime cow I have ever seen, in any pantomime, anywhere.
Read the full story..Theatre Review: Cinderella, Oldham Coliseum
The Oldham panto is a great tradition, stretching back to the days of Kenneth Alan Taylor and beyond.
Read the full story..Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, York Theatre Royal
As Christmassy experiences go, there’s none Christmassier.
Read the full story..Review: Dick Whittington, Manchester Opera House
When I announced to the folks at Northern Soul Towers that I’d never been to a pantomime, they looked at me like I had two heads.
Read the full story..Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, St Helens Theatre Royal
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a panto. If they are all like this, then I won’t be leaving my next visit to one so long.
Read the full story..Review: Alice in Wonderland, Northern Stage, Newcastle
While I’ve been to an Alice in Wonderland-themed tea party, I’ll admit I had no idea what this Lewis Carroll classic was all about.
Read the full story..Review: Aladdin, The Dukes, Lancaster
The Dukes’ annual festive performance has arrived, and this year it’s the magical tale of Aladdin.
Read the full story..Review: Dick Whittington, Oldham Coliseum
It’s panto time again. ‘Oh no it isn’t!’ I hear you shout. ‘It’s only November.’ But like Christmas offers in the shops, panto seems to start earlier every year.
Read the full story..“You’re being paid to have fun and to laugh and be daft and stupid.” John Barrowman talks to Northern Soul
As you might expect, chatting with John Barrowman is a cheeky and gossipy encounter. His tales are peppered with one-liners about threesomes with The Krankies and being the best ‘Dick’ in the business.
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