Articles relating to: panto
Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, York Theatre Royal
As Christmassy experiences go, there’s none Christmassier.
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.
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.
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.
Review: Aladdin, The Dukes, Lancaster
The Dukes’ annual festive performance has arrived, and this year it’s the magical tale of Aladdin.
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.
“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.
Review: Aladdin, Manchester Opera House
There were ructions in the pantomime world this week when it emerged that reality TV star Stacey Solomon – currently appearing in Dick Whittington in Milton Keynes – was holding a clipboard with her lines on it throughout her performance as Fairy Bowbells.
Review: Aladdin, Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
It’s not often that I feel like a High Court judge, but as I peruse the Aladdin cast list at Liverpool’s cosy Epstein Theatre, I experience the same sense of disconnection from popular culture that occasionally afflicts m’learned friends.
The Princess and The Pea: we talk to director Nina Hajiyianni
One of the best things about being a parent in Liverpool used to be our family’s Christmas trip to the Unity Theatre.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
Are you an individual or an organisation based in the North of England? Why don’t you come to this year’s Northern Soul Awards? It’ll be a brilliant evening – 15th November at Manchester Cathedral. Tickets available here: https://awards.northernsoul.me.uk/buy-tickets/
The Northern Soul Poll
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