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Continue reading →: Judith Dimant Productions and Sh!t Theatre present Evita Too at the Purcell Room.Sh!t Theatre have never been a company to take the obvious route, and with Evita Too, their latest anarchic offering at the Purcell Room, they once again prove that history is far more interesting when it’s poked, prodded, and occasionally roller‑skated over. Evita Too is created, researched and performed by…
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Continue reading →: The Railway Children by E Nesbit.Stepping away from the typical Christmas Pantomime theme. Tabard Theatre have a charming and beautifully presented adaptation of The Railway Children as its seasonal production for 2025. This adaptation by Louise Haddington sticks to the original storyline where three children, Roberta (Emma Rowe), Peter (Max Pascoe), and Phyllis (Anya Burlton), find…
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Continue reading →: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs-New Victoria Theatre Woking.The Wicked Queen played by the wickedly talented Lesley Joseph is part of a fun-filled cast that retells (sort of) the classic fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Princess Snow White (Briana Craig) and Prince William of Westfield (Scott Maurice) meet at the beginning of the tale and…
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Continue reading →: Aladdin-King’s Theatre Portsmouth.There’s nothing to endorse the Pantomime popularity with younger audiences than to be sat in a full Theatre at 10.30 am on a wet miserable Monday morning surrounded by primary school children who are ready to enjoy themselves and participate in the regular “he’s behind you” and oh they certainly…
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Continue reading →: Dracapella-Park Theatre.Panto may be off the menu at the Park Theatre this year, but the substitute dish is hardly short on seasonal silliness. Dracapella, a merrily unhinged reimagining of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, arrives with a fangful of puns, a clutch of power ballads and a beatboxer where you’d usually expect a band. It’s…
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Continue reading →: Announcement-Dick Whittington-Poole Lighthouse.Dick Whittington opens this week at Lighthouse Poole, but having enjoyed so much success with Poole pantomimes in recent years, among them last year’s box office smash Sleeping Beauty and national Panto Award-winning productions of Aladdin and Cinderella, writer-director Chris Jarvis remains characteristically reluctant to accept too much of the credit. “We are incredibly lucky to…
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Continue reading →: Cinderella and The Matzo Ball-JW3.
JW3 in Finchley Road, London is a striking and impressive centre used by the Jewish community. There’s a range of facilities inside including a good-sized Theatre, where this years festive production Cinderella and The Matzo Ball is being performed. Their seasonal performance Cinderella and The Matzo Ball has been based…
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Continue reading →: My Christmas Orchestra Adventure at the Royal Albert Hall 7th December 2025.The Royal Albert Hall has always been synonymous with spectacle, but this year’s My Christmas Orchestra Adventure transformed the iconic venue into a glittering wonderland of music, dance, and imagination. The evening began with a playful twist: the band, clad in Christmas jumpers, made their entrance not from the stage…
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Continue reading →: The Little Mermaid-A Watermill Theatre Production.Forget the Disney version of The Little Mermaid that many will be familiar with in the Musical family festive edition produced at The Watermill Theatre this year. Adapted by Lara Barbier and Elgiva Field from the original story created by Hans Christian Anderson. The Little Mermaid, Merryn played by Annabelle…
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Continue reading →: Robin Hood and Maid Marian- The Corn Exchange Newbury.Reviewing Robin Hood and Maid Marian at the adults-only performance means that I have seen a slightly different version from the cleaner family version. There will be other adult-only performances during the run (dates shown below) and if you can catch one you’re in for an entertaining evening. Jenny Perry…
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