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At this time of year, it's a bold decision to stage an obscure Charles Dickens short story over his festive morality tale,
Before its extensive renovation, Fairfield Halls presented its pantomime in the proscenium-arched Ashcroft Theatre. It was an ambitious move upon reopening to
Guys and Dolls is stuffed full of iconic images of 1920s America. There are dames, gangsters, dice games and more fedoras than
Adapting popular picture books for the stage must seem like a home run, but sometimes what works because of sparse words, cleverly
Charles Dickens' perennially popular festive novella has been endlessly retold and reworked since it was published more than 175 years ago. In
Powered along by a blazingly charismatic actor-musician ensemble, Aladdin is the latest in a string of annual rock'n'roll pantos from Peter Rowe,
There are moments in Venue Clwyd's Sleeping Beauty capable of entrancing both adults and children alike. The set design, elegantly lit by
Industry bodies have highlighted the biggest issues for the arts following the general election result " with Equity stating it is "extremely
Following the Conservative Party's win in this week's general election, we look at what the party has offered in its manifesto to
Theatre company Not Too Tame tends to play pubs and clubs rather than traditional theatre spaces. Founder Jimmy Fairhurst tells Lyn Gardner
Instead of staging Richard III as a vehicle for some able-bodied actor to show off how great they are by playing the
Earlier this week, Vulture " part of New York Magazine " ran a feature headlined: 'Why is Stephen Sondheim Karaoke in All
The Millennium Forum's smartly staged version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs successfully repackages the famous fairytale for a Derry-Londonderry audience.
Equity general secretary Christine Payne will retire next year, with a new leader taking over the role from October 2020. The union
A new script-reading company has been launched with the aim of making dramaturgy more accessible to playwrights at all levels. Directors and
When Underwired Productions put on our first ever show last year, The Lost Toys' Big Christmas Adventure!, we were determined to make
In Hull New Theatre's version of Aladdin, dancer and actor Jake Canuso rarely stands still. Sporting "magical cha-cha heels" he shows off
There is a fine line between maintaining fondly remembered traditions and rehashing a tired format. Marking the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre's 125th anniversary,
Andy Gray, the uncrowned King of the King's pantomime, returns to the stage in some style in Alan McHugh's circus pantomime, directed
Everyone loves a party. Gary and Nicky are throwing one for Mark at their flat " except Gary's boss, Victoria, has tagged
This is the third collaboration by musical theatre veteran Glyn Kerslake and Wiltshire Creative artistic director Gareth Machin on a Christmas-themed show
South Asian dance company Akademi has been given nearly £100,000 to create an archive of its 40 years of work. The archive
There is a pleasing female focus in this year's pantomime at Glasgow's King's Theatre, with four of the six named characters played
This year marks a new era for the York Theatre Royal panto. Well, sort of. Beloved, long-running dame Berwick Kahler may have
Disney Cruise Line performer Kathryn Nash brings a welcome injection of trans-Atlantic pizzazz into this strictly traditional West Country pantomime. Based in
