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Macrobert Arts Centre is celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Johnny McKnight’s first appearance in the venue’s Christmas pantomime. Since then, Johnny has written every Macrobert pantomime and performed as the Dame every other year. Read more about this panto legend and his legacy at the Stirling panto below. Robert Jack, Johnny McKnight & the cast of Weans in the Wood at Macrobert Arts Centre. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Twenty years since Johnny McKnight first appeared in

Jason Donovan has returned to one of his most famous roles: playing Frank-N-Furter in Richard O’Brien’s anarchic musical, The Rocky Horror Show. So, the question has to be: why? Jason Donovan as Frank-n-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. Photo credit: Daniel Boud Interview: Jason Donovan on touring the UK with The Rocky Horror Show Jason Donovan talks to Richard Barber about playing Richard O'Brien's iconic Sweet Transvestite. So why this role? “In a nutshell,” he says, “I’m a

Seiriol Davies' 2016 Edinburgh Fringe hit ' How To Win Against History ' returns to the Edinburgh festival in 2025 to mark the 150th...

The full cast has now been announced for POP OFF, MICHELANGELO! at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 Cast news: Pop Off, Michelaneglo!...

Tove Lo, Sebastian Croft, Malte Gårdinger, Joshua Whitehouse and more join the digital cast of The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the...

JD Stewart's new comedy You Won't Break My Soul is now open at A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Oran Mor, Glasgow to coincide with Pride month. Review: Oran Mor, Glasgow   10 June 2025 Jamie McKillop, James Peake and Kaylah Copeland in You Won't Break My Soul. Credit: Eoin Carey You Won't Break My Soul ★★★☆☆ Recovering from a breakup, Jordan (Jamie McKillop) invites an anonymous man to his flat for a hookup. But the man steals Jordan's prized Beyonce concert tickets on his way ou

News: The King’s Theatre, Glasgow are delighted to announce that a major UK tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the 1994...

Aladdin | PACE Theatre Company pantomime 2024, Paisley Arts Centre. Andy McGregor, Alan Orr, Chris Alexander.

Kilmarnock panto 2024: Goldilocks and the Three bears review. At the Big Top in place of Kilmarnock Palace Theatre.