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The full cast and creatives have been announced for The Ayr Gaiety’s 2025 panto, Aladdie. Familiar faces and local favourites will be returning along with some Gaiety newcomers. Find the full details below. Aladdie: Ayr Gaiety panto 2025 cast and creatives Performing at Ayr Gaiety from 29th November 2025 – 4th January 2026. Ayr Gaiety Theatre is delighted to announce the cast and creatives of their 2025 pantomime, Aladdie – a Scottish spin on the traditional Aladdin story - f

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh has today announced the full cast for this Year's Christmas production Cinderella: A Fairytale which...

The Royal Shakespeare Company's multi award-winning musical Matilda announces Glasgow dates in 2026. The internationally acclaimed...

Macrobert Arts Centre has announced the full cast for this year’s Christmas pantomime production, Weans in the Wood . Weans in the Wood cast. Clockwise from top left: Johnny McKnight, Helen McAlpine, Dani Heron, Robbie Jack, Craig Hunter, Katie Weir, Robin MacKenzie, Kara Swinney. Weans in the Wood panto cast | Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling This year's Christmas pantomime at Macrobert Arts Centre on the University of Stirling campus is Weans in the Wood by Johnny McKnight

Capital Theatres welcomes Clare Gray, Gail Watson and Amber Sylvia Edwards back to the panto family this festive season in the GIANT spectacular Jack and the Beanstalk at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh This winter Capital Theatres makes a GIANT return to panto magic as Jack and the Beanstalk (13 Dec 2025 – 11 Jan 2026) climbs onto the Festival Theatre stage. This marks the final panto at the Festival Theatre as next year it will return to its traditional home of the King’

Maxwell the Bubbleologist makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with The Flying Bubble Show . South African Maxwell will be at the Underbelly...

Cast announced for Perth Theatre panto The Snow Queen. Perth Theatre has announced the cast for its ‘coolest’ ever panto, The Snow Queen Writer and Director Barrie Hunter , who plays panto dame Grannie Frannie McMannie, will be joined by another Perth panto regular Ewan Somers as Larry McGlumpher/Roger the Reindeer. Lauren Ellis-Steele plays The Snow Queen, Nina Gray is Gerda McMannie, Stuart Edgar plays McKay McGlumpher, Julia Murray is Gretel McPetal/Herda the Herder,

A brand new theatre show about Scotland’s world-famous wrestling bear is touring the country from 27th September - 29th October 2025. Ben...

The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow has announced a programme of exciting new productions for its 25/26 reopening year. Glasgow Citizens...