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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’

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,

The cast has been announced for the 2025 Cumbernauld panto, Baltic! Today Ginger and Jester Productions announces the cast for its upcoming panto at Cumbernauld Theatre, Baltic , written by Jerry Taylor . Baltic: Cumbernauld Theatre pantomime 2025 Baltic is at Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse from Saturday 22 November to Sunday 24 December Brave young Elsbeth, with magical powers still to be unleashed, lives in the snowy village of Glenfrost. When her brother Kai is kidna

The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow today announce the full cast line up for 2025 pantomime Jock and the Beanstalk. Jock and the Beanstalk cast: Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow and Imagine Theatre are delighted to announce the cast for their upcoming pantomime season as they confirm your favourite panto gang is back to bring all the usual mayhem to the stage in Jock and The Beanstalk from 27 November 2025 to 11 January 2026. Confirmed to return are Liam Do

Macrobert Arts Centre has announced the Christmas pantomime production for 2025, Weans in the Wood . Johnny McKnight will return in the role of the Dame, as well as writing and directing the production. Weans in the Wood panto at Macrobert Art Centre | Stirling pantomime 2025 The story of this panto, Weans in the Wood follows Hans No Solo and his best pal Gretel, pupils at Merlina’s School for Magical Minors, as they fight the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham and their band of

Cumbernauld Theatre festive show / panto 2024: Pinocchio review. Gary McNair, Laila Noble, Brian James O'Sullivan.

Jack and the Beanstalk, Beacon Arts Centre panto review. Greenock pantomime 2024.

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.