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Review: Sleeping Beauty | Beacon Arts Centre panto
Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock hosts returning Scottish TV and panto favourites Jane McCarry, Mark Cox, Jimmy Chisholm and Lee Samuel in Sleeping Beauty which runs at the venue until 31 December 2025. Read my review below. Jane McCarry as Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty. Photo: Christopher Bowen Sleeping Beauty, Beacon Arts Centre ★★★★☆ Review: 11 December 2025 Sleeping Beauty, the pantomime at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock this Christmas, looks just as impressive as any

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Dec 13, 20254 min read


Review: Glasgow King's Theatre panto | The Little Mermaid - Exceptional
Taking us under the sea for the very first time, The King's Theatre, Glasgow has a brand-new pantomime for 2025: The Little Mermaid . Open now and playing until Sunday 4 January 2026, read my review of this sensational new panto below. Jasmine Jules Andres, Hannah Jarrett-Scott, Ava Judge & Carmen Judge in The Little Mermaid at the King's Theatre Glasgow. Photo: Danny Kaan The Little Mermaid panto, Glasgow King's ★★★★★ Review: 27 November 2025 | The King's Theatre, Glasgow S

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Nov 29, 20254 min read


Sleeping Beauty to cast its spell at the Beacon Arts Centre this Christmas
You’re never too old to believe in the magic of panto! Beacon Arts Centre 2025 panto: Sleeping Beauty The 2025 pantomime at Beacon Arts Centre will be Sleeping Beauty - written by panto stalwart Alan McHugh and directed by the award-winning Tony Cownie . The production runs from Thursday 4 December to Wednesday 31 December 2025, promising a spectacular, laughter-filled festive treat for all the family. Audiences will be transported into a fairytale world of magical castles,

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Oct 23, 20253 min read


Review: Restless Natives the musical
The new stage adaptation of cult classic Scottish film Restless Natives has arrived in Glasgow for the final dates of its Scottish tour....

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Jun 26, 20254 min read


The Clown and the Wolfman ride again! Restless Natives: The Musical hits the road in April 2025
A new stage musical of cult classic Scottish film Restless Natives is announced. Full tour details here

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Jan 17, 20253 min read


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

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Dec 15, 20244 min read


Review: Glasgow King's Theatre panto 2024 - Peter Pan
Glasgow King's Theatre panto 2024: Peter Pan review. Elaine C Smith, Johnny Mac, Hannah Jarrett-Scott.

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Nov 30, 20245 min read


Review: Lena, the Lena Zavaroni play - Edinburgh 2023
Lena, the Lena Zavaroni play review at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023. Erin Armstrong, Jon Culshaw.

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Aug 17, 20233 min read
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