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With a Scottish spin on the traditional Aladdin story, Fraser Boyle and the team at Ayr's Gaiety Theatre have created two new Ayrshire pantomime heroes in Aladdie and Alassie. Read my review of the 2025 Ayr panto below. Lewis Kerr in Aladdie. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Aladdie: Ayr Gaiety panto ★★★☆☆ Review: 29 November 2025 | Ayr Gaiety Theatre Fraser Boyle's writing is brilliant. He wisely side-steps any issues with the traditional Aladdin pantomime story and Orientalism by pl

Ayr Gaiety panto 2024 review: Mother Goose by Fraser Boyle and Ken Alexander. The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr pantomime 2024.

Scottish Panto Highlights: What's On in Scotland's Theatres this Christmas 2024. Let's get out of Edinburgh and Glasgow!

Cinderella, Ayr Gaiety Theatre pantomime 2023/24 review, Ken Alexander and Fraser Boyle

An 11 year old reviews Cinderella, Ayr Gaiety Theatre panto 2023. Pantomime review. Oscar reviews. Ken Alexander and Fraser Boyle, panto.

Burn: Alan Cumming - review, Glasgow 2022.