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Full cast announced for Edinburgh Royal Lyceum's 2025 Christmas show Cinderella: A Fairytale
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh has today announced the full cast for this Year's Christmas production Cinderella: A Fairytale which...

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Sep 18, 20253 min read


Full cast announced for Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile | UK & Ireland Tour
The full cast has now been confirmed for the UK & IRELAND tour of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. Ken Ludwig's adaptation of this Poirot story will star Outlander favourite Mark Hadfield and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduate Helen Katamaba when the show plays the Glasgow Theatre Royal in February 2026. Find the full cast and production details below. Death on the Nile, full company in rehearsals. Photo credit: Manuel Harlan Looking for my review of Death on the Ni

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Sep 13, 20252 min read


Matilda the Musical comes to Glasgow for the first time at the Theatre Royal in 2026
The Royal Shakespeare Company's multi award-winning musical Matilda announces Glasgow dates in 2026. The internationally acclaimed production is set to tour to Glasgow for the first time at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow from Wed 18 November to Friday 5 December 2026 following a three-week run at Edinburgh Playhouse in March 2026. Matilda the musical UK tour announces new Glasgow dates It was announced today (9 September 2025) that the Royal Shakespeare Company’s smash hit pr

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Sep 10, 20253 min read


Full cast announced for Macrobert Arts Centre 2025 panto: Weans in the Wood
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

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Sep 1, 20252 min read


Edinburgh Festival Theatre panto cast announced | Capital Theatres pantomime 2025 - Jack and the Beanstalk
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’

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Aug 28, 20252 min read


Strictly star joins cast for Scottish premiere of Fawlty Towers the play in Glasgow
Casting has been announced for Fawlty Towers - The Play as the new UK & Ireland theatre tour production of the beloved tv comedy gets set to visit Scotland in 2026. The West End smash hit comedy play, written and adapted for the stage by John Cleese, will have its Scottish premier at Glasgow's King's Theatre in January 2026, followed by dates in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Find out more below. Fawlty Towers - The Play, 2025 / 2026 UK tour Casting is announced today for John Clee

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Aug 24, 20254 min read


Cast and Creative team announced for The Glass Menagerie Scottish tour
Dundee Rep Theatre is delighted to announce the cast and creative team for a major new production of Tennessee Williams’ breakthrough...

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Aug 22, 20253 min read


Edinburgh Lyceum's The Seagull cast announced
The full cast has been announced for The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh ’s reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece The Seagull. A star cast joins Caroline Quentin on The Royal Lyceum Stage including Forbes Masson, Tallulah Greive, John Bett and Irene Allan. Find the full cast details below. Full cast announced for The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh’s reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece The Seagull The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh today announces the full cast for

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Aug 8, 20253 min read


Cast announced for Perth Theatre panto The Snow Queen
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,

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Jul 29, 20252 min read
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