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Review: Beauty and the Beast | the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow 2025 Christmas show - deliciously dark
The Citz first Christmas show in their reopened building, Lewis Hetherington's Beauty and the Beast offers a magical piece of atmospheric storytelling for the festive season. Read my review below. Israela Efomi and Nicholas Marshall in Beauty and the Beast. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Beauty and the Beast, Citizens Theatre ★★★★★ Review: 5 December 2025 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow If you're looking for something other than pantomime to entertain the family this Christmas, the Cit

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Dec 74 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 294 min read


Glasgow King's Theatre 2025 panto cast | The Little Mermaid
The King's Theatre, Glasgow has today announced further casting for 2025 pantomime, The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid cast: L-R Darren Brownlie, Hannah Jarrett-Scott, Elaine C Smith, Johnny Mac, Jasmine Jules Andrews and Benjamin Lockhart Joining King's panto regulars Elaine C Smith , Johnny Mac and Darren Brownlie are Hannah Jarrett-Scott , Jasmine Jules Andrews and Benjamin Lockhart. The Little Mermaid plays at the King's Theatre Glasgow from Saturday 22 November 202

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Sep 303 min read


Review: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Review: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, RCS The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 2025

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Mar 36 min read


Review: Mary Poppins UK Tour 2025, Edinburgh - A perfectly polished triumph
Mary Poppins UK Tour review 2025 | Edinburgh - A perfectly polished triumph

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Feb 44 min read


Review: 101 Dalmatians the musical | UK Tour, Glasgow 2024
101 Dalmatians the musical review, UK Tour, Glasgow King's Theatre, November 2024, Faye Tozer

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Nov 13, 20245 min read


Review: Disney's Aladdin the musical | UK Tour, Glasgow 2024
Disney's Aladdin review, UK Tour, Glasgow Theatre Royal November 2024

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Nov 10, 20245 min read


Review: Lea Salonga concert - Stage, Screen & Everything in Between, UK Tour, Edinburgh
Lea Salonga: Stage, Screen and Everything in Between review, UK Tour, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Capital Theatres, June 2024.

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Jul 1, 20247 min read


Review: Unfortunate | UK Tour, Glasgow 2024
Shawna Hamic as Ursula in Unfortunate the musical. Photo credit: Pamela Raith Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch...

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May 1, 20245 min read
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