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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,

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

Capital Theatres panto 2024, Cinderella at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh. Panto, pantomime. Allan Stewart, Grant Stott & Jordan Young.

Capital Theatres Edinburgh have announced that Grant Stott , Allan Stewart and Jordan Young will return in the giant panto spectacular Jack and the Beanstalk at the Festival Theatre in 2025. Capital Theatres panto 2025 is... Jack and the Beanstalk! 15 November 2024, Edinburgh: Capital Theatres is thrilled to unveil the title for the 2025 pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk as well as 4 new shows coming to the Festival Theatre, including: Louisa May Alcott’s theatrical adap

Into the Woods review, Bare Productions, Paradise Green, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024.

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

Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim, at RCS ★★★★☆ Review: 5 December 2023 | New Athenaeum Theatre, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | BA MUsical Theatre 2024 Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical based on several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, is complex, clever and darker than you may expect. But then Grimm's fairy tales are more frightening than Disney would have us believe. There are important lessons and themes at the heart of 'Into the Woods'. Princip

The Snow Queen review, the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Christmas show 2023, Morna Young, Cora Bissett, Claire Dargo

Into the Woods ★★★★☆ Cumbernauld Musical Theatre Society, CMTS Review: 26 October 2023 | Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse Into the Woods is Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical based on a number of Brothers Grimm fairy tales. It's complex, clever and darker than you may expect. But then Grimm's fairy tales are much more frightening than Disney would have you believe! There are important moral lessons and themes at the heart of 'Into the Woods'. Principally, that