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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

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,

Ruxy Cantir 's absurd vegetable cabaret Pickled Republic previously toured Scotland in 2023 to great acclaim and featured at the...