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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

This Christmas, the Glasgow Citizens Theatre is staging Beauty and the Beast. But this week, the beast broke out of the rehearsal room for a game of hide and seek around the theatre! He also met the G5 Creators group - local Gorbals primary school children who meet weekly for after school sessions at the theatre since it reopened this summer. Citizens Theatre Beauty and the Beast - Nicholas Marshall as Beast. Photo: Alex Brady Meet the Beast: Beauty and the Beast at the Citiz