Once upon a time, in the fairytale land of Auchterdreich, Inverclyde… the vain Prince Sebastian refused to marry the Witch Queen - Deadly Nightshade - who cursed him to live as a hideous beast unless he could find true love.
The UK Pantomime Association has announced the nominations for The Pantomime Awards in association with Butlin's.
Poor Dame Trot and her son Jack hardly have a bean to their name, and to make things worse the village is being terrorised by a wicked giant. Can Jack defeat the giant, win the heart of his one true love and solve his economic woes?
BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue highlights her top festive picks around Glasgow and Edinburgh this Christmas.
Following on from last year's record breaking panto Snow White, Beacon Arts Centre present yet another spectacular family pantomime, and this time it's the magical fairytale Sleeping Beauty.
Where is all the biting Scottish Political satire these days? It seems to have just disappeared along with original Irn Bru and your online personal data. It's about time someone did something about it.
After a hugely successful 2016 season with Beauty and the Beast Beacon Arts Centre are promising another festive treat with many of the cast returning for another year of panto fun.
Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock announces its 2017 May - August season.
A handsome prince is cursed by an evil fairy to live as a hideous beast. The only way to lift the curse is for him to find true love - but who could love a beast? Will our Beauty see beyond appearances and fall in love with the Beast to overcome the ter-rible curse?
Gypsy opens at Chichester this autumn with Imelda Staunton leading a stellar cast as the indomitable Mama Rose, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest female musical roles.
If there had ever been any doubts over the calibre of work for children and young people produced in Scotland, the 2014 CATS shortlists released today, Thursday 8 May 2014, would immediately dispel them. Two productions created specifically with a younger audience in mind - Dragon (Vox Motus, National Theatre of Scotland and the Tianjin People's Art Theatre, China) and Huff (Shona Reppe and Andy Manley, produced by Catherine Wheels Theatre Company) - have together received eight nominations across six categories including the highest accolade, Best Production.
Gary Naylor sees an affectionate and funny send-up of an old favourite.
Rachel Pickup (as Arabella Schmitz) and Robert Portal (as Richard Hannay) celebrated Alfred Hitchcock's birthday with the wax figure of Alfred Hitchcock at Madam Tussauds as the hit comedy The 39 Steps celebrated a year in London.
Patrick Barlow's comic adaptation of John Buchan's classic The 39 Steps is to extend booking for a third time, until 9 February 2008, into its second year in the West End.
Patrick Barlow's comic adaptation of John Buchan's The 39 Steps will extend booking through February 9, 2008, into its second year in the West End.
The current London hit The 39 Steps will be presented as the 2007-2008 season opener at the Huntington Theater Company in Boston before transferring to Broadway in a production directed by Maria Aitken.
The 39 Steps, winner of the Olivier Award for 'Best New Comedy,' will feature two new cast members starting April 23.
The 39 Steps, winner of the Olivier Award for 'Best New Comedy,' will feature two new cast members starting April 23.
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