Cinderella

Little Wolf knows about pantos. Success in nine categories in the Great British Pantomime Awards over the past six years speaks for itself. So any

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Montague’s Millions

It is 20 December 1933, and three strangers are impelled to take an overnight train from London’s Paddington to Cornwall. They are from different backgrounds,

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Snow White

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist Divina De Campo as evil Queen Morgiana steals the show in this year’s panto at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall. And never

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The Marriage (Ślub)

Poznan Opera is celebrating the 120th anniversary of the birth and the 55th anniversary of the death of Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969), one of Poland’s major modern playwrights.

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Sleeping Beauty

The magnificence of Broadway Theatre’s renovated Art Deco interior seems to positively shimmer in the reflected sparkle of this year’s panto, Sleeping Beauty. At the

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The Magician’s Nephew

Narnia’s origin story, The Magician’s Nephew, proves apt seasonal programming for Belfast’s Sanctuary Theatre, a stone’s throw from where C S Lewis was born, in a

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Nutcracker

A new Nutcracker, the company’s eleventh iteration, to celebrate English National Ballet’s 75th birthday, and a new artistic director at the helm… Wayne Eagling’s version

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Father Christmas

It’s that blooming time of year again, and Father Christmas has a busy night ahead. Pins and Needles has recreated Raymond Briggs’s much-loved cartoons to

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A Christmas Carol

For the third time in ten years, Derby Theatre is producing A Christmas Carol, described in the programme as a “timeless tale of redemption which captures

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Ballet Shoes

The theatrical setting of Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes, a favourite children’s book ever since its publication in 1936, makes it a great choice for this year’s

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My Fair Lady

From ‘umble Cockney flower girl to polished pronunciation fit for a princess, My Fair Lady is one of the classic rags-to-riches stories loved by many, its place

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Maria Egiziaca

Conceived as a ‘concert opera’, with a libretto by Respighi’s friend and collaborator Claudio Guastalla, Maria Egiziaca is more like a twentieth century mystery play

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