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Tag Archives: pantomime
This Snow White is as traditional as panto gets (for better or worse)
New Wimbledon Theatre’s festive offering will keep youngsters happy, but a little more creativity wouldn’t have hurt. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged christmas, dick and dom, family, hannah lowther, lee mead, london, musical, new wimbledon theatre, panto, pantomime, review, ruthie henshall, snow white, telegraph, theatre, wimbledon
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What to do in London at Christmas
From shows and restaurants to markets, ice skating and more. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged book tickets, christmas, christmas market, christmas shopping, christmas theatre, december, drink, eat, festive, ice skating, january, london, london christmas, london theatre, market, musical, pantomime, play, restaurant, seasonal, theatre, visit london, west end, what to do in london
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A complete guide to London pantomimes
The history of pantomime and some of the best pantos to catch this Christmas. Read my full London Theatre article here
Aladdin, Lyric Hammersmith
The traditional curtain-raiser for theatre’s festive season sacrifices pantomime silliness for painful political gags. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged aladdin, boris johnson, london, lyric hammersmith, panto, pantomime, play, review, telegraph, theatre
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The West End panto forced to move to Easter – if it can survive
Is Easter the new Christmas? Producer James Seabright certainly hopes so. His Potted Panto, a best-bits of compendium of seven different pantomimes, opened and then closed prematurely in the West End when London was put into Tier 3. So, he’s … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, easter, interview, James Seabright, london, musical, panto, pantomime, potted panto, producer, telegraph, theatre, tier 3, tier 4, west end
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The theatre where Christmas is saved – thanks to ‘the Morecambe and Wise of Weston-super-Mare’
Christmas has been cancelled for most of Britain’s theatres, thanks to the Government’s tightening of tier restrictions, with venues all having to close if placed into tiers 3 and 4. But amidst the slew of bad news for the West … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged beauty and the beast, bristol, bristol old vic, christmas, comedy, interview, living spit, panto, pantomime, play, telegraph, theatre, tier 2, tom morris
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Beverley Knight: ‘I’m a black Fairy Godmother, for all the little girls who look like me’
Beverley Knight is already the Queen of British Soul. This year, she’s set to add the title of Queen of Christmas. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actress, beverley knight, black, celebrity, christmas, december, fairy godmother, interview, london, london palladium, music, panto, pantoland, pantomime, queen, singer, single, song, soul, the i paper
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‘They’re making up the rules as they go along’: the theatre producer trapped between tiers
The reveal of which areas are in which tier is “bittersweet” news for theatre producer Kenny Wax. He’s had two companies – one touring, one West End – rehearsing the musical SIX in adjacent rooms. Yesterday, the former group learnt their production won’t be opening as … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, book tickets, christmas, covid, december, government, kenny wax, london, lowry, manchester, musical, pantomime, producer, queendom, salford, six, six the musical, stage, telegraph, theatre, tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, tier system, tiers, west end
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What the tier system means for your Christmas trip to the theatre
Theatre is back – or is it? Fuelling existential uncertainty akin to a Beckett play, Boris Johnson has announced a more draconian tier system post-lockdown – but without specific details of how it will apply to entertainment venues, or which tiers they will … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, booking, christmas, coronavirus, covid, december, les mis, les miserables, london, musical, panto, pantomime, play, restrictions, show, theatre, tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, tier system, tiers, west end
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