- Pantomime
Robin Hood – Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
Writers: Sarah A Nixon & Mark Chatterton Director: Mark Chatterton As the festive pantomime season begins, there is always one…
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Eric and Ern at Christmas – The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens Director: Daniel Clarkson At one stage, Morecambe and Wise were a more popular festive…
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Peter Pan – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Writer: JM Barrie Adaptor: Sarah Punshon Music/Lyrics: Ziad Jabero and Claire Tustin Director: Lotte Wakeman Nowadays the younger generation seem…
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Spinach – The Edge, Manchester
Director and Writer: Janine Waters Music: Simon Waters Kate and Tom wake up, groggy, confused and tied up in a…
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Beauty and the Beast – The New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Writer: Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve Adapter/Director: Theresa Heskins Advertised as a spectacular re-telling of the original, much-loved fairy-tale, the creative…
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The Wiz – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Book: William F. Brown Music & lyrics: Charlie Smalls Director: Matthew Xia This year the Christmas offering from the Hope…
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The Scouse Sleeping Beauty – Royal Court, Liverpool
Writer: Kevin Fearon Director: Stephen Fletcher Christmas at The Royal Court is always a little anarchic, it always offers an…
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Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! – The Lowry
Music: Tchaikovsky Director/Choreographer: Matthew Bourne It’s that time of year where the imagination of children is at its very best…
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – Liverpool Empire
Music, Book and Lyrics: Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom Macrae From an original idea by Jonathan Butterell. Director: Matt Ryan…
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White Christmas – Palace Theatre, Manchester
Music and Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: David Ives and Paul Blake Director: Ian Talbot The odds of snowfall on the…
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