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Panto Special 2024

Panto Special 2024

As the festive season begins and theatres around the UK prepare for their busiest time of the year, we delve into the world of panto in our annual special, sponsored by Crossroads Pantomimes. Here are some of the highlights:

Top 10 UK pantomimes to see this Christmas

Top 10 UK pantomimes to see this Christmas

Hackney panto favourite Kat B: ‘On Boxing Day it’s like a creche, the kids are wired and high on sweets’

Hackney panto favourite Kat B: ‘On Boxing Day it’s like a creche, the kids are wired and high on sweets’

‘Organised anarchy’: the history of Liverpool Everyman’s rock’n’roll panto

‘Organised anarchy’: the history of Liverpool Everyman’s rock’n’roll panto

Elaine C Smith: ‘I opened the door and was confronted with several bare arses’

Elaine C Smith: ‘I opened the door and was confronted with several bare arses’

by Fergus Morgan

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake turns 30: the feather-ruffling ballet that went mainstream

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake turns 30: the feather-ruffling ballet that went mainstream

Nick Smurthwaite on his standout encounters from 40 years of interviewing for The Stage

Nick Smurthwaite on his standout encounters from 40 years of interviewing for The Stage

by Nick Smurthwaite

My favourite play: Indhu Rubasingham

My favourite play: Indhu Rubasingham

by David Benedict

Westway Music: the record label finding new ways to sell the stars of the West End

Westway Music: the record label finding new ways to sell the stars of the West End

by Giverny Masso

Oliver Ford Davies: ‘We started the wrong act and somehow had to get back to Act II’

Oliver Ford Davies: ‘We started the wrong act and somehow had to get back to Act II’

by Fergus Morgan

News feature: Sensory Cinders is a West End first for inclusivity

News feature: Sensory Cinders is a West End first for inclusivity

by Georgia Luckhurst

Meet NTGent’s new in-house artist – but Alva Ishii doesn’t really exist

Meet NTGent’s new in-house artist – but Alva Ishii doesn’t really exist

by Natasha Tripney

My favourite performance: Monica Dolan

My favourite performance: Monica Dolan

by David Benedict

Ruby Bentall: ‘I worried I would never get seen for theatre because I started in telly’

Ruby Bentall: ‘I worried I would never get seen for theatre because I started in telly’

by Fergus Morgan

Theatr na nÓg: the Welsh theatre company fighting for communities

Theatr na nÓg: the Welsh theatre company fighting for communities

by Nicholas Davies

Emma Rice on bringing iconic novel The Buddha of Suburbia to the stage

Emma Rice on bringing iconic novel The Buddha of Suburbia to the stage

by Nick Smurthwaite

Brian Croft

Brian Croft

Dianne Kelly

Timothy West

Ian Charleson’s Hamlet reviewed – 50 years ago in The Stage

Ian Charleson’s Hamlet reviewed – 50 years ago in The Stage

Peter Brook’s plea for boldness – 25 years ago in The Stage

Actor's fraudulent Equity entry – 40 years ago in The Stage

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