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Thom Dibdin

Thom Dibdin

Biography

Thom has been a freelance critic, feature writer and reporter for The Stage since 1994 and is a former Scotland correspondent for the publication.

Recent Articles

Jack and the Beanstalk review

Jack and the Beanstalk review

Wild West-themed panto, starring Gayle Telfer Stevens as the dame and Ian ‘Sheepie’ Smith as Silly Billy, falls short of its potential
Sleeping Beauty review

Sleeping Beauty review

Reworked fairytale embedded in the local community
Jack and the Beanstalk review

Jack and the Beanstalk review

Big laughs and lavatorial humour abound in this breakneck panto
Peter Pan review

Peter Pan review

Panto that goes big on its Glasgow variety roots
Snow White review

Snow White review

Clever mash-up of Snow White and The Sound of Music hits all the right notes
Beauty and the Beastie review

Beauty and the Beastie review

Eric Potts and Liam Dolan’s well-staged Scottish panto has a clever twist
Mother Goose review

Mother Goose review

The most versatile of pantomimes proves a solidly entertaining show
Beauty and the Beast review

Beauty and the Beast review

Under-firing panto lacks pace
The Little Mermaid review

The Little Mermaid review

Sparkling new panto full of glamour and physical comedy
Cinderella review

Cinderella review

Crowd-pleasing pantomime starring Allan Stewart and Grant Stott carried by strong local patter in Edinburgh
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