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Pantomime

National and regional pantomime reviews, panto news and listings for London and across the UK. The Stage reviews more pantomimes than any other national publication.

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Peter Pan review
“Terrific”

Peter Pan review

Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
Steven Serlin’s Hook is the star of this scary, pirate fuelled panto
“Full of surprise and humour”

The Little Mermaid review

Bristol Old Vic
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Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner’s reasons to be cheerful

From Imelda Staunton in Hello, Dolly! to Arts Council England’s new plans to incentivise touring, Lyn Gardner picks her theatre-sector highlights of 2024
David Benedict
by David Benedict

I had mixed feelings about the NT’s Importance of Being Earnest. And that’s a good thing

The first half achieved exquisite comic balance, the second did not, but I’d rather see that than something merely obedient and proficient, says David Benedict
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

There’s a theatre sinkhole in the north and the sector’s turning its back on it

There’s a positive buzz around theatre in the north, but beneath the surface the region’s diversity of audience, and of global-majority creativity, is at risk of collapse

Editor's View

by Alistair Smith

One more reason to be cheerful this year

While theatres may be facing numerous challenges, attracting audiences does not appear to be one of them, says editor Alistair Smith, after visiting 20 theatres around the UK

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Big Interviews

The Stage talks in depth to movers and shakers from across the industry

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Simon Russell Beale

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Jamie Wilson

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Max Webster

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Emma Rice

Director

Robert Icke

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Robert Icke

Director

Emma Rice

Director

Francesca Moody

Producer

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director

Jamie Wilson

Producer

Adrian Dunbar

Actor

Elizabeth McGovern

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Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
“A Christmas Carol feels relevant”

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

Writer
The award-winning writer of Emilia, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, talks about her new version of A Christmas Carol featuring a gender-swapped Scrooge, that fiery speech in Emilia and how pantomime gave her an initial route into playwriting
Sharon D Clarke
“Black Lives Matter has made the arts talk about diversity”

Sharon D Clarke

Actor
Gary Wilmot
“TV left me despondent. Theatre came along and changed my life”

Gary Wilmot

Performer
Julian Clary
“I don’t like Christmas – panto’s the perfect excuse to avoid parties”

Julian Clary

Performer
Clive Rowe
“We need to get new audiences into theatre, no matter which door they use”

Clive Rowe

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Simon Russell Beale

Actor

Jamie Wilson

Producer

Max Webster

Director

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Emma Rice

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Emma Rice

Director

Francesca Moody

Producer

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director

Jamie Wilson

Producer

Adrian Dunbar

Actor

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer
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Long Reads

‘Cut the story down to its bare bones, then pump it full of jokes’: how to write a hit pantomime

‘Cut the story down to its bare bones, then pump it full of jokes’: how to write a hit pantomime

by Holly Williams
What’s the secret to a good pantomime script? From eliciting boos and hisses from audiences of all ages, to making sure there are enough local jokes and updating old stories for today, Holly Williams hears from playwrights tackling their first pantos and veterans who pen several every year about how they keep the tradition alive
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Features

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Bring on the clowns: how Slava’s Snowshow is marking 30 years

Bring on the clowns: how Slava’s Snowshow is marking 30 years

by Nick Smurthwaite
Since its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1994, the award-winning clowning show has toured all over the world, enchanting audiences of all ages. As it blows back into the UK after a seven-year absence, creator Slava Polunin and producer Gwenael Allan talk to Nick Smurthwaite about the key to the longevity and success of a company of “fools” that has become a global phenomenon
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Q&A

Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis

Dancer and choreographer
James Baldwin

James Baldwin

radio and theatremaker
Paul Lawrence-Thomas

Paul Lawrence-Thomas

actor
Leah St Luce

Leah St Luce

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