OffWestEnd has announced the 89 finalists for this year’s Offies Awards 2020. In 2019, Offies assessors saw around 400 shows across Greater London and made over 400 nominations covering 189 shows at 58 venues. The 89 finalists have been selected across 28 categories, covering performances in plays and musicals, as well as design, choreography, direction, production, as well as some …
‘Make sure you see it’: POTTED PANTO – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★★
Do you love panto? Potted Panto is the panto for you. Make sure you see it.
‘Definitely brightens up the festive period’: SNOW WHITE – Chickenshed Theatre ★★★★
This wonderfully inclusive Snow White has been adapted and brought up to date, resulting in a clever and interesting social commentary on the power of people’s vanity.
’Utterly entertained’: CINDERELLA – Sheffield ★★★★★
Aladdin at Sheffield Lyceum is recommended to anyone who likes a laugh and a good night out, it’s not just for kids.
‘Exudes sweetness & glitter’: SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS – Richmond Theatre ★★★★
At Snow White at Richmond Theatre the stars are big and – evident from the multitude of advertising and glitzy theatrical splendour – so is the budget.
‘Lots of laughs & plenty of magic’: CINDERELLA – New Wimbledon Theatre ★★★★
With an all-star cast, lots of laughs and plenty of magic, Cinderella at the New Wimbledon Theatre is a show not to be missed.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Goldilocks & The Three Bears at the London Palladium
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for the London Palladium’s 2019 festive offering.
‘Guaranteed to warm your heart’: SNOW WHITE – Chickenshed Theatre
As always, Chickenshed’s Christmas show Snow White is a festive treat that’s guaranteed to warm your heart and send you home feeling a little bit better about the world. Who can say no to that?
NEWS: Janine Duvitski, Sophie Isaacs & Lauren Stroud join Goldilocks & the Three Bears at London Palladium
Final casting has been announced for the 2019 London Palladium Pantomime, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, which runs for a limited five-week season from 7 December 2019 to 12 January 2020.
‘So few people get told that it’s okay to be yourself’: Robert Pearce on how & why he created panto dame Mama G
“The only thing you need to improve is your trust that you are fabulous!” That’s the message at the heart of Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow, the one-Dame show that comes to the Lion & Unicorn Theatre from 21 to 26 May 2019. Read what performer Robert Pearce told us about creating the character and spreading her important message, then book your tickets!
PHOTOS: Peek into the glamorous world of Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow
Boas, beehives, blusher and… glove puppets. Discover the world of Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow with these fantastic production images, the book your tickets for this celebration of being who you want to be.
WATCH: Enter the glitter-filled, twerking world of Mama G with the trailer for her Story Time Roadshow
If daily life has you hankering for a touch of sequins, a ruffled feather boa and a lot of sparkly, judgement-free love, check out this trailer for Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow, then book your tickets to see Mama G in person.
NEWS: Panto dame Mama G brings her Story Time Roadshow to London’s Lion & Unicorn Theatre
Mama G, the fabulous panto alter ego of actor Robert Pearce, will spread her message of love and acceptance of all at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre this spring, when she brings her own show, Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow to London in May. Book your tickets now!
‘A gigantic spectacular of such quality’: JACK & THE BEANSTALK – Belfast ★★★★
Jack & The Beanstalk is back is in all its traditional glory in this truly spectacular show that remains as magical as Jack’s famous beans.
‘The rock ‘n’ roll is the real deal’: THE SNOW QUEEN – Liverpool
It may be a time of change at the Everyman, but if there’s one thing we can rely on it’s all the fun of the rock ‘n’ roll panto in The Snow Queen.
‘Revitalised, re-energised, refreshing’: DICK WHITTINGTON & HIS CAT – Oxford ★★★★
Dick Whittington & His Cat shows that the age-old tradition of pantomime is not only alive in Oxford but it’s revitalised, re-energised, refreshing and stands a good chance of attracting new audiences into the theatre.
‘Panto brings people together, just like Strictly’: Craig Revel Horwood stars in Cinderella at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking
Choreographer and director Craig Revel Horwood speaks to LLLC about starring in pantomimes and Christmas traditions.
‘Sets the bar high’: Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs – Malvern ★★★★★
Our pantomime season has kicked off late this year. However, the first of the festive treats that we’ve been able to attend has surely set the bar high, as a five-star extravaganza and perfect family pantomime – Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at Malvern Theatres is not to be missed.
‘I didn’t see anybody who wasn’t smiling’: ALADDIN – Dartford
The promise “Everything you could wish for in a panto” I would say underplays what we actually got. Aladdin at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford was so much more.
‘Even the teenagers enjoyed it’: ALADDIN – New Wimbledon Theatre ★★★
Panto season is upon us once again, and this year at the New Wimbledon Theatre, we are transported to Old Peking in Aladdin.