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A mix of merriment, music and mayhem makes panto a beloved British holiday tradition

Panto is as much a part of Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies

The Independent UK

Dick Whittington and His Cat review – the rats have no chance in merry panto

It won’t win prizes for originality, but the joyful ensemble spirit of Clive Rowe’s show will keep the kids happy

The Guardian - UK

The Baker’s Wife at the Menier review: This whimsical Seventies chamber piece has not stood the test of time

A luxurious cast but this ‘lost’ musical is basic and meandering

Evening Standard

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The Baker’s Wife review – Stephen Schwartz’s lip-smacking musical has a soggy derriere

Clive Rowe and Lucie Jones star in Schwartz and Joseph Stein’s tale of a French bakery, given a wistful chamber setting

The Guardian - UK

Will an American panto first timer enjoy this very British art form? Oh yes she will!

It turns out there really is nothing like a dame

Evening Standard

Divine Sister Act gets audience dancing - but one star really stood out

In a show packed with impressive voices you'd think it would be impossible to single anyone out

Liverpool Echo

The Tracy Beaker cast members you had no idea were now soap stars, Hollywood actors and even hanging out with rock royalty

The Story of Tracy Beaker first aired in 2002 and many of the young cast are now adults

Wales Online

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Olivier Awards 2023 winners: The complete list in full

Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, and David Tennant were among this year’s nominees

The Independent UK

Sister Act at Bristol Hippodrome was 'hilarious, heartwarming and wonderfully camp'

A standing ovation on a Tuesday night is no mean feat

Bristol Post

Olivier Awards 2023 nominations: The complete list in full

Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, and David Tennant are among this year’s nominees

The Independent UK

Oh yes it is! Oh no it isn’t! Is the panto dame still a suitable cause for mirth?

Fire the glitter cannons! Unleash the water pistols! The panto season is here. But how did the cross-dressing dame become so central to the tradition? And in an age of gender fluidity, should we still be laughing?

The Guardian - UK

Mother Goose review – a feather in Hackney Empire’s cap

Clive Rowe gives a masterly performance as he shapes the high jinks while wearing fabulous frocks in infectiously funny panto

The Guardian - UK

London’s best pantomimes 2022 to book now, from McKellen’s Mother Goose to Robin Hood at Greenwich

It’s not behind you yet

Evening Standard

Sister Act the Musical at the Eventim Apollo review: Beverley Knight’s star power lifts hodgepodge of a show

This musical adaptation has warmth, joyous moments and flashes of wit, but there are multiple compromises beneath the happy-clappy surface glitz

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Where the cast of Tracy Beaker are now

The Story of Tracy Beaker has run for nearly two decades with a lot of the original cast reprising their roles over time

Manchester Evening News

Review: Sister Act is a sparkling spectacle at the Palace Theatre

But it's not the sing-a-long classic some might expect

Manchester Evening News

Made in Oldham: The budding actors who became stars thanks to David Johnson

Tributes have poured in for the 'starmaker', who died this week

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