Director: Scott Le Crass Imagine Theatre are back producing this year's panto Sleeping Beauty at the Stafford Gatehouse. Mark Rhodes and David Phipps-Davis return with another classic panto full of innuendo and fun. The production has assembled quite the team of panto pros. Rhodes is the likable, yet daft Hilarious Harry. While Phipps-Davis steals the show. Every... Continue Reading →
Writer: Eric Potts Director: Richard Cheshire This year's Jack and the Beanstalk at the Stafford Gatehouse is a oustanding example of everything a panto should be - a touch of magic, a pure heart, a story that grips and comedy for all the ages. Imagine Theatre are experts in the panto format, and it shows... Continue Reading →
Writer & Director: Feargus Woods Dunlop The New Old Friends bring a different flavour to their festive fun in this year's production at the Lichfield Garrick with their comedy caper Christmas Present & Correct Set in a recording studio for a popular radio drama, siblings Dorothy Richards (Kirsty Cox) and Herbert Richards (Stuart Tavendale) have... Continue Reading →
Writer and Director: Joe O'Byrne Tale from Paradise Hights is a series of intertwined plays by Joe O'Byrne. Diane's Deli is the latest production on tour and keeps you engaged and guessing until the very end - undergoing twists and turns that O'Byrne is becoming known for. It all starts very relaxed - a quiant... Continue Reading →
Book & Lyrics: Lee Hall Music: Elton John Director: Nikolai Foster Choreographer: Lucy Hind It's taken six years after the original London production to get Billy Elliot back on stage. With inflation skyrocketing and public sector strikes gathering pace, the background couldn't be anymore relavent and this contemporary, gritty revival by Leicester Curve is perfect... Continue Reading →
Writer & Director: Joe O'Bryne The house lights dim, the stage in darkness and what feels like a minute of silence, from the getgo this eerie ghost story by Joe O'Bryne sets you on edge and keeps you guessing. Following the initial mixture of darkness and silence, O'Bryne's script almost pulls you in go a... Continue Reading →
Writer: Morgan Brind Director: Scott Ramsay Panto season is still underway at the Derby Arena with this epic production of Sleeping Beauty, but not quite as you know it. You may be surprised at how early Sleeping Beauty is reawaken, and that opens up a chance for the book by Morgan Brind to undergo twists... Continue Reading →
Writer: Wink Taylor Director: Richard Cheshire Choreographer: Phillip Joel Produced by Red Entertainment, it was clear from the casting announcement the Stafford Gatehouse wanted to bring something special for Christmas this year. They lined up a company of well known faces from Kids TV and the West End, along with Mauren Nolan create the most... Continue Reading →
Writer: Alan McHugh Director: David Fleeshman Choreography: Thomas Spratt 'Laughter is the perfect medicine' Bobby Davro proclaims to finish his solo stand up stint to Act Two. Those words sum up Sleeping Beauty at Crewe which is full of so much laughter it will awaken any sleeping spell. Alan McHugh ensures the key elements of... Continue Reading →
Writer: Peter Rowe Director: Kate Golledge After a large hiatus across the country due to the pandemic, Panto season off to a rocking good start as this Rock 'N' Roll Panto of Jack and the Beanstalk is a fun festive treat for the whole family. Artistic Director of the New Wolsey, Peter Rowe is no... Continue Reading →
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