You leave the Grundy feeling charged, not hollow. Jason and the Adventure of the 254 tells the story of a boy whose body ...

We are now in peak panto time, so Sergei Prokoviev’s L’Amour des Trois Oranges (The Love for Three Oranges) is a ripe choice ...

Do go and see it, you’ll have a lovely time. You have until Christmas Eve. You can park in the Sainsbury’s car park – it’s ...

The Snow Queen is at The Dukes, Lancaster until December 31, 2025. For more information, click here .

A Christmas Carol is at The Kings Arms, Salford until December 21, 2025. For more information, click here .

I haven’t been to a pantomime since I was a child. As it turns out, pantos are much more enjoyable when you’re old enough to ...

Ebenezer Scrooge doesn’t usually travel by scooter. For generations of Christmas Carol retellings, he’s sulked and trudged.

The triumph of this Pied Piper reminded me of my life in London when, each Christmas, the Hackney panto was my theatrical ...

Alongside such ambiguous servings of kitchen sink grimness, there is a generous helping of kitsch and glam, notably the ...

It’s nose-bitingly cold outside, but the glowing red lights of the Copper Bar at Manchester’s Band on the Wall invite me in ...

When I meet Jason Wilsher-Mills at the Grundy, he greets me with a line that sets the tone for everything that follows: ...

Singin’ in the Rain is at the Royal Exchange, Manchester until January 25, 2026. For more information, click here.