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Writers: Jan Jeans and Natasha Holmes Director: Natasha Holmes Composer: Michael Szpakowski Reviewer: Laura Stimpson The Public Reviews Rating: The Snow Queen by Tell Tale Hearts is this years family Christmas performance at Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield. The Snow Queen, originally written by Hans Christian Andersen , is an adaptation by Jan Jeans and Natasha Holmes of the [...]

Director: Ed Curtis Musical Director: Steve Price Reviewer: Rosie Revell The Public Reviews Rating: I have been intrigued for years by the juggernaut that is the Billy Pearce pantomime. Entering its thirteenth undoubtedly record breaking year this well loved pantomime is a Yorkshire tradition that shows no signs of slowing down yet. I really was intrigued to find [...]

Writer: Paul Wood Director: Tim Churchill Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: Just down the road and nestling in the shadow of Stoke’s Regent Theatre, the small and intimate Mitchell Arts Centre has re-opened following an extensive refurbishment and along side Christian Paul Productions are producing their first professional Pantomime. Sleeping Beauty may not have big name [...]

Writer: Jeff Young Composer: Patrick Dineen Director: Graeme Phillips Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: The Unity Theatre’s artistic director finds himself back in the driving seat for the latest collaboration between the theatre and the city’s artist development programme Hope Street Ltd and whilst Sinbad the Sailor’s heart is firmly in the right place – a [...]

Music and lyrics: Lionel Segal Book: Peter Layton Director: Nicola Samer Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: With music and lyrics by Lionel Segal and book by Peter Layton, this version of Little Women The Musical bears no relation to the production that ran for a short while on Broadway and has only been seen before in [...]

Writer: Carol Ann Duffy Director: Mark Smith Reviewer: Robin Winters The Public Reviews Rating: Storytelling and the imagination are central to this successful and powerful alternative to pantomime, the second successful co-production between the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal and Liverpool’s Spike Theatre. “Beasts & Beauties” by former poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy brings together a collection of eight [...]

Book – Raymond Briggs, Music and Lyrics – Howard Blake. Choreographer – Robert North. Director – Bill Alexander Reviewer – Sue Cartwright The Public Reviews Rating: Raymond Briggs‘ book, The Snowman, was first published in 1978 and was subsequently transformed into an animated film in 1982 which film has, over the years, become synonymous with Christmas and become [...]

Writer: Guy Pascall Director: Guy Pascall Musical Director: Jezz Weatherall Choreographer: Kerry Blaskett Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating: People often, wrongly, believe pantomime is simple. The staging, slapstick, anarchy and apparent ease in which things go wrong give the impression that it is an easy, end of term genre that can be thrown together. In fact [...]