For a high-flying pantomime production, Peter Pan fell short of expectations of typical pantomime theatrics with lack of any coherent plot line and dragged out comedy acts recycled from an adult night comedy act.
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Lily Staples This latest pantomime extravaganza from the Nottingham Playhouse is Jack and the Beanstalk, a resounding triumph of fairy-tale magic paired with musical flair. It is directed by the ever-brillliant Adam Penford who provides the production with creativity, humour and elements of unmistakable Nottingham charm. Local references are... -
Dick Whittington is this year’s Nottingham Playhouse pantomime. A combination of laughs, bad jokes, and fun greets audiences as they flock into the theatre for some Christmas joviality. The pantomime opened on 25th November, and will run until the 14th January 2023. Impact’s Hannah Walton-Hughes attended press night on... -
Abi reviews this year's Christmas pantomime Cinderella at the Nottingham Playhouse, available On Demand. ... -
The Peter Pan pantomime performance at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham was a feel-good, farcical, masterpiece. Director and Choreographer Jonny Bowles took hold of the classic Peter Pan story and flung it into the shimmering spotlight of the 21st Century. Peter Pan (Jack McNeill) and Wendy (Rosie O’Hare) were... -
You will not be disappointed by this timeless classic of a panto…oh no you won’t! Christopher Biggins’ ebullient performance as Widow Twankey carries the production, with the aid of her increasingly inexplicable and outrageous outfits. All the ‘pantomime-musts’ were ticked, and it went beyond anything I remember from childhood,... -
The carols are playing on the radio, the ice rink is up in Market Square and the John Lewis advert is on TV. Christmas is officially in the air which means only one thing for all theatre goers out there… Panto season is upon us! And what better way...
