Jimmy Chisholm

Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY, Beacon Arts Centre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Dec 12, 2025

A spellbinding love story about the beautiful Princess Aurora banished to a faraway land to keep her safe from the wicked sorceress, Carabosse who places an evil curse on her that if she pricked her finger before her 21st birthday, she would die! Little did she know that the Queen cast a counter-spell to Carabosse’s curse, ensuring that if Aurora ever did prick her finger on a spindle, she wouldn’t die, but sleep peacefully until woken by true love’s kiss

SLEEPING BEAUTY Comes to The Beacon Arts Centre This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2025

The 2025 pantomime at Beacon Arts Centre will be Sleeping Beauty - written by panto stalwart Alan McHugh and directed by the award-winning Tony Cownie.

Review: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, Beacon Arts Centre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Dec 13, 2024

p his castle in the clouds, Giant Greedyguts plans to destroy the pantomime kingdom of Inverstrone if Dame Trot doesn’t give him her precious cow, Moomoo, for his lunch. This is just the adventure that Dame Trot’s daredevil daughter, Jack, has been waiting for.

Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Beacon Arts Centre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Dec 15, 2023

Once upon a time, in the fairytale land of Auchterdreich, Inverclyde… the vain Prince Sebastian refused to marry the Witch Queen - Deadly Nightshade - who cursed him to live as a hideous beast unless he could find true love.

Nominations Revealed For The 2021/2022 Season Pantomime Awards
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2022

The UK Pantomime Association has announced the nominations for The Pantomime Awards in association with Butlin's.

BWW Review: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Dec 12, 2019

Poor Dame Trot and her son Jack hardly have a bean to their name, and to make things worse the village is being terrorised by a wicked giant. Can Jack defeat the giant, win the heart of his one true love and solve his economic woes?

What's On Around Glasgow and Edinburgh This Christmas
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Nov 15, 2019

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue highlights her top festive picks around Glasgow and Edinburgh this Christmas.

BWW Review, SLEEPING BEAUTY, Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Dec 13, 2018

Following on from last year's record breaking panto Snow White, Beacon Arts Centre present yet another spectacular family pantomime, and this time it's the magical fairytale Sleeping Beauty.

BWW Review: NEWS HACKS, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 23, 2018

Where is all the biting Scottish Political satire these days? It seems to have just disappeared along with original Irn Bru and your online personal data. It's about time someone did something about it.

BWW Review: SNOW WHITE, Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Dec 14, 2017

After a hugely successful 2016 season with Beauty and the Beast Beacon Arts Centre are promising another festive treat with many of the cast returning for another year of panto fun.

Beacon Arts Centre Announce May - August Season
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Apr 26, 2017

Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock announces its 2017 May - August season.

BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Dec 16, 2016

A handsome prince is cursed by an evil fairy to live as a hideous beast. The only way to lift the curse is for him to find true love - but who could love a beast? Will our Beauty see beyond appearances and fall in love with the Beast to overcome the ter-rible curse?

Siobhan Redmond, Jimmy Chisholm to Star in THON MAN MOLIERE at Royal Lyceum Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 18, 2016

Imelda Staunton to Lead Chicester Festival's GYPSY this Autumn
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 11, 2014

Gypsy opens at Chichester this autumn with Imelda Staunton leading a stellar cast as the indomitable Mama Rose, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest female musical roles.

2014 CATS Shortlists Announced - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, DRAGON & More Lead!
by Christina Mancuso - May 8, 2014

If there had ever been any doubts over the calibre of work for children and young people produced in Scotland, the 2014 CATS shortlists released today, Thursday 8 May 2014, would immediately dispel them. Two productions created specifically with a younger audience in mind - Dragon (Vox Motus, National Theatre of Scotland and the Tianjin People's Art Theatre, China) and Huff (Shona Reppe and Andy Manley, produced by Catherine Wheels Theatre Company) - have together received eight nominations across six categories including the highest accolade, Best Production.

BWW Reviews: CASABLANCA THE GIN JOINT CUT, The Pleasance Theatre, October 4 2012
by Gary Naylor - Oct 6, 2012

Gary Naylor sees an affectionate and funny send-up of an old favourite.

Smash Hit The 39 Steps Extends
by Ryan Woods - May 22, 2007

Patrick Barlow's comic adaptation of John Buchan's classic The 39 Steps is to extend booking for a third time, until 9 February 2008, into its second year in the West End.