Andrew Pollard News

Greenwich Theatre is being taken over for seven weeks from Friday, November 18, by - wait for it - Long Joan Silver, the dynamic dame and driving force behind the panto the others can only talk about, Peter Pan: A New Adventure.

Magic, majesty, mayhem and mice will fill the auditorium of the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch this Christmas.

Casting has been announced for Salisbury Playhouse's family pantomime, Aladdin, which runs from Saturday 3 December to Saturday 7 January. Director Ryan McBryde and writer Andrew Pollard return following their hit Cinderella last year.

Booing at this year's pantomime at Greenwich Theatre will reach new levels with the return of everyone's favourite villain Anthony Spargo as Captain Hook in Peter Pan: A New Adventure.

The Greenwich Theatre announces its Autumn 2016 season! Beginning with the How Small How Far Production of Garden, the company will present and produce two dozen productions in the coming autumn months. Details for each production are below. For more information, visit http://www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk.

David Hare, John Godber, Deborah McAndrew, Tim Firth, Barney Norris and Vanessa Brooks are just some of the playwrights whose 60-second plays will be brought to life in a special performance at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.

CASTING has been completed for the 10th anniversary of Greenwich Theatre's biggest and longest-running event of the year, the pantomime acclaimed by critics and audiences alike as one of the best in the country.

David Hare, John Godber, Deborah McAndrew, Tim Firth, Barney Norris and Vanessa Brooks are just some of the playwrights whose 60-second plays will be brought to life in a special performance at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.

Some performances of Greenwich Theatre's pantomime this year - Jack and The Beanstalk - have already sold out and the panto season has been extended by a week to meet an unprecedented demand.

On Saturday 7th December panto passionistas came together to celebrate the magic of pantomime. In total, over 150 theatres across the UK participated in Panto Day 2013, with Panto Day tweets reaching a global audience of over 2.5 Million.

With only one day to go until Panto Day 2013, Pantoland is putting the final touches in place to celebrate the magic of pantomime on Saturday 7th December.

Gary Naylor sees another traditional panto at one of London's great panto theatres.

Gary Naylor sees a traditional panto in a traditional home of panto

Friends Always Creating Theatre, a not-for-profit Theatre Company founded by Jack Dyville and David Gillam Fuller is presenting the 4th annual Gaylicious Play Festival. For the first time this will be presented at the historic Stonewall today, November 18 at 3:00 pm, Monday, November 19 at 7:30 pm, Today, November 25 at 3:00 pm, Monday, November 26 at 7:30 pm.

Friends Always Creating Theatre, a not-for-profit Theatre Company founded by Jack Dyville and David Gillam Fuller is presenting the 4th annual Gaylicious Play Festival. For the first time this will be presented at the historic Stonewall Sunday, November 18 at 3:00 pm, Monday, November 19 at 7:30 pm, Sunday, November 25 at 3:00 pm, Monday, November 26 at 7:30 pm.

Fact Theatre Company is concluding its third season with their annual PAGE 2 STAGE repertoire. FACT focuses on developing new work and the two shows being presented were developed during their playwright's forums.

Fact Theatre Company is concluding its third season with their annual PAGE 2 STAGE repertoire. FACT focuses on developing new work and the two shows being presented were developed during their playwright's forums.