Suzanne Shaw News

De Montfort Hall has announced its line-up for this year’s magical pantomime adventure, Dick Whittington. Learn more about the cast and the upcoming production here!

Wycombe Swan and Imagine Theatre have announced an all-star line for this year’s glittering family pantomime Beauty and The Beast playing from 08 – 31 December.  

Last night (13 June), GREASE celebrated its return to London's West End with a Gala performance at the Dominion Theatre. Guests in attendance included Arlene Phillips (Choreographer of Grease), Louise Redknapp (Teen Angel), Alison Steadman, Jason Manford, Suzanne Shaw, Tamzin Outhwaite and more. Check out photos here!

Birmingham Hippodrome has announced a line-up of new productions for 2023 including a stellar line up of West End and Broadway smash-hit musicals.

Birmingham Hippodrome has announced an exciting all-star cast line-up for the ultimate pantomime adventure, Dick Whittington. The show will see the return of one of Britain's most celebrated stars Marti Pellow as The Ratman, Birmingham Panto favourite Matt Slack as Dick Whittington, TV Doctor and presenter Dr Ranj as Spirit of the Bells and musical sensation Suzanne Shaw as Alice.

A UK virtual reading for the new best-selling illustrated children’s book Broadway Baby, written by UK West End and Broadway theatre operator and producer Russell Miller (Guys & Dolls, Blood Brothers, Paramour, On The Town) with Judith A. Proffer, is now available to watch.

Ambassador Theatre Group has announced that all tickets for the first performance of their pantomimes, produced by Qdos Entertainment in Manchester, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham will be gifted to NHS workers and their families.

Ambassador Theatre Group has announced that all tickets for the first performance of their pantomimes, produced by Qdos Entertainment in Manchester, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham will be gifted to NHS workers and their families.

Music stars Fleur East and Joe McElderry are to star in Bravery To The Bell, a spectacular series of five variety shows across the UK to raise awareness and fundraise for national children's charity, Children with Cancer UK.

Club Tropicana The Musical by Michael Gyngell, a summer adventure of love in the sun, with a soundtrack of smash-hit pop classics all performed live on stage. It takes a fun-packed trip back in time to the electric 80's when hair was big, shoulders were padded, girls (and boys) just wanted to have fun and mobile phones were shaped like bricks and weighed a tonne! 

Beginning later this month, an array of stars from the world of Stage, Screen and Entertainment will light up thirty-five theatres across the nation for this year's Qdos Entertainment pantomime season celebrating the very best of British traditions for the festive season.

Audiences from across the Midlands are having a ball at Birmingham Hippodrome this festive season with the fairy godmother of all pantomimes, Cinderella. To celebrate the show's residence in Birmingham, the Hippodrome has today released exclusive images shot from behind-the-scenes of this year's magical pantomime, which together capture the glamour, hard work and anticipation of life backstage during a busy show. Check out the photos below!

Birmingham shall go to the ball this Christmas as the fairy godmother of all pantomimes officially arrived in the city this week for the opening of Birmingham Hippodrome's 2017-18 pantomime spectacular Cinderella; the most magical panto of them all!

Last night, Wednesday 13 December, Qdos Entertainment's production of Dick Whittington opened at the London Palladium. The show runs for five weeks over the Festive season until Sunday 14 January 2018. Check out photos here!

Whether escaping to a magical make-believe world, spending quality time with family and friends, settling down for some seasonal storytelling or searching for that perfect present, Christmas is all wrapped up at Birmingham Hippodrome. From family favourites The Nutcracker and Cinderella on the Main Stage to alternative offerings The Snow Dragon and our brand new Frost Fair, this year's seasonal programme brings together dazzling spectacle, seasonal song and dance and plenty of audience participation all delivered with a signature sprinkling of festive flair!

Christmas is coming, and along with the lists of food to buy and presents to wrap, there's the traditional conundrum about which Christmas show to go and see. Fear not - BroadwayWorld has been checking out what's on around the Midlands this festive season. Hint: Cinderella is *really* popular this year.

Beginning next month, a host of stars from the world of entertainment will light up the stages in thirty-five theatres around the UK for this year's Qdos Entertainment pantomime season.

Treasured tales from far-away lands, beat-boxing beasts and some very cool cats, high-energy hip-hop with a Brummie twist plus free festive fun for all...these are just some of the highlights that await families at Birmingham Hippodrome this autumn.

There was magic in the air at Aston Villa Football Club earlier this week as the fairy godmother of all pantomime casts arrived in the city for the official launch of the Birmingham Hippodrome's 2017-18 pantomime CINDERELLA, the most magical panto of them all.

Birmingham Hippodrome has proudly announced that Beverley Knight (in her pantomime debut), Danny Mac, Matt Slack, Suzanne Shaw, The Grumbleweeds, Ceri Dupree and Phil Randall will star in this year's production of Cinderella, the Fairy Godmother of all pantomimes!