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The Regent Theatre's biggest pantomime star and home-grown talent Jonathan Wilkes is returning to Stoke-on-Trent following huge popular demand after a year away.

Robert Gould reviews the new production of Stiles and Drewe's musical Honk!, at the Tabard Theatre.

Stars of the London stage will come together on Friday 21 December, 4-5pm for carol singing and festive merry-making in support of ITV's Text Santa appeal to raise money on behalf of charities offering life-changing services to vulnerable people throughout the UK.

Originally produced by the National Theatre of Scotland, the English premiere of Iain Finlay Macleod's Somersaults opens at the Finborough Theatre on Wednesday, 2 January 2013 (Press Night: Thursday, 3 January 2013 at 7.

Gary Naylor sees a North London tradition continue.

Birmingham Stage Company, celebrating their 20th anniversary, presents a new production by their Actor/Manager, Neal Foster, of Philippa Pearce's enchanting and truly timeless classic Tom's Midnight Garden at London's Bloomsbury Theatre.

The Rose Theatre Kingston is delighted to announce casting for Noel Coward's The Vortex, playing from 7 February - 2 March.

Savio(u)r in association with the King's Head Theatre present A THORNTON WILDER CHRISTMAS with the first London revival in over 30 years of THE HAPPY JOURNEY TO TRENTON AND CAMDEN and THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER, a double bill of one-act plays by Thornton Wilder, directed by Tim Sullivan.

Marking a triumphant return from a ten year absence, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company bursts back onto the stage with an historic collaboration with Scottish Opera; taking an all-singing, all-dancing, richly theatrical production of The Pirates of Penzance on an extended, major UK tour following its premi

READY STEADY COOK LIVE!, the long-awaited tour of one of the UK's most successful TV cookery shows, will hit the road, travelling the length and breadth of the UK from September 2013.

Gary Naylor sees a good old-fashioned panto delivered with great enthusiasm

This Christmas, the Tabard Theatre presents a brand new production of Stiles and Drewe's Olivier award winning show Honk! As 'Ugly' is hatched under the adoring gaze of his proud mum, Ida, his musical adventures begin.

Following four critically acclaimed shows since its launch earlier this year, the Back to the Musicals series returns to The Pheasantry in Chelsea today, 9th December 2012, with A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS, a celebration of festive music from the world of theatre and film.

I DO! I DO! A Musical About Marriage, starring ITV SUPERSTAR finalist Tim Prottey-Jones co-staring Lara Bianca Pilcher and written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, the creative duo behind The Fantasticks and 110 In the Shade, performed at Riverside Studios, London December 5-7th, 2012, for six shows

Birmingham Stage Company, celebrating their 20th anniversary, presents a new production by their Actor/Manager, Neal Foster, of Philippa Pearce's enchanting and truly timeless classic Tom's Midnight Garden at London's Bloomsbury Theatre.

This latest play by Jack Thorne, specially commissioned by new writing company DryWrite, is about a couple in their late twenties.

In Philip Ridley's twisting, fast-paced epic, there is plenty to get adults thinking, and the young children in the audience were completely engrossed, too.

Gary Naylor sees a musical about marriage - well, a certain kind of marriage.

Star of stage and screen Shona Lindsay is releasing a new Christmas love song "Your Presence" early this month.

As an antidote to all the young upstarts taking over the comedy scene, many of whom were not alive when comedy was proclaimed 'the new rock n' roll', Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival has announced its annual search for the oldest stand up in the UK.

As high concepts go, it doesn't get much simpler: Two heterosexual male friends decided to make porn with each other.

On Wednesday 5th December panto passionistas across the world came together to celebrate the magic of pantomime.

Following their recent sold-out, critically acclaimed run of The Pirates of Penzance, Charles Court Opera are to swash and buckle their way through The Three Musketeers, their 6th 'boutique' pantomime at the Rosemary Branch Theatre, with their legendary esprit de corps and joie de vivre.

The world premiere of Philip Ridley's new play- Feathers in the Snow, directed by David Mercatali (Southwark Playhouse Associate Director) opens at the Main House, Southwark Playhouse for a five-week run tonight, Friday, 7 December.

Gary Naylor enjoys an evening of seasonal scares!