From posh panto to burlesque, London is full of festive entertainment. Here are a dozen shows that should entice children — and adults — into the theatre.... more
The Hackney Empire is forging a pioneering exchange programme with a Harlem theatre that will see a company of east London performers make their New York stage debut this month... more
It hasn't got Sir Ian McKellen starring in it, or Stephen Fry writing it, but New Wimbledon Theatre's Cinderella is as posh as panto is going to get.... more
Following in the footsteps of the Old Vic, both Stratford East and Richmond theatres are donning crystal slippers and a ball gown for Christmas productions of Cinderella.... more
It's hard to see anyone, not even Stephen Fry and his "posh panto" chums at the Old Vic, bettering Dick Whittington and His Cat at the Hackney Empire this festive season.... more
For festive entertainment check out The Mouse Queen, Rapunzel and Coram Boy while A Family Affair is the ideal antidote to the traditional tonics of Christmas-time theatre.... more
Tamsin Greig delivers winning shots in Much Ado About Nothing, Coram Boy offers a Christmas Carol-type uplift and it's the last chance to see Caryl Churchill's flight into theatrical fantasy.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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