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National and regional pantomime reviews, panto news and listings for London and across the UK. The Stage reviews more pantomimes than any other national publication.

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Robin Hood review
“Exhilarating, completely engaging spectacle”

Robin Hood review

Birmingham Hippodrome
Visually arresting design and anarchic energy elevate this uproarious trad panto
“Impeccable production values”

Aladdin review

Hall for Cornwall, Truro
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Resources

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Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Theatre’s greatest strength is that we must experience it together

One of theatre’s supreme attributes is that it provides a collective experience, suggests Lyn Gardner – the opportunity to feel something together
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

Would it be a crime to kill a sacred cow to free up a West End theatre?

The Mousetrap has been a guaranteed seat-filler for nearly 75 years, but is it time to reassess its right to a prime theatre spot in perpetuity? asks Amanda Parker

Editor's View

Andrew Lloyd Webber is right about Broadway – but the West End could be next

Andrew Lloyd Webber is right to worry that Broadway is now financially unviable for producers, says The Stage editor Matthew Hemley, but this has implications for UK producers too

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The Stage Interview

The Stage talks in depth to movers and shakers from across the industry

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Sutton Foster

Performer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Sutton Foster

Performer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Jane Asher

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
“A Christmas Carol feels relevant”

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

Writer
The award-winning writer of Emilia, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, talks about her new version of A Christmas Carol featuring a gender-swapped Scrooge, that fiery speech in Emilia and how pantomime gave her an initial route into playwriting
Sharon D Clarke
“Black Lives Matter has made the arts talk about diversity”

Sharon D Clarke

Actor
Gary Wilmot
“TV left me despondent. Theatre came along and changed my life”

Gary Wilmot

Performer
Julian Clary
“I don’t like Christmas – panto’s the perfect excuse to avoid parties”

Julian Clary

Performer
Clive Rowe
“We need to get new audiences into theatre, no matter which door they use”

Clive Rowe

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Sutton Foster

Performer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Sutton Foster

Performer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Jane Asher

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
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Long Reads

A day in the life of... a front-of-house team

A day in the life of... a front-of-house team

by Lyn Gardner
Owen Calvert-Lyons and Jonny Gleeson take Lyn Gardner behind the scenes to showcase the offstage stars of panto season at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds
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Features

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Panto special 2025

Panto special 2025

by The Stage
As the festive season begins and the UK theatre industry prepares for its its busiest – and often most profitable – time of the year, we delve into the world of panto in our annual special, sponsored by Crossroads Pantomimes
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Q&A

Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis

Dancer and choreographer
James Baldwin

James Baldwin

radio and theatremaker
Paul Lawrence-Thomas

Paul Lawrence-Thomas

actor
Leah St Luce

Leah St Luce

Actor
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