Ten top pantomimes and Christmas shows
Aladdin
King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, until 18 January
Magic-carpet romp with lots of special effects and the dream team triple act of Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott.
Aladdin
MacRobert, Stirling, until 4 January
Written by Johnny McKnight (who’s on stage at the Tron this year), this raucous panto takes us to Discotopia where Marge O’Reen Twankey is finding business slow in her launderette.
The BFG
Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, until 3 January.
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Hide AdAfter last year’s A Christmas Carol, Andrew Panton returns to direct Lewis Howden in the title role of the Roald Dahl favourite.
A Christmas Carol
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, until 3 January
Artistic director Dominic Hill turns to Neil Bartlett’s version of the spooky Dickens classic. Cliff Burnett, recently seen as Polonius in Hill’s Hamlet, plays Scrooge.
Hare & Tortoise
North Edinburgh Arts Centre, 1–20 December
Junior fun as NEAC regular Licketyspit gives a tenth anniversary airing to its retelling of the story of the competitive creatures.
Jack And The Beanstalk
Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, until 31 December
Talented young performers from East Lothian join the professionals in the traditional panto written and directed by Mark Cox.
Miracle On 34 Parnie Street
Tron Theatre, Glasgow, until 4 January
Johnny McKnight returns as dame, writer and director in a Glaswegian reworking of Miracle On 34th Street.
Miracle On 34th Street
Pitlochry Festival Theatre, until 21 December
A musical version of the Christmas movie favourite about the time the real Father Christmas decided to join in the seasonal festivities.
Sleeping Beauty
Perth Concert Hall, 11–26 December
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Hide AdWhile Perth Theatre continues its renovations, the panto fun shifts to Perth Concert Hall where Kenny Miller directs Barrie Hunter as the dame in Alan McHugh’s version of the story.
White
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 17–24 December
Exemplary theatre for the youngest audiences as Catherine Wheels returns with its vision of an all-white world threatened by the arrival of colour.