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Scrooge gets a hip-hop spin and the RSC does the BFG: 20 of the best UK stage shows this Christmas

From musical versions of Pinocchio, Treasure Island and Sherlock Holmes to a comedy about banana-loving beach-dwellers … dive into our selection box of festive theatre

The Guardian - UK

She’s Behind You review – Christmas comes early to Edinburgh with panto songs, sweets and subversive spirit

Panto dame Dorothy Blawna-Gale is sharp-tongued and lovable but the hilarity is underpinned by creator Johnny McKnight’s personal story

The Guardian - UK

Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson reunite for The High Life musical

Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson are reuniting with other original members of The High Life cast to create a musical based on the 1990s TV show

The National (Scotland)

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Alan Cumming and other original cast from The High Life reuniting for musical

The show will tour Scotland in spring 2026.

Evening Standard

Peter Panto and the Incredible Stinkerbell review – JM Barrie’s fantasy is joyfully upturned

There are cursory mentions of crocodiles, clocks and boys who never grow up, but Johnny McKnight’s script charts its own course in a hilariously daft production

The Guardian - UK

Radiant Vermin review – cartoonish descent into property hell

A couple stop at nothing to secure their first home in Johnny McKnight’s deliciously fast-paced production of Philip Ridley’s Faustian black comedy

The Guardian - UK

Radiant Vermin review – Faustian take on getting a foot on the property ladder

Johnny McKnight’s snappy revival makes us all complicit in Philip Ridley’s satire on capitalism and consumerism

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Kym Marsh as you have never seen her before as she transforms for new stage role

Kym Marsh is taking on a very different role to what she's done before.

WhatToWatch

10 things that changed my life with actor and director Sally Reid

I GREW up in the Perthshire countryside before we moved into Perth itself. My grandparents lived in north Perthshire, just outside Aberfeldy.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish pantomime continues the long tradition of men in frocks

SCOTTISH pantomime is, as any aficionado of the popular theatrical art form will tell you, a very distinctive creature.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland’s pantomimes will play to the crowds this Christmas with Tory-bashing

PANTO legend Johnny McKnight is pretty sure the Tories are going to get a bashing in theatres around Scotland this Christmas.

The National (Scotland)

Smackdown in Scotland: the full-tilt drama grappling with national identity

What can the ancient sport of backhold wrestling tell us about today’s struggles over unity and tradition? Our writer finds out

The Guardian - UK

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz review – a joyful romp

Johnny McKnight’s irreverent and very funny panto is full of local colour and packed with put-downs – though never at the expense of the original film

The Guardian - UK

Pantomime artist returns to Glasgow with Wizard of Oz inspired show

Shortly before I am due to interview actor, writer and director extraordinaire Johnny McKnight, I see the breaking news that comedian Joe Lycett has…

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Playhouses gearing up for Christmas return - here's the top pantos on this year

SANTA has paused his flexitarian diet in order to achieve the requisite level of rotundness. The recruitment process is under way to find the…

Glasgow Live

Former River City stars to return to show in special episode for 20th anniversary

Long-time fans of the Glasgow soap will be delighted to see the familiar faces as old cast members are set to join the current stars on the special 20th anniversary episode.

Daily Record

BBC River City to host special 20th anniversary episode with faces past and present

Filming began this week on the special River City episode, which see Bob O’Hara and best mate Angus Lindsay wake up in a parallel dimension.

The National (Scotland)

From wild child to children ... a family journey with The View's Kyle Falconer

A MUSICAL based on their own experiences, including postnatal depression, has been written by The View’s Kyle Falconer and partner Laura Wilde.

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