... Jack and the Beanstalk Hull Much to the delight of New Theatre audiences, Billy Pearce, who proved to be such a hit throughout last year's panto season, returns as Jack, under direction from David Lee ...

... Sleeping Beauty Sunderland The problem with this production at the Empire is that it has got no per sonality. Star names it might have, but what it lacks is someone to give it that flash of inspiratio ...

... Cinderella Weston-super-Mare Paul Holman Associates' third annual Christmas offering at the Playhouse is the most spectacular yet. Robert Marlowe's production decorates the traditional pan tomime with ...

... Cinderella Liverpool This show at the Neptune is played at full tilt, packed with excitement, full of fun, frivolity and sheer verve and bounces along from beginning to end. Sytvie Gatrill plays the e ...

... A Christmas Carol Liverpool After three years of darkness the refurbished Playhouse opens with a prestigious, heart-searching production directed with sensitivity by Richard Williams. The tableau, whe ...

... Alice in Wonderland Wellingborough Directed by Daniel Austin and the Castle's sixth Christmas show, this production is very much in the shadow of its predeccessors. In short, the package is a mass of ...

... Wizard of Oz Tunbridge Wells The stunningly attractive church conversion from Victorian gothic arches to primary colours which forms Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre, makes an ideal setting for this fr ...

... Aladdin Bridlington They don't come any nastier than Coronation Street's Terry Duckworth, which makes Nigel Pivaro the ideal Abanazar in this family panto at the Spa Theatre, presented and produced by ...

... Dick Whittington Torquay Princess Theatre's panto is a ramshackle affair. It is short on story. The standard scene on Highgate Hill, where Dick hears the bells calling him back to London, is omitted. ...

... Cinderella Yeovil Pantoni choreographer Rita Proctor has a notable directing debut in this production at the Octagon Theatre where she has crafted a traditional pantomime treat. By the first half clos ...

... Hansel and Gretel Paisley Where did those pesky Florida ballot papers go? Easy. Nasty old Aunt Agatha (Elaine Ellis) stole them, just as she stole the Queen's baby son. The child will grow up to be TP ...

... Cinderella Edmonton Cheap and cheerful, Millfield Theatre's seasonal offering holds its own among a raft of versions of this tale by making up in chutzpah what it lacks in budget. It also boasts a top ...