Hear Ye, Hear Ye! We have fun for all the family. Below is a raucous round-up to fulfil all your post-Christmas needs: the top pantomimes to catch now that we have crossed 2020's threshold. Tis (still) the season to be jolly, after all!
Photo: Alistair Muir for Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Goldilocks and the Three Bears – London Palladium
Featuring a host of household names – including panto extraordinaire Julian Clary – Robert Southey’s Goldilocks and the Three Bears explodes onto the West End this Christmas. This production lends itself more to spectacle, with its narrative seeing Goldilocks as the daughter of Dame Betty Barnum (of Barnum and Bailey fame). With their circus under threat from a rival owner, the two must battle so save their Big Top from certain ruin. Including a series of specialty acts (illusionist Phil Hitchcock and The Skating Medini among others), this event promises fun for all the family.
Playing until the 11th of January, 2020
Peter Pan Goes Wrong – Alexandra Palace Theatre
Mischief Theatre (creators of long-time West End residents The Play That Goes Wrong and Comedy About a Bank Robbery) return to London’s boards with a mad-cap play on J.M Barrie’s perennial classic, Peter Pan. With their unique blend of humour and on-stage mishaps, the cast navigate an unseemly series of obstacles en route to Neverland. Now widely regarded as a global phenomenon, this is not a troupe to miss!
Playing until the 5th of January, 2020
Cinderella – Lyric Hammersmith
Always a treat, The Lyric Hammersmith’s annual panto returns – this time with Cinderella, a new adaptation by Jude Christian. Here be Ugly Stepsisters and Wicked Stepmothers, pumpkins and, ahem, balls. This festive fairytale has proven a hit with audiences and critics alike; book your tickets now!
Playing until the 5th of January, 2020
Snow White – Richmond Theatre
Jo Brand heads a superlative cast as the Wicked Queen in the Richmond Theatre’s spin on the classic tale, Snow White. An event for all ages, follow the eponymous Snow White in her quest to outsmart her arch rival and conquer her true love: the handsome Prince. Comedy-a-plenty, this is a traditional pantomime enough to induce uncontrollable fits of laughter. The perfect post-Christmas treat.
Playing until the 5th of January, 2020
Dick Whittington – Theatre Royal Stratford East
The ultimate in festive family-fun, London-based classic Dick Whittington serves up a comic feast as the Theatre Royal Stratford East’s annual panto. Join this hero on his thrilling mission, battling the villainous King Rat in order to procure fame and fortune and save the city from certain doom. Expect stunning scenery, show-stopping costumes, dazzling original music and, of course, doses of uncontrollable laughter.
Playing until the 11th of January 2020
