Christmas!!

Christmas is Panto season. If you want to entertain your children this Christmas take them to watch a Pantomime. The shows are interactive so kids won't get bored and some may star a well known TV personality... you'll be surprised at how many stars have donned an ogre outfit for Panto!

Whats on guide

• Cinderella


• WHERE: Old Vic Theatre

WHEN: 4 December - 20 January 2008 Pauline Collins is the Fairy Godmother and Sandi Toksvig plays the narrator in Stephen Fry's new version of the classic story.

Box office: 0870 060 6628

• Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs


• WHERE: Wimbledon Theatre

WHEN: 7 December - 20 January 2008 Ross Kemp is the villain and Bobby Davro is Muddles in this year's Wimbledon panto.

Box office: 0870 060 6646

• Hansel and Gretel


• WHERE: Theatre Royal Stratford East

WHEN: 29th Nov 2008 to 17th Jan 2009 You think you've got problems! Hansel and Gretel's dad has lost all his money... again. They have had to move to the middle of nowhere, aka, a cottage at the edge of a spooky forest.

Box Office: 020 8534 0310

New Musical

The traditional musicals such as Chicago or Les Miserables may be too heavy for first time theatre goers, so to attract a younger audience a new musical has been produced.


INTO THE HOODS
'A London fairytale' is Cinderella with a twist - an urban twist. The music is a mixture from Bob Marley to Jay-Z. The dancing is far from Ballet with street and break dance. The idea behind the creation is to bring modern, street issues that young people can relate to and combine it with a classic fairytale.

However the production finished in August but clips and rehearsals are available on Youtube
or Facebook

If you like what you see then musicals may be for you.

Recommended for virgin theatre goers
I recently saw The Lion King and it was a brilliant experience. The costumes and the set were very elaborate and really brought the production to life. Timon and Pumbaa were hilarious and added contrast to the serious scenes involving Simba. Even if you have never seen the Disney film, the stage production is very easy to follow and is definitely a must see.