Archive for December, 2025
Jack and the Beanstalk
★★★★☆ In rude health
Jack and the Beanstalk, the last time the ‘King’s panto’ appears at the Festival Theatre before its long-awaited return to the actual King’s, is another hugely enjoyable run-out for the established team of Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young.
Snowy
★★★☆☆ Puppy fun
Loveable pup Snowy tumbles into the Studio Theatre until the end of December in a delightful production aimed at children under seven.
Bonnar for Leitheatre Hon Pres
Mark Bonnar re-joins Leitheatre as Honorary President
Scottish actor Mark Bonnar, recently seen on in Edinburgh-set dramas Department Q and Guilt, as well as Celebrity Traitors, has been made honorary president of local amateur company Leitheatre.
A Lad in… Cramond
★★☆☆☆ Fun
Cramond Drama Group return to Cramond Kirk Hall for two nights only with A Lad in… Cramond a fun, all-new(ish) family pantomime with a proper Cramond twist.
Mamma Mia!
★★★★☆ Super Douper
Mamma Mia!, the ABBA jukebox musical, shimmies its way from a small Greek island into the Playhouse where it it will stay over the Christmas season and into the New Year.
Sinbad the Sailor
★★★★☆ Inviting
Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s annual pantomime is always one of the most keenly-awaited festive shows, and Sinbad the Sailor lives up to the anticipation.
Beauty and the Beast: The Pantomime
★★★★☆ Roar-some
There are no talking teapots and dancing jugs as Stage Door Entertainment’s Beauty and the Beast: The Pantomime comes to Portobello, but there is plenty of good-old fashioned panto fun.
Dancing Shoes
★★★★☆ Moving
Dancing Shoes, written by Stephen Christopher and Graeme Smith, is a joyful and hilarious exploration of addiction, attention, male friendship, and the love of movement.
Listings Mon 8 – Sun 14 Dec 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week? We are deep into panto season now, with five opening this week, to join the Lyceum’s “★★★★☆ Magical” production of Cinderella: A Fairytale (ends Jan 3: tickets) and Porty Town Hall’s Beauty and the Beast – the Pantomomime (ends Dec 28: tickets). Not to forget the Traverse’ non-seasonal belter “★★★★☆ […]
The Wizard of Oz
★★★★☆ Wicked games
It’s fair dreich in Haddington but beyond the rainbow The Wizard of Oz brings the sunshine, courtesy of The Brunton’s panto.
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