Pantomime
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.
Dick Whittington
★★★☆☆ Traditional
Anyone who relishes old-fashioned pantomime, and in particular the chance to boo and shout ‘oh no it isn’t’ will find much to enjoy in St Serf’s Players’ Dick Whittington, at Inverleith St Serf’s Centre until Saturday.
Beauty and The Beast The Pantomime
★★★★☆ Joyous
Balerno Theatre Company’s Beauty and The Beast The Pantomime, running at the Church Hill to Saturday, is a gloriously fun affair from an energetic community theatre for – and featuring – adults and children alike
Christmas Listings 2025
All the pantos and Xmas shows in one place…
Despite the traditional cries of “Oh no it isn’t!” it really is panto time. And for those who want something different – or indeed extra – to the tradition King’s Panto at the Festival Theatre, there is plenty on offer.
Bean team for Jack
Cast announced for “King’s Panto” at Festival Theatre
Capital Theatres is returning to what it knows for the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk, as the panto plays its final stint at the Festival Theatre before returning to the refurbished King’s in 2026.
She’s Behind You
★★★★★ Utter joy
Let’s just get this out of the way at the start. Johnny McKnight’s She’s Behind You at the Traverse is just brilliant.
CATS add panto to awards
Scottish theatre awards set June date at Trav
The annual CATS ceremony for the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland is to return to Edinburgh’s Traverse on June 8, with a new award celebrating Scotland’s pantomime productions.
The Sleeping Beauty
★★★★☆ Great entertainment
The Sleeping Beauty, from Edinburgh People’s Theatre at the Church Hill, is everything you could want from a traditional pantomime.
Jack and the Beanstalk
★★★★☆ Porty Pals
What do you get when you combine an evil landlord and his devious henchwoman, a boy and his mother just trying to survive, and their faithful cow? Well a pantomime of course— what were you expecting?
Aladdin
★★★☆☆ Olde gold
There’s some vintage panto magic happening at Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre this week, as St Serf’s Players stage Aladdin written by Norman Robbins and directed by Jack Paterson.
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