Review: Jack and the Beanstalk — Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Review: Jack and the Beanstalk — Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Will Quinn Dec 17, 2025 5 min read
The last edition of the King’s Panto in exile at Edinburgh’s glorious Festival Theatre before it returns home next year...it’s going out in style.
Review: Baltic at Cumbernauld Theatre

Review: Baltic at Cumbernauld Theatre

Will Quinn Dec 10, 2025 6 min read
eview: Baltic at Cumbernauld Theatre. A competent, Frozen-influenced pantomime from Ginger and Jester that highlights the loss of the venue's in-house creative capacity.
Review: The Wizard of Oz at The Brunton

Review: The Wizard of Oz at The Brunton

Will Quinn Dec 10, 2025 6 min read
Review: The Wizard of Oz at The Brunton. Jack Nurse and Robbie Gordon’s script is ambitious but overpacked, struggling to find its panto rhythm.
Review: Aladdin, An Awfy Braw Adventure @ The Byre Theatre

Review: Aladdin, An Awfy Braw Adventure @ The Byre Theatre

Guest Contributor Dec 5, 2025 5 min read
"..a riot. Of the very best kind." Stephen Arden's villainous Salazar Sidewinder steals the show in Gordon Barr's lively Fife-based twist on the Aladdin tale.
Review: Weans in the Wood – MacRobert Arts Centre – Stirling

Review: Weans in the Wood – MacRobert Arts Centre – Stirling

Will Quinn Dec 5, 2025 8 min read
"...Johnny McKnight’s reign as the king/queen of the Scottish pantosphere looks secure." Weans in the Wood has preposterous production values & narrative depth.