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The 50 best shows of 2025
In the run-up to 2026’s exciting new offer, we’re taking a final trip down review lane to gather the most enduring shows of the year. Discover which ones have made the cut out of hundreds of press performances and how close it gets to your own selection. 50. Antigone On Strike Action, politics, and philosophy…
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Apple Derrieres talks upcoming drag panto ‘Wicked Witches’: “We all need to defy levity”
The drag queen swaps the cackles for the giggles by playing a fabulous fairy in this queer Oz-themed panto. Guillermo Nazara chats with the performer to find out if the show is worth high expectations or if it’s time to burst the audience’s bubble. How does it feel to be stepping into shoes (no pun…
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Review of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ family panto: “Suitable for the pricky eaters”
Brighton Family Panto returns for the festive season with this jukebox remake of the enchanting fairy tale. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if in this new awakening of the classic story, the fun ever goes dormant. As the West End gets stormed by the landing of WeaverThe Brighton…
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Review of ‘Peter Pan’ adult panto: “Loads of fairies, but little endowment”
West End’s Phoenix Theatre hosts this new not-so-wholesome retelling of James M. Barrie’s children’s classic starring RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this filthy reshaping of the literary icon manages to poke… some good fun. Alright – let’s just get over with it. Yes,…
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Creative Bertie Watkins talks new immersive adult panto ‘Dead Hard’: “We applied for a world record of most amount of dildos in a live production”
London’s Southwark area gets even gayer with the opening of this new drag parody show, turning one of the most iconic classics in film history into a different kind of… iconography. Guillermo Nazara chats with the man leading thus gang banger, to learn all the fun facts about this glittering montage – where there won’t…
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Review of ‘Dick Whittington and His Cat’: “You can’t stop the beat”
The Greenwich Theatre opens its panto season with this 1960s retelling of the beloved fairy tale. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if in this boogielicious revision of the classic lore he ended up smelling a rat. I LOVE Dick! Those are not my words. I’m not saying I…
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Review of ‘Pinocchio’: “Well strung together, but still needing to be showed a few ropes”
London’s Theatre Royal Stratford Eats welcomes its seasonal family panto with this original retelling of the childhood classic. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this funky revision of the wooden puppet tale is good enough for audiences to log in. When I say Krik, you say Krak. When…
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Review of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’: “Filthy fi-fo fun”
The Charing Cross Theatre hosts its annual adult panto production with this camp retelling of the English folk tale. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this bottomless pit of dirty humour ends up earning a magna…cum… laude. Ladies and gentlemen, fairies and whores,The pantomime season has opened its…
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Denzel Baidoo talks upcoming family show ‘The Fir Tree’: “Intimate shows like this bring unique joys rather than challenges”
Hans Christians Andersen’s enchanting tale relives on the London stage through this impending theatrical adaptation combining songs, live foley, and puppetry to honour the piece’s 180th birthday. Guillermo Nazara chats with one of its lead actors, to learn all the fun facts about this exciting new piece rooted in the charm of Christmas magic. How…
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Theatre Peckham to host world premiere of new Peter Pan themed musical
The show will open the venue’s Christmas season, featuring a new original score, as well as music and lyrics, in an updated adaptation bringing further proximity between the characters and its audience. Their latest installment in a long series of reimagined fairy tale classics, the montage will also give the opportunity to young artists to…
