Review: Charming Dick, Cockpit Theatre
Alistair Frederick bounds onstage. “What do we love?” he cries. “Big Dick” we roar. Thus we have Charming Dick, the latest collaboration between the Royal Vauxh...
Pantomime
Feature: Alternative London Christmas Shows
With Christmas right around the corner ‘tis the season for busy shopping sprees, too many parties and cheesy pantomimes. Sometimes it can all get a bit too much...
Review: Aladdin, Shaw Theatre
Audience participation isn’t really my thing. It’s more like the opposite of my thing. If I’d been personally addressed by Widow Twankey (Chris Dennis) at any p...
Review: Billy the Kid: A Panto Western, Rosemary Branch Theatre
The Charles Court Opera company has built a reputation over the last few years for creating one of the funniest pantomimes in London, and their eighth ‘boutique...
Filskit Blog: Has panto killed the fairytale? (And damn you, Disney!)
Snow White, Cinderella, Beauty & The Beast – just some of the well-known fairy tales you may have seen or heard in your youth. They are the ancient stories ...
Frankland & Sons: like father, like son
Do the benefits of working with your dad go above and beyond getting the drinks bought for you afterwards? Jessica Wilson spoke to father and son duo John and Tom Frankland to find out.