THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh Until January 3
The Lyceum is always a good bet for those who are looking for an alternative to traditional pantomimes. The Edinburgh playhouse is renowned for offering quality family theatre during the festive season, and this year is no different. Theresa Heskins's adaptation of C.S. Lewis's much loved tale of Aslan, Mr Tumnus et al promises to be another classy yuletide production.
SNOW WHITE
King's Theatre, Glasgow December 4 to January 10
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the funniest panto of them all? From Stanley Baxter to the late, great Gerard Kelly, Glasgow's King's Theatre is legendary for its pantomime actors. This year the show is led by none other than Gregor Fisher. Expect a hilarious performance from the Rab C Nesbitt star, fresh from his excellent cross-dressed appearance in the National Theatre of Scotland's Yer Granny.
THE WITCHES
Dundee Rep Until December 31
The Tayside theatre has a fine track record of staging excellent alternatives to the big stage pantos, oh yes it has! Which is not to say there will be no raucous humour in this year's show. You can be sure of larger-than-life characters, terrible events and extremely silly humour in this adaptation of Roald Dahl's famous story of the child-hating witches.
PETER PAN
SECC, Glasgow December 12 to January 3
If it's a celebrity panto you're after, the SECC's show has swapped Scots-American TV star John Barrowman for another big name from the States. David "the Hoff" Hasselhoff reprises his chosen pantomime role of Captain Hook (which he has played in Westcliff-on-Sea, Nottingham, Manchester, Bristol and Cardiff in recent years). The Knight Rider and Baywatch star is supported by The Krankies and Michelle McManus.
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