Posts Tagged ‘pantomime’
‘We have the ultimate Dame!’: King’s Head boss on new digs, nurturing talent, and its first full-blown panto
Sofi Berenger spoke to the Citizen ahead of a star-studded run of ‘Cinderella’ at the theatre’s new auditorium
Read MoreSnow White in the Seven Months of Lockdown, Charles Court Opera online, stage review: ‘Classic tale with added spice’
The company’s 14th annual panto goes online this year, but still ‘sets you on a path to feeling festive’
Read MoreHackney Empire announces new artistic director in leadership shake-up
Longtime member of the creative team Yamin Choudury replaces panto pioneer Susie McKenna, who stepped down at the start of 2017
Read More‘They believe because we believe’: an interview with the stars of the Empire’s panto Cinderella
We talk to Aisha Jawando and Kat B, playing Cinderella and an Ugly Sister respectively, about what panto is all about
Read More‘I love it!’ Hackney Empire’s new pantomime villain Sharon D. Clarke on ‘taking the boos’
Hackney Empire pantomime regular Sharon D. Clarke has shed her fairy godmother skin to become the malevolent fairy Carabosse in this year’s show
Read MoreJack and the Beanstalk, Hackney Empire, review: hilariously silly and mischievous
This year’s Hackney Empire pantomime reimagines Jack and the Beanstalk as a climate change fable
Read MoreSleeping Booty!
More panto records will be smashed as the the creators of the critically acclaimed Dick!, are back with yet another fithy and festive frolic.. The Evil Mangelina (Dusty O), is wreaking havoc over our precious, perverted pantoland with an unruly and slippery iron fist … Together with her randy but downtrodden sidekick ‘Tit-bit’, they preside…
Read MorePuss in Boots at Hackney Empire – review
Kat B is the top cat of ‘Hackneyonia’ in this year’s gag-fest
Read MoreMeet Susie McKenna – Hackney Empire’s pantotime queen
Dick Whittington and His Cat is this year’s pantomime at the Hackney Empire. The Hackney Citizen talks to the show’s writer and director, Susie McKenna
Read MoreCinderella – review
Cinderella is at the Hackney Empire until 8 January 2012
Read MoreYuletide past in Hackney
A look at how we used to celebrate Christmas
Read MorePrize panto cow steals the show
Buttercup, from this year’s Jack & the Beanstalk production at the Hackney Empire, has made the top five shortlist
Read MoreJack and the Beanstalk
Enjoy a show of organised festive chaos at the Hackney Empire
Read MoreJack and the Beanstalk at the Hackney Empire
Dame favourite Clive Rowe returns to perform in this popular Christmas pantomime
Read MorePopular panto star has high hopes for Hackney Empire
Christopher Biggins voices support and concern
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