Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker – Birmingham Hippodrome ★★★★★
Fantasy with finesse in Sir Peter Wright’s production of the classic festive ballet ‘The Nutcracker’
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ENO’s HMS Pinafore ★★★★
Gilbert and Sullivan’s peerless naval satire, ‘HMS Pinafore’, docks at the London Coliseum for the Festive season
Beauty and the Beast: A Horny Love Story ★★★★★
‘Beauty and the Beast: A Horny Love Story’ is festive filth, done fabulously!
Private View ★★
‘Private View’ at Soho Theatre offers a convoluted chronicle about coercive control.
Porn Play ★★★★★
Porn Play by Sophia Chetin-Leuner spirals into the surreal in its world premiere at The Royal Court’s upstairs theatre.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare’s Globe ★★★★
Teamed up with Shakespeare’s Globe, Headlong brings a wintery reimagining of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in ‘A Christmas Carol’ ★★★★★
The unstoppable Count Arthur Strong offers the most idiosyncratic spin on ‘A Christmas Carol’ you’ll see this year!
A Christmas Carol – Leeds Playhouse ★★★★★
The spirits of the season have well and truly arrived in the most magical production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Leeds Playhouse.
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story – Alexandra Palace ★★★★
This Christmas, the ultimate yuletide tale of morality, ‘A Christmas Carol’, arrives at Alexandra Palace Theatre.
Ballet Shoes ★★★★★
Kendall Feaver’s staged version of the classic novel ‘Ballet Shoes’ by Noel Streatfeild is a charming narrative of feminist self-discovery that will dance its way into even the coldest of hearts this Christmas.