Christmas shows

All for one and one for all! The joint joys of in-the-round theatre
For audiences, it has a campfire vibe and immersive appeal. Performers and directors explain the rewards – and challenges – of ‘acting 360 degrees’
Caroline Butterwick
08, Jan, 2025 @12:35 PM

The Little Mermaid review – musical fable is a valentine to the oceans
In Sonali Bhattacharyya’s tale, Liana Cottrill’s striking and gracefully realised mermaid is driven to leave her home not for a crush on a prince but in order to save the seas
Chris Wiegand
03, Jan, 2025 @12:29 PM

Christmas Comes to Moominvalley review – sleepy trolls get into the festive spirit
Tove Jansson’s beloved creations have their hibernation interrupted by snowball juggling and jolly ukulele tunes in this sweet adaptation
Chris Wiegand
16, Dec, 2024 @3:43 PM

The Guardian view on Christmas shows: they are fairy tales for our times
From Ballet Shoes to Wicked, stories of female empowerment and friendship are triumphing on stage and screen
Editorial
13, Dec, 2024 @6:00 PM

The Housetrap review – Agatha Christie meets Lady Fanny Button in immersive mystery
Staged in Ghosts’ Button House, this interactive whodunnit has a lot of fun with detective-story tropes, quick-change characters and a clever solution
Mark Lawson
11, Dec, 2024 @2:13 PM

Comfort and joy! Merry gentlemen Sheeps deliver the ultimate Christmas album
With A Very Sheeps Christmas, featuring songs such as Hoo Hoo Daddy X, the comic trio and guests including Rose Matafeo pastiche all manner of festive tunes
Brian Logan
10, Dec, 2024 @8:40 PM

Ballet legend Peter Wright: ‘Margot Fonteyn was cold as ice. Rudi Nureyev was a bit of a pain’
At 98, the choreographer has lost none of his love for dance – or his scathing wit. As his famous Nutcracker is performed again, he talks about grit, the ‘rubbish’ classics and directing a historic duo
Lyndsey Winship
10, Dec, 2024 @5:00 PM

Séayoncé’s Perky Nativititties review – smut comes down Santa’s chimney
The drag queen’s ho-hum ‘anti-Christmas’ show is delivered with delinquent charm and a lot of third-hand double entendres
Brian Logan
10, Dec, 2024 @2:29 PM

The Borrowers review – Arrietty and co’s awfully wordy adventure
With a cumbersome script and no sense of danger or atmosphere, this production loses its way
Mark Fisher
10, Dec, 2024 @12:22 PM

Well Done, Mummy Penguin review – Antarctic antics warm the heart
This is a sprightly adaptation of Chris Haughton’s popular book, adding circus skills, projections and BSL
Chris Wiegand
10, Dec, 2024 @9:49 AM

The Christmas Thing review – Krampus comes to town as cult comedy is retuned for yuletide
Tom Clarkson and Owen Visser’s anarchic evening has some bright ideas but it may be more fun for those taking part than onlookers
Brian Logan
09, Dec, 2024 @10:00 PM

A Christmas Carol review – sparse on sparkles but Dickens’ story remains a beacon
Absorbing adaptation is faithful to the original, with sepia lighting and a whiskery, curmudgeonly Scrooge pinching pennies in hard times
Mark Fisher
09, Dec, 2024 @11:52 AM
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