Nipping in just before Santa arrives, The Theatre Channel's fourth episode delivers festive treats aplenty in The Holiday Special.
Here are Shane Morgan's picks of how 2020 in theatre has continued to do what it does best: transporting us by engaging the heart, mind and soul.
The Curve, Leicester's production of Sunset Boulevard takes the streaming of live theatre to a new level, not only with its music and storytelling, all performed by a wonderful cast, but als…
Little Robin Redbreast is a wonderful Christmas musical, the socially-distanced crew is marvellous at portraying a festive wonder.
An inventive and compelling retelling of a Christmas classic, the Polka Theatre's A Christmas Carol is a great introduction to the tale of Mr Scrooge for audience members young and old.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland is being freestreamed by Chickenshed, the north London youth-oriented community theatre, and is the latest in a long line of releases from them this year.
This charming and rarely performed chamber operetta, Cinderella, is given new life in Northern Opera Group's new filmed version.
Overall, this is a refreshing and entertaining take on the story of Red Riding Hood that provides families a way to still have fun and joy through pantomime this Christmas season.
A trio of festive album reviews with If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album, Leslie Odom Jr " The Christmas Album and Michael Ball and Alfie Boe " Together at Christmas.
Full of joy and imagination with some hilarious jokes and great music choices, The Snow Queen at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich is guaranteed to brighten your spirits this Christmas.
The promise of being "urgent, responsive and fast" may not always be achieved, but at its very best the Royal Court's Living Newspaper: A Counter Narrative is both pertinent and full of joyo…
The wide range of characters, sound and visual effects, and pithy commentary make for excellent entertainment in Creation Theatre's The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz.
While a live audience is oxygen to panto performers, recorded Rapunzel at the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh is a triumph, and placing the trials of 2020 the heart of this retelling of this we…
The latest account of the Dickens perennial favourite A Christmas Carol comes courtesy of the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield.
Integral to the festive Birmingham experience, the chance to watch this delightful production of The Nutcracker from home is a rare silver lining in an otherwise troubled month for the perfo…
The Old House is a melancholy and emotionally charged play which examines a difficult subject from a new perspective.
Polka Theatre's A Christmas Carol is a brilliant take on a traditional tale which feels more relevant than ever this year.
West End star Ria Jones and Broadway powerhouse Justin Matthew Sargent are helping launch David Weiser's new music-themed children's book, The Boy Who Wanted to Rock.
After sold-out performances in London's West End in 2019, the producers of Irving Berlin's White Christmas are have announced the production will embark on a UK tour, opening on 28 October 2…
Putting a hilarious twist on the story of Snow White and still allowing for audience participation, online pantomime Snow White In The Seven Months Of Lockdown is a real joy to watch.
Directed by Michael Strassen and produced by Ginger Quiff Media and Guy Chapman, We Need a Little Christmas from St Paul's Church in Covent Garden is a hearty bowl of punch you will not want…
Lyceum Christmas Tales may have been born out of necessity, but the whole enterprise has taken on a beauty and importance of its own.
With the latest round of Government restrictions closing theatres in London, the original Mischief team have announced that they will be performing their improv show Mischief Movie Night In,…
To all the artistic directors out there, let's have more plays like S-27 at the Finborough Theatre that have something to say about the world today.
Following the news that London " plus parts of Essex and Hertfordshire " would move into Tier 3 from 16 December 2020, Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that the sa…