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23 December 2024
Theatre Review: Beauty and the Beast at Ludlow Assembly Rooms
In partnership with Ludwig Theatre Arts at the Ludlow Assembly Rooms, this reimagined Christmas pantomime take on ‘Beauty and the Beast’ proves it really is a tale as old as time.
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17 December 2024
Sorry Red One, but Christmas movies should actually feel Christmassy
Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans star in the truly terrible Christmas movie 'Red One', which you can watch on Amazon Prime Video now – as long as you don't actually like Christmas very much.
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16 December 2024
The Voice Christmas Quiz 2024
How well do you remember the best culture of 2024? In our bumper Christmas quiz, we have questions about movies, TV, music, books, and of course, Christmas.
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8 December 2024
Theatre Severn’s Sleeping Beauty: Wow. They’ve done it again...
Blend Wicked, The Descendants and Six and add a dash of Chappell Roan… Then shake it all up with fire juggling, Frankenstein, water fights and two velociraptors for a mere taster of this year's enchantingly unconventional panto!
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21 November 2024
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story... My heart was genuinely singing
An impeccable contrast between thrilling chills and comforting nostalgia at its finest in Mark Gatiss’ stunning adaptation of the revered novel.
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14 November 2024
John Lewis Christmas Advert: It's time to stop caring so much
Social media is up in arms about the 2024 John Lewis Christmas advert, but 'The Gifting Hour' really just made it clear that a lot of us care too much.
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22 January 2024
The Box of Delights: The Wolves were Running...
The Box of Delights is based on a novel by John Masefield and was adapted into a BBC TV series in 1984. The BBC adaptation is my personal connection to this story.
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9 December 2023
‘Broke Christmas’: Relatable yet all too real
Lauren Spencer Smith's ‘Broke Christmas’ addresses the very real topic of financial burden around the holidays in a way that will still make you want to dance.
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8 December 2023
‘santa doesn’t know you like I do’: A song of loving or longing?
Aside from the year of undeniable Swiftie domination, 2023 has been the year of Sabrina Carpenter.
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3 December 2023
Theatre Severn’s Jack and the Beanstalk: Fresh, Fun, and Highly Original
Dancing zombies, fluffy dogs, Backstreet Boys and Sigmund Freud, the Theatre Severn’s 12th pantomime with Evolution is here, and it’s gorgeous.
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8 November 2023
The Christmas Guest: Christmas Romance or a Gothic Thriller?
An ideal short read for the transitioning period between Halloween and Christmas.
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6 January 2023
The Nutcracker (English National Ballet Company) Review - by Rebekah
I saw the Nutcracker for Christmas. This is my review of the production.
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21 December 2022
‘Christmas Bells’: A Christmas song of grief
A year on since its initial release, this underrated Christmas number is still relevant.
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20 December 2022
‘Loneliest Time of Year’: A thought-provoking Christmas tune
Looking back at Mabel's 2019 Christmas release and why its message is timeless.
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20 December 2022
A small reminder on domestic abuse this Christmas
Christmas is the end-of-year joy we all need, but sadly, it's not what all of us get.
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19 December 2022
‘Single On The 25th': A new song with an old message
Lauren Spencer Smith is a fresh new voice on the Christmas music scene but sadly isn't telling us anything we haven't heard before.
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17 December 2022
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan at Regent Theatre in Stoke
Not quite the night in Neverland I had hoped for...
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15 December 2022
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Telford Theatre
This year’s pantomime at Telford Theatre is the fairest pantomime of them all, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.