The Stage

‘Cut the story down to its bare bones, then pump it full of jokes’: how to write a hit pantomime

Holly Williams is a freelance journalist and theatre critic. Her novels The Start of Something and What Time is Love? are published by O ...full bio What’s the secret to a good pantomime script? From ...
The Stage

‘Cut the story down to its bare bones, then pump it full of jokes’: how to write a hit pantomime

Holly Williams is a freelance journalist and theatre critic. Her novels The Start of Something and What Time is Love? are published by Orion I went to see Aladdin at Blackpool when I was three, and I ...
The National

Review: Weans In The Wood is enchanting for weans and adults

Weans In The Wood may owe its title to the English folktale Babes In The Wood, but this madcap script draws upon the varied stories of Hansel And Gretel, Robin Hood, Little Red Riding Hood and even ...
The Press

Berwick is back...to write the Theatre Royal pantomime

Well, no, he will not be on stage, but the newly retired dame will be writing the script for Sleeping Beauty. Oh yes he is. Dame Berwick, who hung up his boots after 40 years on February 2, will be ...