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Louche … Dickie Beau as the dame, with Lawrence Hodgson-Mullings as Dick Whittington. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian Christmas might be cancelled, but they can’t take away our pantomimes. Or not the National Theatre’s at least, which is offering up its second ever panto online – free of charge even though it has only just launched its paid-for streaming service. It is a generous, feelgood gesture, perfectly suited to this can-do story about a man and his street-smart cat. An updated revival of Jude Christian and...

The National Theatre: Dick Whittington | Review December 24, 2020 Last updated: December 24, 2020 Put it this way – the National Theatre hasn’t done pantomime for a long time, and it shows. They did well to avoid celebrity casting, and while their efforts were honourable in their tribute to each and every other theatre in the country whose pantomimes have been postponed for a year (or even cancelled altogether for certain venues that have permanently closed their doors), it was like watching the England football team in the knock-out stages of the World Cup: they gave it their all, for s...

Martin MAC Encores add flexibility to National Theatre Friday, 18 December 2020 Soft light boxes used for filming in the Lyttelton Theatre, each including four MAC Encore Wash and one MAC Viper Performance UK - The technical team at the National Theatre have been working tirelessly since August to re-purpose its venues in the face of COVID-19 restrictions. A COVID-secure performance of Dick Whittington in-the-round in a newly-configured Olivier theatre opened on 11 December - only to be closed shortly thereafter due to London’s tier three restrictions - whilst the Lyttelton Theatre has ...

Premium Content Subscriber only AS THE rain pours down, inside the State Emergency Service Lismore City headquarters, members are being briefed ahead of their assignments. SES Flood Intelligence Intelligence Officer Ed Bennett is assembling data regarding rainfall and probable river heights to ensure they can advise the community on what to expect during the severe weather event.   "At the moment the Wilson Rivers is about 6m and rising about 25cm an hour and it's expected to reach 7.2m about 6pm tonight and about 8.2m around 2am tomorrow (Wednesday)," he said. "There no comparison betw...

10 December, 2020 — By Lucy Popescu The Little Match Girl is at Sadler’s Wells UPSTAIRS at the Gatehouse reopens on Wednesday with Forever Plaid, by Stuart Ross. In 1956, four guys, Francis, Jinx, Smudge and Sparky, meet in high school and love to sing. They get together, rehearse in the basement of a plumbing supply company and dream big, calling themselves, Forever Plaid. Until January 24. For tickets visit: • The next episode of the Theatre Café Theatre Channel, featuring a host of festive songs, will be released on Wednesday, December 23, with Matt Croke and Tosh Wanog...