Emma Allen

AS panto villains go, you could not get a meaner or nastier one than the ultimate soap bad boy Nick Cotton.

There is a plethora of different accents on stage in the Kings Theatre, Southsea pantomime this year.

EMMA ALLEN discovers the ultimate playground for a two-year-old at Drayton Manor’s Thomasland

WHAT better way to spend an autumnal afternoon than in the company of a giant spider, grasshopper, earthworm, centipede and ladybird – and an audience of excited children?

AN INVESTIGATION was continuing last night into a gas leak at a shopping centre.

Strictly Confidential The Mayflower Take three Strictly professional dancers, add a popular celebrity, combine it with a live band, throw in direction and choreography from the judge everyone loves to hate - and what have you got? Strictly Confidential, a brand new stage show.

SITTING in the audience at The Mayflower last night was a bit like travelling back in time.

FOR parents of young children who are early risers, Channel Five’s Milkshake! is a lifesaver.

EXPERIENCING the magic of pantomime through the eyes of a five-year-old is, well, a real eye-opener.

WITH Lisa Riley waltzing her way to success on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, the Kings Theatre’s pantomime has been left without an evil queen.