If the start of Christmas songs playing on the radio or while shopping has indicated, we are getting very close to Christmas 2024; which means we’re now in the midsts of Panto season!
Whatever your outlook is on the artform - and yes, it is still an artform - Scotland has its fair share of pantomime taking place throughout the remainder of the year, while one production from our picks continues well into the new year.
Many of these events are ticketed, so be prepared to visit Ticketmaster, ATG Tickets or contacting the relevant box office or ticketing outlet for the pantomimes you’ve decided to sit back and enjoy a little audience participation from.
But before you say anything - yes, it would appear Aladdin and Jack and the Beanstalk are the pantomimes du jour this year; but what else has made our selection of Pantomimes taking place in Scotland in 2024?
13. Jack and the Beanstalk (Greenock)
Join the team at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock for a Fee Fi Fo FUN adventure for all the family from December 7 2024, as they're proud to present their 2024 pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk and look forward to welcoming audiences back to the Beacon to enjoy this GIANT of a panto. | Provided
14. Beauty and the Beast (Arbroath)
Be The Webster Theatre's guest this Christmas at The Webster Theatre as they re-tell a pantomime as old as time, Beauty and the Beast! Will Belle be able to love the beast for whom he is on the inside and not his beastly exterior, a curse bespoke upon him by the enchantress of the rose for his arrogant ways – or will evil Gaston win the heart of our beauty. Find out from December 10 2024. | Provided
15. Aladdin (Dundee)
Join our hero Aladdin, his hilarious mother Widow Twankie and his daft brother Wishee Washee with a full supporting cast on a magical adventure of good versus evil as they try to defeat the Wicked Sorcerer Abanazer and his plan to become the "richest man in the world". With help from the Genie Of The Lamp and The Spirit Of The Ring, will Aladdin save the day and marry the beautiful Princess Jasmine? Find out when it performs at the Whitehall Theatre from December 12 2024. | Canva
16. The Wizard of Oz (Dunoon)
Join Dorothy on her panto adventure as she travels over the rainbow, to the magical land of Oz! Meet the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion as they make their way to the Emerald City to find the great and powerful Wizard of Oz. With Glinda the Good Witch by their side, will they get Dorothy back home to Kansas… or will the Wicked Witch of the West and her flying monkey Winkie stop them? Find out when the pantomime performs at the Queen's Hall on December 12 2024. | Canva