By Grace Hatchell I’ve had some strange things happen on a post round. Dogs have chased me....
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Sunderland Empire’s Peter Pan Panto Has Its Full Crew – And Captain Hook Had Better Watch Out
Cast members Millie Readshaw, Sophie Bishop, Bradley Riches, Tom Whalley, Miss Rory and Olivia Birchenough from the Sunderland Empire’s production of Peter Pan pictured during their visit to HMS Trincomalee at the Royal Navy Museum in Hartlepool Picture: David Wood
By Grace Hatchell There are certain things you can rely on at Christmas in the North East....
Birmingham Rep Reveals the Cast for a Brand-New Production of The Snowman
Illustration by Raymond Briggs © Snowman Enterprises Limited 2026. THE SNOWMAN™ Snowman Enterprises Limited
By Grace Hatchell There are certain things you can rely on at Christmas. Someone will buy you...
Jack and the Beanstalk Climbs Back Into Cambridge with a Familiar Face Leading the Way
© Richard Hubert Smith
By Grace Hatchell Now then, Christmas simply wouldn’t be Christmas without a pantomime, would it? Oh yes...
By Grace Hatchell Well now… if you’ve ever fancied stepping inside a fairytale instead of simply watching...
By Grace Hatchell I knew Christmas couldn’t be far away when a Dame popped out of my...
One Tiny Penguin at Birmingham Hippodrome is a brand-new family musical for ages 3+ follows Lumi, a...
By Grace Hatchell, 2nd Act Couriers I don’t usually interfere with fairy tales while I’m on my...
By Grace Hatchell I barely had time to sling my satchel over me shoulder before I found...
What’s in Grace’s Satchel? Riverside Studios invites us to Try January (and honestly… why not?) January gets...
Aladdin Panto at Newcastle Theatre Royal: Danny Adams and Clive Webb Celebrate 20 Years
Billie Kay and Danny Adams. Credit: Paul Coltas
MEET CLIVE AND DANNY – STARS OF NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL’S ALADDIN Grace Hatchell reporting, fingers numb, notebook...
By Grace Hatchell, Your Postie With The Mostie Well, well. Looks like the beanstalk’s grown another rung...
