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EVENT INFORMATION: Due to Covid restrictions, we STRONGLY ADVISE that you check with the venue/organiser for updates on these events. Where we can, we will update our listings to notify of cancelled, postponed and rescheduled events.

The Secret Theatre

UNTIL THU 24 DEcEMBER Lost in Pantoland

ONLINE: https://renfrewshireboxoffi ce.ticketsolve.com/ shows/1173606200

Christmas isn’t cancelled! PACE Theatre Company present their 33rd pantomime with Paisley Arts Centre – live online! Join Scottish panto favourites CHRIS ALEXANDER, ALAN ORR, DARREN BROWNLIE and DANI HERON for a hilarious live, interactive panto performance. It’s almost Christmas Day and Widow Swanky can’t wait to get her feet up, enjoy a delicious dinner cooked by her son Billy Bob and have a wee shandy by the Christmas tree. But when she accidentally discovers a colossally powerful penny, both her and Billy Bob get transported to the wondrous - yet dangerous - Pantoland. Tasked with collecting objects from everyone’s favourite pantos, the tremendous twosome set off on a hilarious adventure featuring slimy Princes, wicked witches and at least one constipated goose... A madcap adventure for all the family! WATCH LIVE FOR FREE! – Every performance of LOST IN PANTOLAND will stream live on YouTube and Facebook for anyone to watch! (No need to book) MoN 21 - THU 24 DEcEMBER A Christmas Carol; A Radio Play on Stage

ONLINE: https://www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/festiveshows/a-christmas-carol-a-radio-play-on-stage/

No Nonsense Productions return with ‘A Christmas Carol; A Radio Play on Stage’. FREE to watch online from Monday 21 December at 7.30pm, donations welcome. Dickens’ masterpiece presented as a 1950s radio broadcast. NNP favourites Ian Sommerville, Stewart Phillips, Leonna McGilligan and Felix O’Brien play radio actors who in turn portray Dickens’ classic characters. Featuring live sound effects and an original score. Recorded live at Beacon Arts Centre, November 2020. #AChristmasCarolRadioPlay20

MoN 21 - THU 24 DEcEMBER The Secret Theatre

ONLINE: https://www.scottishballet. co.uk/event/the-secret-theatre

This Christmas, Scottish Ballet will bring the magic of the theatre right into your home with our fi rst feature fi lm. In a deserted city, a young boy stumbles into a theatre. He wanders through the auditorium, where rows of velvet chairs, draping curtains and chandeliers seem to lie in lonely wait for audiences to return. The theatre may be empty, but the show will go on... Starring characters from our most popular festive ballets, the worlds of the Snow Queen and the Sugar Plum Fairy collide when the theatre bursts into life. In this spectacular, feature-length fi lm, you’ll be treated to an extraordinary show fi lled with acrobats, snowfl akes, clowns, princes and – of course – beautiful ballerinas. The Secret Theatre features the choreography of Scottish Ballet founder Peter Darrell and CEO/Artistic Director Christopher Hampson, co-directed for the screen by Jess & Morgs. With set and costumes designed by Lez Brotherston; music by Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky recorded live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra; new additional composition by Frank Moon; and performances from the full Scottish Ballet Company; this Christmas special will be an unforgettable adventure for all the family. The Secret Theatre will premiere on Monday 21 December at 6pm and be available online until Thursday 24 December at 11.59pm. Tickets are FREE and must be booked in advance. Please consider making an optional donation to support the making of this fi lm. Running time: approximately one hour #SBSecretTheatre