Roll up, roll up for the best panto ever.  If someone asked me for what I want in my perfect panto – Goldilocks And The Three Bears has it all.  I love magic – it has magic.  I love a tap dance – it has a tap dance (with three bears no less!).  It has acrobats that can limbo under fire.  It has great music.  It feels more like Las Vegas with its lights and showgirls than Milton Keynes.  But Milton Keynes should sparkle and this show feels proud to be in Milton Keynes with two

I haven’t seen Adam in 19 years.  I met him by chance in my lunch hour from work when he was doing a book signing in Waterstones in Milton Keynes.  I decided to join the queue and some kind lady took a photo of me with him and emailed it to me.  This was before phone cameras and mobilev phones were in their infancy.  He couldn’t stop staring at me while I was waiting in the queue and when he got to me (I was the last person) he was delighted to see me and thanked me for comin

Jasmine Storm interviews Brian Conley (Billy Barnum) and Lucy Conley (Goldilocks) who are both staring in this years Panto, Goldilocks And The Three Bears at Milton Keynes Theatre. JS: Hello. Lovely to meet you both. BC: Oh, look you got a Back To The Future programme! JS: I saw you last week. BC: Oh really?! Did you enjoy it? JS: Absolutely loved it. BC: (in American accent) Great Scott Marty! JS: You were fantastic! BC: Oh really?  Thank you.  I am so pleased you enjoyed it

David Robbins was born to play a dame. This year he is playing Dame Betty Barnum in Goldilocks and The Three Bears at Milton Keynes Theatre from 6 December 2025 to 11 January 2026. JS: Thank you for speaking with me.  My first question is what do you love about panto?  Do you love the audience participation and what is your favourite panto? Because you’ve done a lot of panto, haven’t you? DR: I have done a lot of panto.  I have.  I’ve been doing panto for so long, but that’s

The world’s favourite nanny flies into Milton Keynes Theatre for four magical weeks, with performances running from Wed 29 October to Sat 22 November.  Based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film, the story of the world’s favourite nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane is more magical than ever before, featuring dazzling choreography, incredible effects and unforgettable songs. The timeless score includes the classic Sherman Brothers songs: Jolly Holiday, Step

The award-winning smash hit musical The Bodyguard returns to Milton Keynes Theatre this week.   The Bodyguard tells the story of Rachel Marron who is an award-winning singer, whose people take on a new bodyguard, Former Secret Service agent, Frank.  Rachel doesn’t like the changes to her routine that Frank insists on and she rebels against them, not realising she is putting herself in danger.  Her son, Fletcher likes Frank and she watches their friendship grow and that warms

Like a classic mystery? This week Agatha Christie’s Death On The Nile comes to Milton Keynes Theatre. This famous whodunnit reunites writer  Ken Ludwig , director Lucy Bailey  and producers  Fiery Angel  for the European premiere of a new adaptation of the globally celebrated Agatha Christie story.   On board a luxurious cruise under the heat of the Egyptian sun, a couple’s idyllic honeymoon is cut short by a brutal murder.  As secrets that have been buried in the sands of t

Jasmine Storm interviews Gary Milner who plays Baron Von Blackheart in the forthcoming production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Milton Keynes Theatre this December. JS: Lovely to meet you. GM: Nice to meet you JS: What do you love about panto; do you love the audience participation?  And what’s your favourite panto? GM: Well, I’ve never done panto before so this is going to be a whole new experience for me and I am really looking forward to that.  My agent said to me

The quest is about to begin with the first-ever UK tour of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, which comes to Milton Keynes...

Bill Kenwright's award-winning production,  Blood Brothers   is at Milton Keynes Theatre this week. I have never seen a production take...

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is at Milton Keynes Theatre.  Who needs to travel to London when you have West-End quality...

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ,  is celebrating 75 years of C.S. Lewis' novel and its fantastic stage production will be in Milton...

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT   How does it feel to be returning to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat a decade...

Shoe Dunnit is a new rock/pop musical from the genius of Frank Scarito, inspired by a true-life shoe theft.  The show is the follow up...

Peter James does it again in Picture You Dead which is at Milton Keynes Theatre this week.  It’s a thriller with so many twists and...

Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as Juliet ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love -...

Girls Night – The Reunion is a fantastically well written play about five friends who connect at a school reunion after 40 years.  The...

The Rocky Horror Show is a spectacular show that has a special place in my heart.  After all, this is no ordinary show, it’s one of the...

Having enjoyed several successful runs across the United States, Here You Come Again is currently on its first UK tour, and comes to...

If you hear strange sounds coming from Milton Keynes Theatre this week it’s the audiences yapping like dogs because 101 Dalmatians – The...