When Beauty is banished to live in the Beast’s castle, she must honour her father’s word and face the dreadful monster. But soon she finds all is not as it seems – as friendship blossoms, will the pair prove that love really does conquer all? Read more …
Beauty and the Beast is a bittersweet tale that has charmed generations with its mystery, suspense and romance, told here in a new version by Alan McHugh - who returns to write for the Citizens after our acclaimed production of Cinderella last year.
Christmas at the Citizens promises vivid and inventive storytelling, accompanied by captivating original live music in an intimate auditorium where everyone can feel part of the story. An adventure for all the family, with thrills, spills and laughs along the way.
Call of the wild makes for an enchanting Gothic horror you can really sink your teeth into.
In every way, from the captivating visual impact to the superb acting, this is the stuff of memorable theatre.
This remains an astonishingly powerful new take on a familiar story, swept up into a seamless and gorgeous piece of theatre.
Taking this opportunity to introduce Christmas audiences to something closer to the usual theatrical experience is admirable - even if the other Glasgow pantomimes have been known to tease the Citizens for it - but Beauty and The Beast offers an engaging and intelligent take on mythology.
Something very special ... this is a production red in tooth and claw that sets the heart both fluttering and racing.
The result, in Guy Hollands's serious-minded production, is lush, dreamlike, creepy and emotionally satisfying.
The ending, twisted into a more realistic resolution, fits with designer Philip Witcomb’s gothic imagery, bringing out the light and shade of the story itself.
Ya beauty: The Citizens puts on a beast of a panto
Twice upon a time for the Citz's panto Beauty
Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow from Saturday November 27, 2010, until Friday December 31, 2010. More info: www.citz.co.uk
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