Fred Double as Aladdin and Clive Rowe as Widow Twankey, at the Hackney Empire - Alastair Muir Amid a period of spirit-sapping political and economic turbulence, the British panto provides welcome ...

Personally other than a vague recollection of Widow Twankey washing her droopy drawers whilst being chased by a man in a gorilla costume around a bingo hall in Sheffield, the ‘real’ panto ...

Will Widow Twankey finally wear something that doesn ... The talented Dylan Reid, no stranger to panto audiences, is wonderful as the brave and lovely Aladdin and Aodhan Kehoe, as his endearing ...

Starring in the production is Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Courtney Jackson as Widow Twankey, alongside Tivoli ... able to set another record for pantomime at the Tivoli Theatre.

A chill fear sweeps the audience. Grown ups shrink into their seats, as the man with the heaving, fake breasts and the towering red wig searches out a victim. Their gaze travels past me and ...

Written and directed by CBeebies favourite Chris Jarvis, who also stars as a wonderfully funny Widow Twankey ... time right through this excellent pantomime. Highly recommended.

Rowe, back for his 16th panto here, has a cherishable and imperishable ... The Lancashire-born actor – who also directs – has played Widow Twankey a fair few times, even going head-to-head ...