A PANTOMIME rooted in East Lothian has received critical acclaim.
The Brunton and Wonder Fools' 2024 production of A Christmas Carol has been nominated for a prestigious award.
The Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland has announced that A Christmas Carol has been nominated for the Outstanding Pantomime category, a new addition for 2025.
Kirsty Somerville, The Brunton's general manager, said: "We are delighted that we have been nominated in the Outstanding Pantomime category!
"The Brunton panto is a key part of the cultural calendar in East Lothian and is treasured by both the team and the local community.
"The opportunity to work in collaboration with Wonder Fools was an exciting chance to bring a fresh perspective to the panto format, work with a brilliant array of local artists, and bring the panto to our new venues in Haddington and Musselburgh."
The Brunton has a long history of producing professional, family-friendly pantomimes set in East Lothian with local references and a local supporting young chorus.
This highly treasured festive tradition continued in 2024 at The Brunton’s venues, the Corn Exchange in Haddington and Loretto Theatre in Musselburgh, for an innovative and fresh panto collaboration with Wonder Fools.
Robbie Gordon, co-artistic director of Wonder Fools, said: "We're absolutely thrilled to be nominated.
"It was a real privilege to create a pantomime in the region I grew up in, with regular collaborators, panto legends like Graham Crammond, and at the very theatre where I first attended youth theatre.
"It felt like bringing everything full circle.
"It was a joy to bring my favourite stories to young people and families in the region with a Scottish panto twist."
The co-artistic directors of Wonder Fools, Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse, won Best Debut at the Edinburgh Festival from the Skinny and Fest Magazine’s Bestie Awards.
They are also the writers of the Traverse Theatre’s five-star Same Team, as well as the much-loved 549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War and the creators of Positive Stories for Negative Times, an international project for young people engaging more than 10,000 people in 22 different countries.
Credit is also given to set and costume designer Jenny Booth, choreographer Amy Robinson, much-loved panto dame Graham Crammond, and the whole team of creatives, professional actors and young chorus.
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