If you want laugh-out-loud moments, fantastic all-singing, all-dancing numbers and a cast who really put other panto performers in the shade – Sleeping Beauty at the Towngate Theatre, Basildon is a MUST-SEE! ... There may be silly humour throughout but it’s the...

It had everything you wanted from a panto, the kids loved the interaction with the characters, the adults loved the gags (well some of them), and there was plenty of good singing and dancing... And the music and script is also very modern and packed full of the...

This is Simon Fielding's 10th pantomime for the Towngate and it seems that the years of work are paying off. Sleeping Beauty is running for more performances than last year's Jack and the Beanstalk and Fielding's tried and trusted recipe shows no visible signs...