Adapted from the book by Jill Tomlinson, The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark flies into Derby Theatre’s Studio from Monday until Monday 24 December.
The Tiger who Came to Tea, based on the picture book written and illustrated by Judith Kerr and adapted for the stage with songs and lyrics by David Wood, is a tasty offering in the studio at Leicester’s Curve from Tuesday until Saturday 5 January.
A “playful interactive adventure” that’s “ideal for children”, Humbug! will be performed in Northampton Royal and Derngate’s Underground venue from Tuesday until Sunday 13 January.
East Midlands touring company New Perspectives takes Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol to Ecton Village Hall, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire on Wednesday, South Luffenham Village Hall, Rutland on Thursday, Dixie Grammar School, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire on Friday, Swayfield Village Hall, Lincolnshire on Saturday, and North and South Wheatley Village Hall, north Nottinghamshire on Sunday.
“Charles Dickens meets Roald Dahl via Horrible Histories” in Grisly Tales from Tumblewater at The Core at Corby Cube, Northamptonshire from Wednesday until Sunday.
Developed by Coventry-based company Highly Sprung, Child of Terror “fuses the energy of local young people with the experience of professional performers to tell a story of terrorism, relevant to and influenced by the views of a new generation” at The Drum, Birmingham on Thursday.
Performers and musicians from the Jane Packman Company take audiences on a ride through memories, events and moments that shaped the past year in The Wake at mac, Birmingham from Thursday until Saturday.
The rock ‘n’ roll panto Beauty and the Beast runs at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre from Friday until Saturday 12 January.
Chestnuts aren’t roasting on an open fire and all is not calm or bright in Gordon Steel’s A Kick in the Baubles at Buxton Pavilion Arts Centre Studio on Saturday.
“The ultimate ‘60s Christmas party”, Eric in Wonderland, with David Graham “murdering yet another literary classic”, continues at the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme until Saturday.
Engine House and Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham continue to stage the world première of Mike Kenny’s Two Little Boys at Lakeside, Nottingham until Sunday 30 December.
Darren Day continues as Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering, Northamptonshire until Sunday 30 December.
An evening of festive entertainment for grown-ups, Crackers, continues in the B2 auditorium at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre until Saturday 22 December while on the main stage panto stalwart Iain Lauchlan returns in Sleeping Beauty which continues until Saturday 5 January.
Larry Lamb (Captain Hook) and George Sampson (Peter Pan) continue in The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan at Derby’s Assembly Rooms until Sunday 6 January.
Bobby Davro (Buttons) and Denise Welch (Fairy Godmother) continue in Cinderella at Northampton’s Derngate until Sunday 6 January.
Alice in Wonderland continues at Lichfield Garrick until Sunday 6 January.
Neil Duffield's adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol continues in the Royal auditorium at Northampton’s Royal and Derngate until Sunday 6 January.
Tupele Dorgu continues as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Mansfield Palace Theatre until Sunday 6 January.
Derby Theatre and Birmingham Stage Company’s production of E B White’s Charlotte’s Web continues at Derby Theatre until Saturday 12 January.
Olivier Award winner Janie Dee continues in Hello, Dolly! at Curve, Leicester until Saturday 12 January.
John Partridge continues as Prince Charming and Sheila Ferguson as the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham until Sunday 13 January.
Kenneth Alan Taylor’s 29th panto for Nottingham Playhouse, Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood, continues until Saturday 19 January.
Birmingham REP’s production of Alan Bennett’s stage adaptation of The Wind in the Willows continues at the Crescent Theatre, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham until Saturday 19 January.
Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol continues at the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme until Saturday 19 January.
Roald Dahl's first children's book and one of his most popular stories, James and the Giant Peach continues at Birmingham Old Rep until Saturday 2 February.
The Merry Wives of Windsor featuring Desmond Barrit as Falstaff and Anita Dobson as Mistress Quickly continues in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford until Saturday 12 January alongside the first major stage adaptation of Russell Hoban's book The Mouse and His Child which also runs until 12 January; in the Swan The Orphan of Zhao continues until Thursday 28 March while the world première of Adrian Mitchell’s adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's play Boris Godunov continues until Saturday 30 March.