Whilst many envy the Rocky virgins of this town, I pity the pantomime first-timers. The number of St Andrews students who just don't understand the joys of the British institution that is pantomime distresses me on a daily basis. I pride myself on being the opposite. Maybe it's the anticipation of the end of exams and going home for Christmas, but I have embraced the onset of pantomime season with open arms. And what a welcome into the Christmas season it is! The Three Mini P

Ezra, Valerie, and a skeleton: their future fate? (Photo courtesy of Waiting for a Hero) It’s the classic remake: take a classic show, set it in a shiny new location, include a couple of topical edits, and bam—a perfect attention getter that guarantees butts on seats. This tactic works even better when the classic in question is a staple of the second year English syllabus—and since the crossover between St Andrews English students and dedicated theatre nerds is high, chances

Romeo and Juliet . Many of you will read that title and shudder: suddenly plunged straight back into your year 10 classroom, (AQA survivors stand in solidarity).   Picture the scene: it's no later than 9am on a cold November morning - no - scratch that, January morning (to add to the air of depression I'm trying to recreate), and your teacher suddenly announces, “today we’ll be looking at Shakespeare”. There’s a collective groan, and the look you blazingly throw at the teache