Former EastEnders star and Dancing on Ice finalist Matt Lapinskas is taking on another new challenge, his first panto

Keith Hunt got into the festive spirit with The Magic of Christmas at Dartford's Orchard Theatre

EastEnders star Samantha Womack chats to What's On about her first panto role, playing Fairy Sugar Snap at Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre

Keith Hunt went along to see new school drama To Sir, With Love, starring former Stars in their Eyes presenter Matthew Kelly

Four friends did more than read Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol - they decided to stage it as a musical

Controversial performers the Circus of Horrors are on the road with their latest hair-raising show

Nikki White reviews the latest production of Willy Russell's classic musical Blood Brothers

After laying dormant for a generation, the lights are turning back on at a Kent theatre, which is being redeveloped into restaurants, bars and flats.

Comedian Alan Davies is back on the road with a new stand-up show, which arrives in Kent this weekend

Kathryn Tye went along to the first night of Cabaret at Tunbridge Wells' Assembly Hall Theatre

Our House is a touching tale of life and love, heartbreak and comedy - and a hatful of Madness songs. Nick Lillitos went to the opening night.

It's that time of year again and we've rounded up the coolest, cheekiest pantos in the county with everything from sexy soap stars to dominant dames.

Find out what's on in the last few days of this year's Canterbury Festival

Paul Michael Glaser shot to fame in the 1970s as one of the suave stars of cop show Starsky and Hutch. He chats to What's On about his latest venture

The comedian, actor and quiz show host is stepping out into a brave new world - of singing

Don't miss the diverse range of events on offer in this year's Canterbury Festival, a fortnight-long programme of entertainment in the city

The Never Mind the Buzzcocks star is bringing his latest show, You're Probably Wondering Why I Asked You Here, to Canterbury's Gulbenkian Theatre

Veteran actress Sian Phillips stars in Alan Bennett's latest play People, currently running at Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre

Veteran actress Sian Phillips and other cast members of Alan Bennett’s People celebrate 50 years of the National Theatre

Leading wildlife cameramen, Doug Allen, will be talking about his fascinating career in a new one-man show, coming to Kent this week