Mother Goose at Gaiety Theatre, Ayr; Peter Pan at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre; A Christmas Carol at Brunton, East Lothian; and Ya Wee Dickie McWittington at King’s Kirkcaldy have been nominated for the first Outstanding Pantomime award it was revealed today as the shortlists for the 2025 Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland were announced.

Scotland’s theatre critics are to introduce a new award celebrating the country’s pantomime productions.