The Gaiety is what it is: safe and reliable. The Olympia has Jedward, which should say it all. The Helix is getting better every year and as for the Tivoli? Well, the less said the better. So if you don’t want the big prices of the Dublin (or other cities) shows, but don’t want to be in a chilly school hall or community centre and still feel like you at least got some money’s worth, what to do? You could do a lot worse than heading to the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, that’s what. This year they’re staging Rapunzel the Panto, the first time I’ve heard of this fairytale being staged. Brought to you by St Mary’s Musical Society, their pantos (and musicals) have only been getting bigger and better over the years. Yes, they’re an amateur group, run and managed by volunteers who do it for the love … There’s more →