The Nottingham Playhouse and Birmingham Hippodrome are two of the UK's leading pantomime powerhouses. Simon Sladen speaks to Rebecca Little of the Nottingham Playhouse's Jack and the Beanstalk and Danielle Hope, Gary Wilmot and Matt Slack of Birmingham Hippodrome's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs about their pantomime careers and this year's festive productions.

Nottingham Playhouse's Jack and the Beanstalk runs from 29 November 2013 to 18 January 2014.

Birmingham Hippodrome's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs runs from 19 December 2013 to 2 February 2014.