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it’s the time of year to embrace the power of pantomimes. the stars are queuing up to appear – with Strictly alumni leading the charge. shirley ballas is top of the bill as Mother nature at the liverpool empire theatre’s 3-D Jack and the Beanstalk (14 dec-5 jan, atgtickets.com). Meanwhile, debbie Mcgee floats into Sleeping Beauty in wolverhampton (8 dec-13 jan, grandtheatre.co.uk). or catch Shrek the Musical (shrekthemusical.co.uk) on its uk tour, starring Call the Midwife’s laura Main as Princess Fiona, now until 6 jan 2019.