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She's Behind You review " Christmas comes early to Edinburgh with panto songs, sweets and subversive spirit

by Mark Fisher

Traverse theatre, EdinburghPanto dame Dorothy Blawna-Gale is sharp-tongued and lovable but the hilarity is underpinned by creator Johnny McKnight's personal story She stands before us in a blue gingham frock, towering wig and a "hideous yet age-appropriate leisure shoe". She is Dorothy Blawna-Gale and she is a pantomime dame. The creation of Johnny McKnight " Scotland's finest proponent of the form " she is sharp-ton…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:02am on August 5, 2025