This year’s Christmas production at the Lakeside Arts Centre opens on Saturday 4 December and runs until Thursday 30 December – performance times vary. Co-commissioned by Brighton Dome and the Roundhouse, Them With Frozen Tails promises to be “a side-splitting utterly festive alternative to pantomime for all the family”. It features improvisation from audience suggestions which aims to entertain people of all ages. Recommended for age 5+, the show is at Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park. The show times are 12.30pm and 3pm (4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19, 23 & 24, 28-30 December); 10.30am and 1.30pm (7-10, 14- 17 & 21 December); and 6pm (22 December). All tickets are £7. Visit www.lakesidearts.org.uk or call the box office on 0115 846 7777 for more information.