Three Midlands theatres have revealed their Christmas pantos for 2016—only days after the openings of their 2015 shows.
Birmingham Hippodrome has picked as its panto Dick Whittington which will run from 19 December 2016 until 29 January 2017. Comedian Matt Slack is the first cast member to be confirmed and he will be appearing in his fourth Hippodrome panto.
Wolverhampton Grand has opted for Aladdin which will start on 10 December 2016 and run until 22 January 2017.
Derby LIVE and Paul Holman Associates will be returning to Derby Arena to stage Cinderella. It will run from 6 December 2016 until 2 January 2017.