Panto

Panto première for Alexandra Burke

17 October 2021

Manchester Opera House’s Christmas panto, Aladdin, stars Alexandra Burke as The Spirit of The Ring.

Sleeping Beauty lives in Hope!

17 October 2021

Professional pantomime returns to The Hope Street Theatre in Liverpool.

Aladdin flying to Oldham

17 October 2021

One of the region’s traditional pantomimes is back for 2021 as Aladdin flies on to the Oldham Coliseum stage.

Belgrade announces cast for Beauty of a panto

16 October 2021

Ruby Eva and Sion Lloyd will play the title roles in the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry 2021 panto Beauty and the Beast.

The Customs House announces this year’s panto casting

13 October 2021

South Shields’ Customs House has announced the casting for its 2021/22 panto, Rapunzel.

Say “Hi-De-Hi” to the Wicked Queen

27 September 2021

Su Pollard will play the Wicked Queen in Sunderland Empire’s 2021 panto, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

New panto award seeks judges

26 September 2021

Do you know your Dames from your Dandinis? The UK Pantomime Association needs volunteer judges for its inaugural Pantomime Awards.

Cinderella at home on The Grange

15 September 2021

The Grange Theatre in Northwich hosts Cinderella from December 11 to January 2.

Panto is coming to Barnard Castle

9 September 2021

This December, The Witham in Barnard Castle will present its first ever professional pantomime.

Goldilocks goes to the circus in Hippodrome panto

9 September 2021

Doreen Tipton, Andrew Ryan, Alexia McIntosh and Samantha Dorrance will join the cast of Goldilocks and the Three Bears alongside Jason Donovan and Matt Slack in Birmingham Hippodrome’s 2021 panto.

Coventry panto aims to be a beauty

9 September 2021

Coventry’s “favourite dame” Iain Lauchlan will write and appear in the 2021 Belgrade Theatre panto Beauty and the Beast.

Robin Hood back in Nottingham for Theatre Royal panto

9 September 2021

Tristan Gemmill will be Sheriff of Nottingham, Matthew Kelly is Dame Tilly Tuck, Jodie Prenger will be The Spirit of Sherwood and Matt Terry plays the title role in Nottingham Theatre Royal’s 2021 panto Robin Hood.

More Darlington panto casting

19 August 2021

Darlington Hippodrome has announced more casting for its 2021 panto

St Helens reveals Treasure trove

15 August 2021

St Helens Theatre Royal reopens its doors to live audiences from August 23 with panto Treasure Island starring Todd Carty as Long John Silver.

Hollyoaks and the Three Bears

8 August 2021

Goldilocks and the Three Bears comes to St Helens Theatre Royal this Christmas with Hollyoaks favourite David Tag as Ringmaster.

Maureen to be queen in Stafford panto

20 July 2021

Maureen Nolan will play the Wicked Queen, Rebecca Keatley will take the lead role and Keith Jack will be Prince Joseph in Stafford Gatehouse Theatre’s 2021 panto Snow White.

Cinderella will go to the Ball in Amble

7 July 2021

Amble-based NTC’s panto Cinderella will be able to go ahead this Christmas thanks to an anonymous donation.

Wicked Vicky back in Blackpool

4 July 2021

Vicky Entwistle is set to join the cast at Blackpool Grand Theatre for this year’s pantomime.

Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother announced

2 July 2021

Darlington Hippodrome has announced who will be playing the Fairy Godmother in its panto Cinderella later this year.

Suzanne Shaw to be Belle in Chesterfield panto

29 June 2021

Suzanne Shaw will play Belle in Beauty and the Beast, the 2021 panto at Chesterfield’s Pomegranate Theatre.

Kenneth Alan Taylor recognised by Queen

15 June 2021

Writer, manager, director and actor Kenneth Alan Taylor has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday honours for services to theatre and pantomime.

Champ to play King Rat in Northampton panto

11 June 2021

Ricky Champ, resident bad boy Stuart Highway in the BBC soap EastEnders, will play King Rat in the 2021 Northampton Royal and Derngate panto Dick Whittington.

Planting an autumn panto

3 June 2021

Panto producer Regal Entertainments is bringing its recent online panto to the stage at St Helens Theatre Royal.

Crossroads Live takes over Qdos Pantomimes

25 May 2021

Musical theatre producer Crossroads Live has acquired Qdos Pantomimes.

Can I go to a panto mummy?

26 November 2020

Philip Fisher is completely baffled by the government's latest regulations for theatres.

Some Hope Amidst the Agony

6 November 2020

Philip Fisher spots some rays of light in the latest coronavirus legislation.

Panto 2020: the season in stats

30 October 2020

Simon Sladen brings you Pantoland's vital statistics in a season where less is more.