Panto

Panto audiences down in Derby

14 January 2022

More than 29,000 tickets were sold for three Christmas 2021 shows at Derby Arena and a temporary indoor venue at Derby Market Place.

No rest for Sleeping Beauty

12 January 2022

The Scouse Sleeping Beauty at Liverpool’s Royal Court has been extended to January 29.

COVID delays Coventry community panto

4 January 2022

Coventry’s Albany Theatre has postponed its first in-house community pantomime Dick Whittington because of the COVID pandemic and will stage it during the February half-term.

Pasquale and Tozer team up for Nottingham’s Snow White

15 December 2021

Comedian Joe Pasquale will play Muddles and singer Faye Tozer will be the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the 2022 panto at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham.

Courtyard’s panto offer to care homes and hospitals

15 December 2021

The Courtyard Hereford is offering a free digital version of its panto Jack and the Beanstalk to care homes, hospitals and hospices for patients who are unable to attend the show in person.

Aladdin chosen as Derby’s 2022 panto

14 December 2021

Derby LIVE and Little Wolf Entertainment are not bottling up their choice of their 2022 panto—they have announced that it will be Aladdin.

Double helpings in Blackpool

10 December 2021

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has added two more morning performances of Aladdin.

Warwick's son shines in Snow White

10 December 2021

Blackpool Grand Theatre welcomed star of stage and screen Warwick Davis to the opening night of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Arwen cancels Cinderella

5 December 2021

Storm Arwen has forced the cancellation of NTC’s panto.

James to reach Peake as Widow Twankey in Aladdin

17 November 2021

James Peake, winner of best dame in the 2020 Great British Pantomime Awards, is to play Widow Twankey in Loughborough Town Hall’s 2021 panto Aladdin.

Panto bonus at Winter Wonderland

7 November 2021

The Wizard of Oz is the latest addition to the festive extravaganza of Silcock’s Winter Wonderland.

North Shields panto details announced

4 November 2021

Details of Beauty and the Beast, this year’s panto at The Exchange in North Shields, have been announced.

More cast revealed for Nottingham’s Robin Hood

3 November 2021

Nottingham’s Theatre Royal has announced the full cast for Robin Hood, its 2021 panto which will have a four-week run.

Beauty and Ben in Liverpool

30 October 2021

Beauty And The Beast will entertain audiences at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre.

A big Beauty for Liverpool

30 October 2021

Sleeping Beauty magic came to Hope Street Liverpool.

Aladdin's lamp lights up Globe

30 October 2021

Aladdin: the Pantomime comes to The Globe at Blackpool Pleasure Beach for Christmas and stars Kevin Simm.

A treasure of panto at Consett

30 October 2021

Consett’s Empire Theatre has announced details of its 2021 panto, Treasure Island.

Lister hooks up for Peter Pan in Malvern

24 October 2021

Tom Lister will play Captain Hook in Malvern Theatres’ 2021 panto Peter Pan which will also feature Lloyd Warbey and Mark James.

Blooming Beauty and the Beast

24 October 2021

The Floral Pavilion in New Brighton is blooming again with a pantomime for all the family, Beauty and the Beast.

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

Sleeping Beauty

Tom Rolfe

Sleeping Beauty

Janice Dunn

Dick Whittington and His Amazing Cat

Sean Canning with Matthew Chappell, Steven Jackson, Kate Mitchell and the cast

Aladdin

Alan McHugh, additional material by Ben Nickless

Robin Hood

Alan McHugh

Dick Turpin Rides Again

Berwick Kaler

Cinderella

Andrew Pollard

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Andrew Ryan with additional material by Tom Whalley

Sleeping Beauty

Morgan Brind

Beauty and the Beast

Jon Monie

Pantoland at the Palladium

Devised for the London Palladium by Michael Harrison with Julian Clary, Paul ...

Cinderella

Alan McHugh

Sleeping Beauty

Alan McHugh

Dick Whittington

Jack Counsel

Sleeping Beauty

Beauty and the Beast

Clare Allen

Sleeping Beauty

Paul Hendy

Cinderella

Paul Hendy

Dick Whittington

David Vickers and Richard Chandler

Jack & The Beanstalk The Rock 'n' Roll Panto

Peter Rowe

Beauty and the Beast

Dale Meeks

Red Riding Hood

Book and lyrics by Carl Miller, music and lyrics by Robert Hyman

Jack and the Beanstalk

Paul Hendy

Sleeping Beauty and the Beast

Ben Hales, James Dunnell-Smith, John Woodburn, and Joshua George Smith

Cinderella

Plested and Brown

Beauty and the Beast: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto

Peter Rowe

Aladdin One Rub Too Many

James Chalmers

Rapunzel

Ray Spencer and Graeme Thompson

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Neil Armstrong and Paul Hartley

Jack and the Beanstalk

Will Brenton

Aladdin

Vikki Stone

The Queen of Hearts

Andrew Pollard

Aladdin

Fine Time Fontayne and Chris Lawson

Dick Whittington - A New Dick in Town!

Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper; songs by Jon Bradfield

North East Christmas productions 2021

7 November 2021

Peter Lathan lists all the professional pantos and other Christmas shows in the North East between late November 2021 and early January 2022.