Today, Sheffield Theatres and Evolution Pantomimes announce the cast for Damian's Pop–Up Panto! at the Crucible Theatre. Joining legendary Dame, Damian Williams, are comedian, presenter and internet dancing sensation Joe Tracini (CBBC's The Dengineers, Hollyoaks), West End star Gemma Sutton (Gypsy, Follies, Girl From the North Country), Lucas Rush (Rock of Ages) and Deborah Tracey (Standing at the Sky's Edge).
Nurse Nellie Saves Panto, running between Friday 11 December to Sunday 3 January, will be performed to a socially distanced audience and will star much-loved panto legend Ben Roddy who has played the Dame in The Marlowe's pantomimes for the last ten years. He will be joined by a cast of other Marlowe pantomime favourites, to be announced soon.
'Howerd's End' will get its world premiere at the new Golden Goose Theatre. This brand new play by Mark Farrelly ('Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope') takes you to the heart of Frankie and Dennis' clandestine relationship, which lasted from the 1950s until Frankie's death in 1992. It also affords a glorious opportunity to encounter Frankie in full-flight stand up mode.
This Christmas York Theatre Royal is taking its pantomime on the road with the Travelling Pantomime visiting every neighbourhood in York a?" all 21 wards - during December and January.
The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury has announced today that its pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk will be postponed until 2021.
'Howerd's End' directed by Joe Harmston explores the clandestine relationship between comedy legend Frankie Howerd and Dennis Heymer from the 1950s until Frankie's death in 1992.
Today, Sheffield Theatres and Evolution Pantomimes are delighted to announce that Strictly Come Dancing favourite, Joanne Clifton, will be joining the cast for this year's Sheffield Lyceum pantomime, Cinderella.
Mother Goose, this year's Marlowe Theatre pantomime, stars TV's Dr Ranj Singh and Olivier Award-winning actor Jenna Russell, alongside local favourites Ben Roddy and Lloyd Hollett.
Cinderella, this year's Marlowe pantomime, opens today (23 November). It stars Harry Reid, Phil Gallagher and Sally Lindsay, alongside local favourites Ben Roddy and Lloyd Hollett.
Cinderella, this year's Marlowe pantomime, opens on Friday (23 November). It stars Harry Reid, Phil Gallagher and Sally Lindsay, alongside local favourites Ben Roddy and Lloyd Hollett.
CASTING has been announced for this year's Marlowe pantomime. Cinderella will star Harry Reid, Phil "Mister Maker" Gallagher and Sally Lindsay, along side Canterbury favourites, Ben Roddy and Lloyd Hollett.
Casting has been announced for Peter Pan, this year's Marlowe Theatre pantomime. Shaun Williamson, Wendi Peters and Gemma Hunt top the bill, along with Canterbury favourites, Ben Roddy and Lloyd Hollett.
Shaun Williamson, Wendi Peters and Gemma Hunt top the bill in Peter Pan, this year's Marlowe Theatre pantomime. They are joined by Canterbury favourites, Ben Roddy and Lloyd Hollett.
Sheffield Theatres and Evolution Pantomimes are delighted to announce that Jake Canuso (Mateo from ITV's Benidorm), CBeebies favourite Andy Day (Andy's Dinosaur Adventures) and Sheffield legend Damian Williams will star in Mother Goose at the Lyceum Theatre from Friday 8 December until Sunday 7 January.
Casting has been announced for Peter Pan, this year's Marlowe Theatre pantomime. Shaun Williamson, Wendi Peters and Gemma Hunt top the bill, along with Canterbury favourites, Ben Roddy and Lloyd Hollett.
Marlowe pantomime dame Ben Roddy returns to the Canterbury theatre in a different guise next month (May).
CBeebies' arts and crafts hero, Mister Maker is back on tour with the hit live theatre show, Mister Maker & The Shapes Live!
THE MARLOWE Theatre pantomime Dick Whittington has won a top industry award.
Top television presenter Stephen Mulhern stars in the production at the Canterbury venue, which runs from Friday 25 November to Sunday 8 January. Stephen is a regular on our screens in programmes such as The Next Great Magician, Go For It!, Catchphrase, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Britain's Got Talent and Big Star's Little Star. He is also co-presenter of Heart FM's Sunday morning show (with Emma Willis).
Over the past eleven years family-run pantomime producers, Evolution Productions have built up a reputation for being the UK's number-one creators of bespoke high-quality pantos. The 2016 line up does nothing to disprove this. The company, which is run by husband and wife team, former TV presenter Paul Hendy and Oxford graduate and former film production manager Emily Wood, will be presenting a festive banquet of seasonal shows across the country from then end of November 2016 to mid-January 2017. The line up comprises Dick Whttington starring Stephen Mulhern (ITV's Catchphrase, Big Star Little Star) as Billy at The Marlowe in Canterbury, Peter Pan starring Emma Barton (Honey Mitchell - Eastenders) as Tinkerbell and Shaun Williamson(Barry Evans - Eastenders and himself in Extras) at The Hawth in Croydon, Sleeping Beauty at Lichfied Garrick Theatre starring Rebecca Keatley (CBeebies) as Fairy Moonbeam and the great dame himself Sam Rabone as Nurse Nellie, Snow White at The Lyceum Theatre Sheffield starring Wendi Peters (Coronation Street - Cilla Battersby- Brown) and Phil Gallagher(CBeebies - Mister Maker), Snow White at The Alban Arena St Albans starring Rita Simons(Eastenders - Roxy Mitchell) and Ian Kirkby (Dick & Dom In Da Bungalow), Cinderella at Theatre Severn Shrewsbury with panto favourite Brad Pitt and Peter Pan at the Octagon Theatre Yeovill starring supervillain Andrew Fettes as Captain Hook.
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