Photo Flash: Full casting Announced for CINDERELLA at The Lawrence Batley Theatre

The Lawrence Batley Theatre is delighted to announce full casting for Cinderella, the venue's first professionally staged pantomime since opening its doors in 1994.

The production's excellent cast will feature Nisa Cole in the title role of Cinderella. Nisa is currently appearing as Penelope Betteredge in BBC One's new daytime drama The Moonstone. Her other credits include appearing as Amy Porter in the hit BBCseries Waterloo Road and in the National Theatre's touring production of War Horse.

Joining Nisa will be Adam Barlow (The Merry Wives, Northern Broadsides) as Prince Charming, Natasha Magigi (Comus - A Masque in Honour of Chastity, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's Globe and A Streetcar Named Desire, Leicester Curve) as the Fairy and Baroness, Gareth Cassidy (The TMA award winning The Hobbit, The Dukes Lancaster) as Buttons, Stephanie Hackett (Pure, Mikron Theatre) as Dandini and as the ugly sisters Michael Hugo (The Winter's Tale, Northern Broadsides) and Richard Hand (Much Ado About Nothing, Vienna's English Theatre).

Cinderella will be directed by Joyce Branagh, who has previously directed pantomimes at Watford Palace Theatre and Salisbury Playhouse, as well productions at the Orange Tree Theatre, Bristol Old Vic and Battersea Arts Centre.

The pantomime is adapted for the stage by playwright and actor Andrew Pollard, who regularly writes, directs and appears as the Dame in Greenwich Theatre's Christmas pantomime. He has previously worked with Northern Broadsides, New Vic Theatre and in 2007 appeared regularly as John Bune in Emmerdale.

Cinderella is at the Lawrence Batley Theatre from 9-31 December

Tickets are now available from the Lawrence Batley Theatre box office on 01484 430528 or online at www.thelbt.org.

Images courtesy of Duncan Clarke

Stephanie Hackett

Richard Hand

Nisa Colemain

Natasha Magigi

Michael Hugo

Gareth Cassidy

Adam Barlow