

Jake Canuso - Mateo Castellanos (2007-18)
2005/06 Jack & The Beanstalk - Bradford Alhambra
2014/15 Aladdin - The Forum Billingham
2017/18 Mother Goose - Sheffield Lyceum
2019/20 Aladdin at the New Theatre Hull
2021/22 Peter Pan - Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
2022/23 Aladdin - Rhyl Pavilion


Janine Duvutski - Jacqueline Stewart (2007-18)
2012/13 Snow White - Assembly Halls Tunbridge Wells
2017/18 Jack and the Beanstalk - Sunderland Empire
2019/20 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - London Palladium
2021/22 Sleeping Beauty - Sheffield Lyceum


Tony Maudsley - Kenneth Du Beke (2011-18)
2016/17 Jack & The Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Nottingham
2017/18 Aladdin - Swansea Grand
2019/20 Peter Pan - Liverpool Empire


Asa Elliott - as himself (2010-14)
2012/13 Sleeping Beauty - Bournemouth Pavilion
2013/14 Aladdin - The Place Theatre Telford
2014/15 Cinderella - Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield
2015/16 Sleeping Beauty - Marine Theatre Lowestoft
2016/17 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Bridlington Spa
2017/18 Aladdin - Bridlington Spa
2018 Easter panto - Sleeping Beauty - Redcar
2019/20 Peter Pan - Liverpool Empire
2023 Half Term panto - Snow White - Billingham Forum / Blackburn Empire
ASA ELLIOTT 2019 INTERVIEW
ASA ELLIOTT 2020 INTERVIEW



Sheila Reid - Madge Barron/Harvey (2007-16)
2013/14 Cinderella - White Rock Theatre Hastings


Tim Healy - Les / Lesley Conroy (2009-18)
1984/85 Babes in the Wood - New Tyne Theatre
2003/04 Peter Pan - Theatre Royal Newcastle


Crissy Rock - Janey York (2007-15)
2002/03 Cinderella - Royal Court Liverpool
2003/04 Cinderella - Theatre Royal, St Helens
2007/08 Cinderella - Royal Court Liverpool
2011/12 Cinderella - Forum Theatre Billingham
2013/14 Snow White - Epstein Theatre Liverpool
2014/15 Cinderella - Stockport Plaza
2015/16 Cinderella - Theatre Royal St Helens
2017/18 Sleeping Beauty at the Brindley Theatre Runcorn
2019/20 Cinderella - Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
2020/21 Sleeping Beauty - Online streaming pantomime
2021/22 Jack and the Beanstalk - Ellesmere Port Civic


Sherrie Hewson - Joyce Temple Savage (2012-18)
1988/89 Cinderella - Dominion Theatre
1997/98 Mother Goose - Chichester
2000/01 Snow White - Mayflower Theatre Southampton
2001/02 Aladdin - The Opera House Manchester
2004/05 Snow White - Assembly Rooms Derby
2006/07 Sleeping Beauty - Sheffield Lyceum
2008/09 Cinderella - Southport Theatre
2012/13 Jack & The Beanstalk - Wolverhampton Grand
2013/14 Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Stratford East
2014/15 Aladdin - New Theatre Hull
2015/16 Snow White - De Montfort Hall Leicester
2016/17 Aladdin - Manchester Opera House
2017/18 Beauty and the Beast - Theatre Royal Nottingham
2019/20 Sleeping Beauty - Venue Cymru Llandudno


Danny Walters - Tiger Dyke (2015-17)
2013/14 Jack & The Beanstalk - The Deco Northampton
2016/17 Jack & The Beanstalk - Billingham Forum
2018/19 Beauty and the Beast - Grand Theatre Blackpool
2019/20 Beauty and the Beast - Aylesbury Waterside Theatre


Nathan Bryon - Joey Ellis (2016-18)
2011/12 Dick Whittington - Little Theatre Sheringham

Charlotte Eaton - Terri Dawson (2015)
2000/01 Jack & The Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Northampton
2001/02 Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Northampton

Perry Benson - Clive Dyke (2014-2015)
1989/90 Mother Goose - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury


John Challis - Monty Staines (2015-18)
1966/67 Cinderella - Theatre Royal Windsor
1992/93 Cinderella - Civic Hall Guildford
1993/94 Aladdin - Theatre Royal Windsor
1995/96 Cinderella - Lyceum Crewe
1996/97 Dick Whittington - Harlequin Theatre Redhill
1997/98 Jack and the Beanstalk -Theatre Royal Bath
1998/99 Cinderella - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford
2001/02 Peter Pan - Grand Theatre Swansea
2002/03 Aladdin - Birmingham Hippodrome
2003/04 Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Plymouth
2004/05 Peter Pan - Ashcroft Theatre Croydon
2005/06 Aladdin - Grand Theatre Wolverhampton
2006/07 Jack and the Beanstalk - Richmond Theatre
2007/08 Peter Pan - Theatre Royal Nottingham
2008/09 Dick Whittington - Venue Cymru
2009/10 Peter Pan - Sunderland Empire
2010/11 Peter Pan - Stockport Plaza
2011/12 Aladdin - Playhouse Weston Super Mare
2012/13 Peter Pan - Middleborough Theatre
2013/14 Dick Whittington - Stockport Plaza
2014/15 Jack and the Beanstalk- Theatre Royal Plymouth
2015/16 Jack and the Beanstalk - Alhambra Bradford
2016/17 Beauty and the Beast - Weston Playhouse
2018/19 Peter Pan - Theatre Royal Nottingham
2019/20 Aladdin - Malvern Theatre
2020/21 Peter Pan - King's Theatre Portsmouth - CANCELLED DUE TO WORLDWIDE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19
In 2020 John hinted on his Twitter page that he had retired from pantomime. John sadly passed away 19th September 2021 aged 79 following a battle with cancer which was diagnosed in 2019.
JOHN CHALLIS 2019 INTERVIEW



Joan Collins - Crystal Hennessy-Vass (2014-17)
2010/11 Dick Whittington - Birmingham Hippodome


Hannah Hobley - Chantelle Garvey (2007-09)
2009/10 Sleeping Beauty - Colne
2017/18 Dick Whittington - Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale
2018/19 Sleeping Beauty - Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale
2019/20 Aladdin - Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale
2020/21 No panto
2021/22 Sleeping Beauty - Northwich Memorial Court


Johnny Vegas - Geoff Maltby (2007-17)
2017/18 Snow White - Theatre Royal St Helens


Matthew Kelly - Cyril Babcock (2012-14)
1983/84 - Cinderella - Palace Theatre Manchester
1984/85 - Aladdin - Palace Theatre Manchester
1985/86 - Jack & The Beanstalk - Shaw Theatre, Euston
1986/87 - Robinson Crusoe - Cambridge Arts Centre
1990/91 - Aladdin - Bournemouth Pavilion
1991/92 - Cinderella - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
1995/96 - Dick Whittington - Bradford Alhambra
1996/97 - Mother Goose - Birmingham
2002/03 - Peter Pan - Birmingham Rep
2008/09 - Cinderella - Southampton Mayflower
2013/14 - Aladdin - New Wimbledon Theatre
2014/15 - Cinderella - New Wimbledon Theatre
2015/16 - Cinderella - Richmond Theatre
2016/17 - Dick Whittington - New Wimbledon Theatre
2021/22 - Robin Hood - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2022/23 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - New Wimbledon Theatre


Shane Richie - Sammy Valentino (2016-2018)
1987/88 Jack and the Beanstalk - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1992/93 Peter Pan - Lewisham Theatre
2000/01 Peter Pan - Cliffs Pavilion
2001/02 Jack and the Beanstalk - Wimbledon
2009/10 Aladdin - Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
2012/13 Cinderella - Cliffs Pavilion
2013/14 Cinderella - Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
2014/15 Dick Whittington - Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
2015/16 Dick Whittington - Orchard Theatre, Dartford
2016/17 Robin Hood - Southampton Mayflower
2017/18 Robin Hood - New Victoria, Worthing
2018/19 Robin Hood - Milton Keynes Theatre
2019/20 Dick Whittington - Bristol Hippodrome
2020/21 No panto due to Covid-19
2021/22 Dick Whittington - New Wimbledon Theatre
2022/23 Sleeping Beauty - Theatre Royal, Plymouth
2023/24 Dick Whittington - Theare Royal, Nottingham


Amanda Barrie - Psychic Sue (2015-17)
2001/02 Snow White - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
2002/03 Aladdin - Birmingham Hippodrome
2006/07 Jack and the Beanstalk - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
2007/08 Cinderella - Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
2008/09 Cinderella - Blackpool Grand
2009/10 Cinderella - Rhyl
2010/11 Cinderella - Bournemouth Pavilion
2011/12 Cinderella - Connaught Theatre, Worthing
2012/13 The Wizard of Oz - Mew Theatre, Oxford
2013/14 Cinderella - Marina Theatre, Lowestoft

Robin Askwith - Gary Snelling (2009-16)
1983/83 Aladdin - Theatre Royal Lincoln
1986/87 Jack & The Beanstalk - Wimbledon Theatre
1988/89 Dick Whittington - Wimbledon Theatre
1989/90 Dick Whittington - Richmond Theatre
1993/94 Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Bath
1995/96 Dick Whittington - New Theatre Cardiff
1996/97 Aladdin - Crewe Lyceum
1997/98 Dick Whittington - Sheffield Lyceum
1998/99 Dick Whittington - Darlington Civic
1999/00 Aladdin - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
2000/01 Jack & The Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Nottingham
2001/02 Goldilocks & the Three Bears - Wolverhampton Grand
2002/03 Aladdin - Theatre Royal Newcastle
2017/18 Jack & The Beanstalk - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
2018/19 Aladdin - Darlington Hippodrome
2019/20 Aladdin - New Theatre Hull

Philip Olivier - Jason Gallagher (2014-15)
2014 – Snow White - Opera House Manchester
2012 - Cinderella - Epstein Theatre
2011 – Cinderella - The Brindley Arts Centre Runcorn
2010 – Snow White - The Connaught Theatre Worthing
2009 – Dick Whittington - Camberley Theatre

Wendy Richard - Sylvia (2008)
1983/94 Cinderella at the Orchard Theatre Dartford
1986/87 Cinderella at the Theatre Royal Brighton
1987/88 Cinderella at the Beck Theatre Hayes
1989/90 Cinderella the Churchill Theatre Bromley
1997/98 Dick Whittington at the New Theatre Brighton
(Wendy never appeared in this performance due to a back injury meaning she was replaced in the cast by Lorraine Chase)
Wendy passed away on 26th February 2009 from breast cancer

The Krankies -Pepe & Agnes Le-Cruz (2014)
1979/80 Babes in the Wood - Bristol Hippodrome
1980/81 Babes in the Wood - Theatre Royal Nottingham
1982/83 Dick Whittington - Birmingham Hippodrome
1983/84 Babes in the Wood - Bradford Alhambra
1985/86 Cinderella - New Theatre, Hull