Est: 2016
BRADFORD ALHAMBRA
1913/14 Robinson Crusoe
May Lilian Levey as Robin Hood
Molly Hackett as Polly Hopkins
Philo Norton as Fairy Queen
Marie Churchill as Princess
James Craig as Mrs Crusoe
Darrol Richards as Davy Jones
1930/31 Mother Goose (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Norah Blaney
George Lacy
Joan Brett
Marie Picquart
1931/32 Humpty Dumpty (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Ivor Vintor
Hugh Rene
Bertram Dench
Nita Underwood
Gwen May
1932/33 Babes in the Wood (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Irene Lister
Noreen Davies
Mary O'Hara
Albert Modley
Norman Griffin
1934/35 Red Riding Hood (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Bessie Pratt
Jennie Gregson
Fred Walmsley
Roy Barbour
Phylis Godden
1935/36 Cinderella (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Phylis Godden
Bessie Pratt
Ivy Luck
Marian Dawson
Reg Bolton
Claude Worth
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1936/37 Mother Goose (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Albert Modley
Rosalind Melville
Iris Sadler
Marion Gerth
Doreen Cheyne
Joan Preston
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1937/38 Babes in the Wood (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Robin Coles
Elsie Tree
Fred Walmsley
Betty Conquest
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1938/39 Aladdin (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Frank Randle​
Peggy Bedall
Iris Sadler
Renee Foster
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Pictured below: Renee Foster as Aladdin
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1939/40 Mother Goose (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Margaret Morgan
Pauline Lewis
Marian Dawson
Albert Modley
Darroll Richards
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1940/41 Jack and the Beanstalk (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
June Bardsley​
Joy Francis
Norman Evans
George Baines
Percy Garside
Hal Osmond
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1941/42 Red Riding Hood (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Veronica Duke
Anne Singer
Phil Strickland
Jack Hayes
Percy Garside
Marie Delaislane
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1942/43 Cinderella (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Rosalind Melville
Pauline Lewis
Georgette Perry
Muriel White
Bunny Doyle
Wilfred Watson
Billy Purvis
1943/44 Humpty Dumpty (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Grace Daper as Prince Rudolph
Irlin Hall as Princess Rosetta
Norman Evans as Martha
Betty Jumel as Humpty Dumpty
Percy Garside as Chancellor
Charlie Jass as Neddy the Donkey
Edgar Driver as The KIng
with Judy Miller and Beatrice Findlay
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1944/45 Aladdin (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Sylvia Kellaway
Audrey Hewitt
Bunny Doyle
Bert Rich
Wilfred Watson
Billy Purvis
1945/46 Jack and the Beanstalk (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Bunty Meadows
Gloria Starr
Sonia Stacpoole
Roy Barbour
Jack Hayes
1946/47 Mother Goose (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Norman Evans
Margery Manners
Betty Martin
Betty Jumel
Percy Garside
Edgar Driver
Richard Milner
Billy Purvis
1947/48 Cinderella (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Wilfred Pickles
June Whittfield
Fay Lenore
Marian Dawson
Bert Rich
Richard Milner
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1948/49 Red Riding Hood (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Norman Evans
Margery Manners
Mary Merodith
Percy Garside
Billy Purvis
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1949/50 Humpty Dumpty (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Albert Modley
Margery Manners
Bonnie Downs
Deidre Payer
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1950/51 Aladdin (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Zena Dell
Mary Allen
Claude Chandler
Rob Currie
Alex Lennox
Percy Garside
Billy Purvis
Iris Lawrence
1951/52 Cinderella (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Kathleen West as Ugly Sister
Walter Niblo as Buttons
Joy Beattie as Prince Charming
Jasmine Dee as Cinderella
Betty Dayne as Dandini
Trevor Morton as Ugly Sister
Melanie Paul as Fairy Godmother
Geoffrey Denton as Baron Broke
1952/53 Mother Goose (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
George Hackford as Bailiff
Bonnie Downs as Gretchan
Jack Storey as Mother Goose
Doreen Duke
Billy Purvis as Blotte the Dog
Horace Mashford as Squire
Phyllis Gladwyn as Jill
Sheridan Grant as Fairy Silverleaf
John Martin as King
Bernard Bedford as Demon Discord
Les Murphy as Jack
1953/54 Jack and the Beanstalk (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Bunny Doyle
Betty Dayne
The Romas
1954/55 Red Riding Hood (Francis Laidler Pantomimes)
Jack Storey
Jasmine Dee
Viki Emra
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1955/56 Robin Hood (Gwladys Stanley Laidler Pantomimes)
Jimmy Paige
Eddie Henderson
Call Macord
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1956/57 Sleeping Beauty (Gwladys Stanley Laidler Pantomimes)
Joe Black
Lorna Dean
Billy Whitaker
Barbara Sumner
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1957/58 Puss in Boots (Gwladys Stanley Laidler Pantomimes)
Ken Barnes
Bonnie Downs
Patricia Vivian
Donald Stewart
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1958/59 Dick Whittington (Gwladys Stanley Laidler Pantomimes)
Ronnie Hilton
Sonny Jenks
Billy Stutt
Don Aroll
Susan Swinford
Derek Westlake
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1959/60 Jack and the Beanstalk (Gwladys Stanley Laidler Pantomimes)
Ken Dodd
Tony Heaton
Lisbeth Lennon
The Manetti Twins
The Astaire Brothers
Carol Payne
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Opened 23rd December 1959
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1960/61 Robin Hood (Gwladys Stanley Laidler Pantomime)
Freddie Frinton
Patricia Starr
Jack Douglas
Ray Elston
James Locker
Steven Page
Mavis Ranson
Gayna Martine
John Hanson
Keith Lazar
Peter Trey
Robert Robinson
Jimmy Wheeler
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1961/62 Puss in Boots
Tommy Cooper
Diana Day
Joy Turpin
George Bolton
1962/63 The Frog Prince
Billy Dainty
Freddie Frinton
Charlie Cairoli
Henry Lyton
Astra Blair
Nico Ferry
1963/64 The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Reg Varney (On the Buses)
Freddie Sales
Joe Church
Terry Feris
1965/66 Robin Hood
Mike & Bernie Winters
George Lacy
Michael Bevis
Ruth Evans
The Manetti Twins
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1966/67 Cinderella
Freddie Frinton
Derek Dene
Kathleen West
Betty Jumel
Ruth Evans
John Larson
1967/68 The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Freddy Davies
Mark Wynter
Roy Stathers
Michael Lomax
Holly Doone
Roy Hepworth
Don Smoothey
Christine Cassel
Betty Emery
1968/69 Merry King Cole (Bernard Delfont Pantomimes)
Harry Worth
Peter Butterworth (Carry on Films)
Robert Earl
Ken Wilson
Lynton Boys
1969/70 Dick Whittington
Vince Hill
Bobby Dennis
Don MaClean
Don Smoothey
Toni-Sue Birley
1970/71 Robinson Crusoe
Tommy Trinder
Jack Tripp
Marion Grimaldi
Allen Christie
The Cox Twins
The Miles Twins
1971/72 Cinderella
John Hanson
David Hamilton
Wendy Bowman
Tommy Rose
1972/73 Aladdin
Jack Tripp
The Chuckle Brothers
Bobby Bennett
Jasmine Dee
Wendy Smith
Derek Holt
June Shard
Allen Christie
1973/74 Puss in Boots
Freddie Garrity
Frankie Desmond
Terri Howard
Nick Nissen
Maggie Stride
1974/75 Jack and the Beanstalk
Charlie Drake as Simple Simon
Cannon & Ball as The Funniest Men in the North
Patsy MaClean as Jack Durden
Nat Jackley as Dame Durden
Jack Smethurst as King
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Directed by Charles Vance
Choreography by Pamela Devis
1975/76 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Terry Scott (Terry and June, Dangermouse, Carry on Films) as Gertie Gemmell
Anne Aston as Goldilocks
Jackie Pallo as Heinkel
Geoffrey Hughes as Joey the Clown
Keith Harris
Blayne Barrington as The Ringmaster
Brenda Addie as Fiona
with Martin Asscher, Stephanie Colburn and Caroline Lange as The Bears
1976/77 Aladdin
Barbara Windsor (Carry on Films, Worzel Gummidge, Eastenders)
Freddie Davies
Donald Hewlett (It Ain't Half Mum, You Rang M'Lord)
Michael Knowles (It Ain't Half Mum, You Rang M'Lord)
John Clegg
Ronne Coyles
1977/78 Cinderella
Charlie Drake
Dora Bryan (Carry on Films, Absolutely Fabulous, Last of the Summer Wine)
Bernard Bresslaw (Carry on Films)
Bill Simpson
Jayne Fyffe
Anne Aston
Joe Black
1978/79 Babes in the Wood
Les Dawson
Roy Barraclough (Coronation Street)
Eli Woods
Peter Goodwright
Tammy Jones
1979/80 Dick Whittington
Bill Maynard (Carry on Films, Heatbeat)
Alan Curtis
Ayshea (Was replaced by Joy Launor Heyes and Ayshea never actually appeared)
McDonald Hobley
Len Howe
1980/81 Jack and the Beanstalk
Cannon & Ball
Norman Collier as Dame Durden
Susan Maughan as Jack
Gordon Steff as Victor
Julia Reynolds as Fairy
June Lewis as The Wicked Witch
with Paul and June Kidd and Beverley Andrews
1981/82 Aladdin
Little & Large
Norman Collier as Widow Twankey
Patsy Ann Scott as Aladdin
Dudley Long
Peter Lewis
1982/83 Cinderella
Russ Abbot
Denise Nolan
Les Dennis (Family Fortunes)
Dustin Gee
Blayne Barrington
1983/84 Babes in the Wood
The Krankies
Billy Dainty
Peter Goodwright
Alan Curtis
Janet Edis
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1984/85 No panto due to venue refurbishment
1985/86 No panto due to venue refurbishment
1986/87 Babes in the Wood
Cannon and Ball as The Robbers
Wyn Calvin as Nurse Merryweather
Craig Douglas as Robin Hood
Graham Hamilton as The Sheriff of Nottingham
Sharon Keil as Maid Marion
Phillip Edwards as Will Scarlett
Phillip Bowerman as Friar Tuck
with The Halfwits as The Merry Men
1987/88 Aladdin
Su Pollard (Hi De Hi, You Rang M'Lord, Oh! Doctor Beeching)
Paul Shane (Hi De Hi, You Rang M'Lord, Oh! Doctor Beeching)
Jimmy Cricket
Eli Woods
Jane Danielle
Joe Black
Maurice Thorogood
1988/89 Dick Whittington
The Krankies as Captain and Mate
Christopher Biggins as Sarah The Cook
Amanda Reddington as Alice Fitzwarren
Simon Bowman as Dick Whittington
Dooby Duck
Derek Holt as Tommy The Cat
Russell Lane as Alderman Fitzwarren
Abigail Lee
Maurice Thorogood as King Rat
1989/90 Cinderella
Jim Davidson (Big Break, The Generation Game, Home James) as Buttons
Jess Conrad as Prince Charming
Charlie Drake as Baron
Hilary O'Neil as Cinderella
Freddie Lees as Ugly Sister
Paul Toothill as Ugly Sister
1990/91 Jack and the Beanstalk
Max Boyce as Jack
Ian Botham
Geoffrey Hayes (Rainbow)
Liz Hobbs as Princess
Jane Freeman (Last of the Summer Wine)
1991/92 Robinson Crusoe
David Essex
Bobby Bennett
Erik Ray Evans
1992/93 Babes in the Wood
Russ Abbot
Bella Emberg
1993/94 Cinderella
Paul Nicholas (Just Good Friends, Sunburn, Eastenders) as Prince Charming
Billy Pearce as Buttons
Sarah Buckley as Cinderella
Bobby Bennett as Ugly Sister
Dave Lee as Ugly Sister
Eddie Caswell as Baron
Su Douglas as Baroness and Fairy Godmother
David Kristian as Dandini
1994/95 Aladdin
Roy Barraclough (Coronation Steet)
Billy Pearce
Lewis Collins
Nicholas Smith (Are You Being Served?, Grace and Favour)
1995/96 Dick Whittington
Matthew Kelly (You Bet, Stars in Your Eyes) as Sarah the Cook
Linda Lusardi (The Bill, Brookside) as Alice Fitzwarren
The Grumbleweeds as Captain and Mate
Mike Sterling as Dick Whittington
Graham Hamilton as King Rat
Robin Polley as Alderman Fitzwarren
Stuart Chaffer as Tommy the Cat
Basil Soper as Sultan of Morocco
With The Ben Karim Troupe
1996/97 Jack and the Beanstalk
Billy Pearce
Ken Morley (Coronation Street)
Geoffrey Durham
Emma Roache
Paul Squire
1997/98 Cinderella
Geoff Hinsliff (Coronation Street) as Baron
Billy Pearce as Buttons
Su Douglas
Mina Anwar as Fairy Godmother
Sasha Lawrence
1998/99 Peter Pan (Nick Thomas Pantomime)
Leslie Grantham (Eastenders) as Captain Hook
Joe Pasquale as Smee
Joanna Bobin
Danielle Brown
Hayley Miller
Linda Newport
Sara Hillier
The Acromaniacs
1999/00 Dick Whittington (Nick Thomas Pantomime)
Lisa Riley (Emmerdale, Loose Women) as Fairy Bowbells
The Chuckle Brothers
Tony Peers
Maurice Thorogood
Peter Byrne (Bread)
Katie Budd
2000/01 Aladdin (A Talentspot pantomime)
Cannon and Ball
Trisha Penrose (Heartbeat)
Kuvinder Ghir
Liana Bridges
Sooty
2001/02 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (A Qdos pantomime)
Amanda Barrie (Carry On Films, Bad Girls, Coronation Street, Benidorm) as Queen Nastasha
Billy Pearce as Muddles
Kathryn Rooney as Snow White
Nik Martin as Prince
Colin Oates as Clara Voyant
John Tearney as Chambers
Anji Kreft as Spirit of the Mirror
With Michael Caballero, Phil Searle, Jimmy Vee, Steve Haze, Audrey Wilson and Jason Thomkins
2002/03 Jack and the Beanstalk (A Qdos pantomime)
Malandra Burrows (Emmerdale)
Billy Pearce
Bill & Ben
Don Crann
Su Douglas
Charlie Cairoli
2003/04 Cinderella (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce as Buttons
Dean Sullivan (Brookside)
Su Douglas
Mina Anwar as Fairy Godmother
Veronica Hart
Miles Weston
2004/05 Dick Whittington (A Qdos pantomime)
Paul Usher (Brookside, The Bill, Eastenders) as King Rat
Billy Pearce as Dick
Postman Pat
Bobby Bennett
Carolynne Good
Faye Barker
2005/06 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (A Qdos pantomime)
Lesley Joseph (Night and Day, Birds of a Feather) as Wicked Queen
Roger Kitter (Allo Allo)
Peter Piper
Victoria Hay
Andrew Kennedy
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2006/07 Aladdin (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce as Aladdin
Bobby Bennett as Widow Twankey
Gary Sharkey as Abanazar
Philip Hitchcock as Emperor
Lila McConigley as Princess Jasmine
2007/08 Peter Pan (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce as Smee
Peter Blake
Jodie Jackson
Rhoda Montemayor
Ronni Elizabeth Hart
Leanne Fury
2008/09 Cinderella (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce as Buttons
Hayley Tamaddon (Emmerdale, Coronation Street) as Cinderella
Jan Eric
2009/10 Jack and the Beanstalk (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce
Gaynor Faye (Emmerdale, Coronation Street)
Leanne Jones
Tony Adams (Crossroads)
Jay Worthy
2010/11 Snow White (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce
Sian Reeves (Emmerdale)
Peter Piper
Kelly Chinery
2011/12 Robin Hood (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce
Andrew Ryan
Hilary O'Neil
Neil Fingleton
Ian Stuart Robertson
2012/13 Cinderella (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce as Buttons
Lynda Bellingham (The Bill, Loose Women) as Fairy Godmother
Brendan Sheerin (Coach Trip) as Baron
Brian Godfrey
2013/14 Aladdin (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce as Aladdin
Chico (X Factor) as Slave of the Ring
Masachi Fujimoto as Emperor
Jeffrey Harmer
Adam Stafford as Widow Twankey
Jenny Gayner
The Acromaniacs
Kerry Pearce
Jack Gow
Lucy Tindle
Laura Watson
Jordan Hinchliffe
Katie Amos
Samuel Stanley
Rhodri Watkins
2014/15 Snow White (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce as Muddles
Joe McElderry (X Factor) as Man in the Mirror
Adam Stafford
Jenny Gayner
Lauren Hall
David O'Mahony
Ewan Goddard
Tom Brandon
Matt Bateman
Mark Laverty
Paul Toulson
Jabari Braham
Richard Johnston
Kerry Pearce
Katie Amos
Helen Ternent
James Wilson
Alastair Walker
Jason Sales
Hannah Oldham
Jordan Hinchcliffe
2015/16 Jack and the Beanstalk (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce
John Challis (Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass, Benidorm)
Lisa Riley (Emmerdale, Loose Women)
Jake Canuso (Benidorm)
Adam Stafford
Sarah Vaughan
Katie Amos
Jonathan Mawson
Jordan Hinchcliffe
Amelia Armstrong
Josh Packham
Bethany Dows
Lucy Marie Fitzgerald
2016/17 Peter Pan (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce as Smee
Darren Day as Captain Hook
Jon Lee (S Club 7) as Peter Pan
Charlie Hardwick (Emmerdale) as Mermaid
Lucy Evans
Marina Lawrence-Mahrra
Rose O'Hare
Alessia McDermott
Josh Packham
Franchesca Small
Lukas Redford
Eleanor Meenan
Jordan Hinchliffe
Laura Siddall
Martin Harding
Video: 2016 panto trailer
2017/18 Cinderella (A Qdos pantomime)
Coleen Nolan as Fairy Godmother
Billy Pearce as Buttons
Shane Nolan as Dandini
Graham Hoadly
Jack Land Noble
Sarah Goggin
Sam Barrett
Lukas Hunt
Amy Brown
Michael James Dyer
Stephanie Jayne Thompson
Davey Taverner
Ruby Bridle
Jamie Cruttenden
2018/19 Aladdin (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce as Wishee Washee
Christopher Biggins as Widow Twankey
Simon Webbe (Blue) as Aladdin
Carl Sanderson
Sarah Goggin
David O'Mahony
Emily Beth Harrington
Nicholas Li
Callum Rayment
Anna Dainton
Ryan Hamer
Marco Venturini
Jessica Scorpio
Charlie-Anne Robinson
Elle Locke
2019/20 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs (A Qdos pantomime)
Billy Pearce
Fay Tozer (Steps)
Paul Chuckle
Matthew Croke
Sarah Goggin
Ewan Goddard
Alex Wheeler
Olly Holmes
Tomos Wyn
James Rockey
Jordan Hillier
Jaime Tait
Jordan Hinchcliffe
Stephanie Thompson
Sebastian Binns
Vivian Gayle
Jessica Kewley
Amelia Armstrong
Ryan Goscinski
Nicole Carlisle
Video: 2019 panto trailer
2020/21 No panto due to Covid-19
2021/22 Sleeping Beauty (A Crossroads pantomime)
Billy Pearce
Dr Ranj Singh
Liz Ewing
Brogan McFarlane
Sarah Goggon
Sabrina Aloueche
2022/23 Jack and the Beanstalk (A Crossroads pantomime)
Billy Pearce
Danny Miller
Davina De Campo
Aisha Jawando
Jocasta Almgill
Sarah Goggin
Special effects by The Twins FX
This production ran from 10th December 2022 - 22nd January 2023
