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REWIND

70s

ARE YOU FREE or would you like to go for a walk in the SUMMER SUN? UK Comedy in the 1970s is one of the highlights for many people. With hit shows that went hand in hand with panto.
Please note shows are in alphabetical order then by actors first name once again in alphabetical order. Have a look below and enjoy! 

ARE YOU BEING SERVED

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ALFIE BASS

as seen in ARE YOU BEING SERVED as MR GOLDBERG

1973/74: Jack and the Beanstalk - London Palladium​

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Alfie died on 15th July 1987

ARTHUR ENGLISH

as seen in ARE YOU BEING SERVED as 

1968/69: Aladdin at the Weymouth Pavilion

1977/78: Aladdin at the Theatre Royal, Bath

1980/81: The Sleeping Beauty - Bournemouth Pavilion

1982/83: Babes in the Wood at the Ashcroft Theatre Croydon

1986/87: Cinderella at the Princes Hall Aldershot

1987/88: Aladdin at the Theatre Royal, Wakefield

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Arthur English died in 1995

FRANK THORNTON

as seen in ARE YOU BEING SERVED as CAPTAIN PEACOCK

1960/61: Robinson Crusoe - Theatre Royal, Windsor
1988/89: Peter Pan - Connaught Theatre, Worthing

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JOHN INMAN as seen in ARE YOU BEING SERVED?

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KENNETH WALLER

as seen in ARE YOU BEING SERVED as OLD MR GRACE

1989: Dick Whittington - Davenport Theatre

1992: Cinderella  - Devonshire Park Eastbourne

1997: Cinderella - Wylotts Centre Potters Bar

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Waller passed away on 28th January 2000

MIKE BERRY

as seen in ARE YOU BEING SERVED as MR SPOONER

1966/67: Mother Goose - Spa Theatre Bridlington

1980/81: Robinson Crusoe - Ashcrot Theatre Croydon

1981/82: Dick Whittington - Congress Theatre Eastbourne

1982/83: Cinderella - Lewisham Theatre

1983/84: Aladdin - Hexagon Theatre Reading

1984/85: Mother Goose - Kings Theatre Southsea

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MOLLIE SUGDEN

as seen in ARE YOU BEING SERVED as BETTY SLOCOMBE

1976/77: Jack and the Beanstalk - Liverpool Empire

1980/81: Dick Whittington -London Palladium

1988/89: Cinderella - Kings Theatre Southsea

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Mollie Sugden died on 1st July 2009

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NICHOLAS SMITH

as seen in ARE YOU BEING SERVED as CUTHBERT RUMBOLD

1961/62: The Frog Prince - The Coventry Theatre

1963/64: Sleeping Beauty - The Bristol Hippodrome

1977/78: Aladdin - The Ashcroft Theatre Croydon

1978/79: Cinderella - New Palace Theatre Plymouth

1981/92: Aladdin - Broadway Theatre Catford

1982/83: Cinderella - King's Theatre, Southsea
1984/95: Treasure Island - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1985/86: Snow  White  - Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage

1987/88: Babes in the Wood - The London Palladium

1994/95: Aladdin - Alhambra Bradford

1999/00: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Bath

2001/02: Cinderella - Festival Theatre Malvern

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Nicholas died on 6 December 2015

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TREVOR BANNISTER

as seen in ARE YOU BEING SERVED as MR LUCAS

1978/79: Robinson Crusoe - Mecca State Theatre, Grays
1979/80: Aladdin - Theatre Royal Windsor
1981/82: Dick Whittington - Beck Theare Hayes
1983/84: Aladdin - Chichester Festival Theatre

1984/85: Aladdin - Congress Theatre Eastbourne

1985/86: The Wizard of Oz - Kings Theatre Southsea

1986/87: Dick Whittington - Beck Theatre Hayes

1992/93: Jack and the Beanstalk - Wyvern Theatre in Swindon

1994/95: Sleeping Beauty - Crewe Lyceum

1995/96: Snow White - Harlequin Theatre Redhill

1996/97: Jack and the Beanstalk - Poole Arts Centre

1997/98: Jack and the Beanstalk - Harlequin Theatre Redhill

1998/99: Jack and the Beanstalk - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford

1999/00: Aladdin - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford

2000/01: Jack & The Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Windsor

2001/02: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Windsor

2002/03: Mother Goose - Middlesborough Theatre

2003/04: Aladdin - Lyceum Theatre Sheffield

2004/05: Aladdin - Riverfront Newport

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Bannister died on 14 April 2011

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WENDY RICHARDS as seen on ARE YOU BEING SERVED?

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GEORGE AND MILDRED

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BRIAN MURPHY

as seen in GEORGE AND MILDRED as GEORGE ROPER

1977: Cinderella - The London Palladium

1981: Dick Whittington - Wimbledon Theatre

1983: Dick Whittington - Brighton
1985: Dick Whittington - Chichester Festival Theatre

1995: Mother Goose - Horsham Arts Centre

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GRETCHEN FRANKLIN

as seen in GEORGE AND MILDRED as MOTHER

1938/39: Mother Goose - New Theatre Cardiff

1951/52: Dick Whittington - King's Theatre Edinburgh

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Gretchen passed away in 2005 aged 94

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REGINALD MARSH

as seen in GEORGE AND MILDRED as HUMPHREY

1956: Mother Goose - Manchester Palace

1987: Jack and the Beanstalk - Ashcroft Theatre Croydon

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Reginald Marsh passed away 9th Feb 2001 aged 74

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ROY KINNEAR

as seen in GEORGE AND MILDRED as JERRY

1965: Babes in the Wood - London Palladium

1974: Cinderella - London Casino Theatre

1976: Cinderella - Richmond Theatre

1981: Dick Whittington - Wimbledon Theatre

1982: Dick Whittington - Manchester Palace

1983: Aladdin - Shaftesbury Theatre

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Roy Kinnear passed away on 20th September 1988

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YOOTHA JOYCE

as seen in GEORGE AND MILDRED as MILDRED ROPER

1977:  Cinderella - The London Palladium

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Yootha Joyce passed away 24th August 1980 from Liver failure

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DINO SHAFEEK

as seen as CHAR WALLAH MUHAMMED

1980/81: Dick Whittington -London Palladium

1981/82: Robinson Crusoe - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon

1982/83: Dick Whittington - Bristol Hippodrome
1983/84: Robinson Crusoe - Oxford Apollo

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Dino Shareek passed away 10th March 1984 aged 53

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DON ESTELLE

as seen as GUNNER "LOFTY" SUGDEN

1977/78: Babes in the Wood – Wimbledon Theatre
1978/79: Babes in the Wood – Davenport Theatre Stockport
1979/80: Cinderella – Theatre Royal Nottingham
1982/83: Robinson Crusoe - Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
1985/86: Sleeping Beauty – Sunderland Empire
1995/96: Aladdin - Little Theatre, Middlesbrough
1999/00: Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Norwich

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Don Estelle passed away 2nd August 2003

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DONALD HEWLETT

as seen as COLONEL CHARLES REYNOLDS

1976: Aladdin - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

1977: Mother Goose - Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
1978: Dick Whittington - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon

1982: Babes in the Wood - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon

1983: Mother Goose - Cambridge Arts Theatre

1986: Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Plymouth

1996: Mother Goose - Churchill Theatre, Bromley

1991: Mother Goose - Theatre Royal, Brighton

1992:  Aladdin - Harlequin Theatre Redhill

1993: Dick Whittington - Richmond Theatre

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Donald Hewlett passed away 4th June 2011 aged 90

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JOHN CLEGG

as seen as GUNNER "PADEREWSKI" GRAHAM

1975/76: Mother Goose - New Theatre, Hull

1976/77: Aladdin – Bradford Alhambra
1978/79: Aladdin – Theatre Royal Bath

1981/82: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Newcastle
1982/82: Babes in the Wood – Sunderland Empire

1988/89: Babes in the Wood - Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
2004/05: Jack and the Beanstalk – Horsham Arts Centre

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MELVYN HAYES

as seen as BOMBADIER/GUNNER "GLORIA" BEAUMONT

1975/76: Aladdin – Princes Hall, Aldershot
1976/77: Cinderella - Richmond Theatre
1978/79: Cinderella – Theatre Royal, Bath
1979/80: Babes in the Wood – Bristol Hippodrome
1981/82: Cinderella – Liverpool Empire
1982/83: Babes in the Wood – Sunderland Empire
1983/84: Babes in the Wood – Swansea Grand
1986/87: The Pied Piper – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend

1987/88: The Pied Piper - Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
1988/89: Jack and the Beanstalk – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
1989/90: Cinderella – Buxton Opera House
1991/92: Puss in Boots - Buxton Opera House
1992/93: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Beck Theatre Hayes
1998/99: Dick Whittington - Crewe Lyceum
1999/00: Cinderella – Horsham Arts Centre
2001/02: Jack and the Beanstalk – Connaught Theatre, Worthing
2003/04: Aladdin - Billingham Forum
2005/06: Aladdin – Central Theatre, Chatham
2006/07: Sleeping Beauty - Connaught Theatre, Worthing

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MICHAEL KNOWLES

as seen as CAPTAIN JONATHAN ASHWOOD

1976: Aladdin - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

1977: Mother Goose - Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
1978: Dick Whittington - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon

1980: Dick Whittington - Lewisham Concert Hall

1982: Babes in the Wood - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon

1983: Mother Goose - Cambridge Arts Theatre
1990: Cinderella - Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
1991: Jack and the Beanstalk - Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
1993: Jack and the Beanstalk - White Rock Hastings 
1997: Beauty and the Beast - Weymouth Pavilion
2003/04: Cinderella - Basingstoke Anvil
2004/05: Cinderella - Palace Theatre Mansfield

MIKE KINSEY

as seen as GUNNER "NOSHER" EVANS

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1986/87: Cinderella - Harlequin Theatre, Redhill

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MIKE KINSEY

as seen as GUNNER "NOSHER" EVANS

1977: Babes in the Wood - Wimbledon Theatre

1978: Babes in the Wood - Davenport Theatre

1979: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Nottingham

1980: Dick Whittington - London Palladium

1981: Cinderella - Liverpool Empire

1982: Babes in the Wood - Sunderland Empire

1983: Babes in the Wood - Swansea Grand

1984: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Nottingham

1985: Humpty Dumpty - Birmingham Hippodrome

1986: Jack and the Beanstalk - Manchester Palace

1988: Jack and the Beanstalk - Birmingham Hippodrome

1989: Jack and the Beanstalk - Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

1990: Cinderella - New Theatre Cardiff

1991: Cinderella - Grand Theatre Leeds

1992: Cinderella - Bournemouth Pavilion

1993: Jack and the Beanstalk - Swansea Grand

1993: (March) - Peter Pan - Touring

1994: Dick Whittington - Southampton Mayflower

1995: Dick Whittington - New Victoria, Woking

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Windsor Davies passed away on 17th January 2019 aged 88

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BILL OWEN

as seen as COMPO

1977/78: Cinderella - Churchill Theatre, Bromley
1978/79: Dick Whittington - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1982/83: Cinderella – Theatre Royal Bath
1983/84: Cinderella – Palace Theatre Manchester
1984/85: Cinderella – Wimbledon Theatre
1985/86: Cinderella – Bournemouth Pavilion
1986/87: Cinderella – Richmond Theatre
1987/88: Cinderella – His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen
1988/89: Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Brighton

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Bill Owen passed away 12th July aged 85 1999 

BRIAN MURPHY

as seen as ALVIN

1977: Cinderella - The London Palladium

1981: Dick Whittington - Wimbledon Theatre

1983: Dick Whittington - Brighton

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BRIAN WILDE

as seen as FOGGY

1985: Cinderella - London Palladium

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Brian Wilde passed away 20th March 2008 aged 80

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DANNY O'DEA

as seen as ELI

1966/67: Robin Hood - Swansea Grand

1977/78: Babes in the Wood - Sunderland Empire

1979/80: Babes in the Wood - Birmingham Hippodrome
1983/84: Aladdin - Harrogate Theatre

1984/85: Dick Whittington - Oxford Apollo
1985/86: Cinderella - Oxford Apollo

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Danny passed away 16th April 2003 age 91

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DORA BRYAN

as seen as ROZ

1970: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Theatre Royal Brighton

1973: Jack and the Beanstalk - London Palladium

1974: Jack and the Beanstalk - Bristol Hippodrome

1976: Dick Whittington - Congress Theatre Eastbourne

1977: Cinderella - Alhambra Theatre Bradford

1981: Aladdin - Kings Theatre Southsea

1982: Aladdin - Orchard Theatre, Dartford

1983: Aladdin - Theatre Royal Bath
1985: Aladdin - Theatre Royal Brighton

1991: Dick Whittington - Yvonne Arnaud Guildford
1993: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Norwich
1994: Cinderella - Cambridge Corn Exchange

1997: Cinderella - Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford

2000: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs  - Stag Theatre Sevenoaks

2001: Peter Pan - Swansea Grand


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Dora Bryan passed away 23rd July 2014 aged 91

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FRANK THORNTON

as seen as TRULY

1960/61: Robinson Crusoe at the Theatre Royal Windsor
1988/89: Peter Pan - Connaught Theatre, Worthing

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Frank died on 16 March 2013, aged 92

JANE FREEMAN

as seen as IVY

1988/89: Jack and the Beanstalk – New Theatre Cardiff
1989/90: Jack and the Beanstalk – Theatre Royal Norwich
1990/91: Jack and the Beanstalk – Bradford Alhambra
1991/92: Jack and the Beanstalk – Bournemouth Pavilion
1992/93: Jack and the Beanstalk - Davenport Theatre, Stockport
1995/96: Cinderella – Theatre Royal Winchester
1996/97; Dick Whittington – Basingstoke Anvil

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Jane Freeman passed away 9th March 2017 aged 81

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JEAN FERGUSSON

as seen as MARINA

1984/85: Cinderella - Wimbledon Theatre
1991/92: Mother Goose – Darlington Civic
1992/93: Cinderella - Derngate Theatre, Northampton
1993/94: Old King Cole - Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
1994/95: Aladdin – Grand Theatre Swansea
1995/96: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Mansfield Palace

1998/99: Jack and the Beanstalk - Sheffield Lyceum
2002/03: Cinderella – Assembly Hall Tunbridge Wells
2003/04: Cinderella – Sunderland Empire
2004/05: Dick Whittington – Theatre Royal Nottingham
2005/06: Cinderella - The Deco, Northampton
2007/08: Cinderella – Palace Theatre Mansfield


Jean Ferguson passed away 14th November 2019

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JOHN COMER

as seen as SID

1982: Cinderella - Blackpool Grand
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JOSEPHINE TEWSON as seen as MISS DAVENPORT

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JULIETTE KAPLAN

as seen as PEARL

1990/91: Cinderella - Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
1991/92: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

                 – Palace Theatre Manchester
1992/93: Cinderella – Royal Spa Centre Leamington Spa
1994/95: Cinderella – Hull New Theatre
1995/96: Cinderella – Princess Theatre Torquay
1996/97: Babes in the Wood – Beck Theatre, Hayes

1997/98: Jack and the Beanstalk - Grand Theatre Blackpool
1998/99: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

                 – Victoria Theatre Halifax
1999/00: Dick Whittington – Theatre Royal Bath
2000/01: Aladdin – Wyvern Theatre Swindon
2001/02: Babes in the Wood – Palace Theatre Mansfield
2004/05: Jack and the Beanstalk – Wyvern Theatre Swindon
2005/06: The Wizard of Oz – Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone
2006/07: Aladdin – Buxton Opera House
2007/08: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Doncaster Civic
2008/09: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

                 – Empire Theatre Consett

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Juliette passed away 10th October 2019 aged 80

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JUNE WHITFIELD as seen as NELLY

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KATHY STAFF

as seen as NORA BATTY

1981: Mother Goose -  Theatre Royal Norwich

1983: Cinderella -Palace Theatre Manchester

1985: Cinderella - Bournemouth Pavilion

1987: Aladdin - Reading Hexagon
1988: Aladdin - Tameside Theatre

1989: Mother Goose - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
1990: Cinderella - Blackpool Grand
1991: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood

           - Connaught Theatre, Worthing
1992: Dick Whittington - Civic Centre Halifax

1993: Dick Whittington - Devonshire park Eastbourne

1994: Sleeping Beauty - Crewe Lyceum

1995: Cinderella Bourn- Bournemouth Pavilion

1997: Jack & the Beanstalk - Harlequin Theatre Redhill
1998: Aladdin - New Theatre Hull

2000: Cinderella - Stockport Plaza

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Kathy died on 13 December 2008 at the age of 80

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LOUIS EMERICK

as seen as PC WALSH

2019: Peter Pan - Liverpool Empire
2018: Peter Pan - Theatre Royal St Helens

2016: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs  - White Rose Theatre Leeds

2015: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Pavilion Theatre Exmouth

2013: Peter Pan - Liverpool Empire

2010: Aladdin - Wrexham William Ashton Hall

2009: Aladdin - Palace Theatre Mansfield

2008: Dick Whittington - Doncaster Civic

2007: Dick Whittington - Birkenhead

2004: Peter Pan - Lyceum Theatre Crewe

2003: Jack and the Beanstalk - White Rock Theatre Hastings

2002: Jack and the Beanstalk - Princess Theatre Torquay

2001: Jack and the Beanstalk - Southport Theatre

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MIKE GRADY

as seen as BARRY

1999/00: Aladdin - Theatre royal Brighton
2004/05: Jack and the Beanstalk – Blackpool Grand

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ROBERT FYFE

as seen as HOWARD

1965: Aladdin - New Theatre, Bromley
1966: Robinson Crusoe - New Theatre, Bromley
1970: Sleeping Beauty - New Theatre, Bromley
1991: Aladdin - Derngate Theatre, Northampton
1992: Cinderella - Royal Spa Cetnre, Leamington
1994: Cinderella - New Theatre Hull

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Robert passed away September 2021 aged 90

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RUSS ABBOT as seen as HOBBO

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SARAH THOMAS

as seen as GLENDA

1991/92: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood

                 – Bristol Hippodrome
1993/94: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
                 - Central Theatre, Chatham
1995/96: Cinderella - Darlington Civic
1997/98: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
                 - White Rock Theatre, Hastings
2001/02: Aladdin - Sands Centre, Carlisle
2002/03: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood

                 - Theatre Royal Bath
2003/04: Cinderella – Basingstoke Anvil
2004/05: Cinderella – Grimsby Auditorium
2005/06: Jack and the Beanstalk – Sheffield Lyceum
2006/07: Jack and the Beanstalk – Beck Theatre Hayes
2007/08: Cinderella – Assembly Hall Tunbridge Wells
2008/09: Cinderella – Swansea Grand
2011/12: Cinderella – Lighthouse Theatre Poole

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STEPHEN LEWIS

as seen as SMILER

1973: Aladdin - ABC Theatre, Stockton
1976: Aladdin - Gloucester Leisure Centre

1981: Jack and the Beanstalk

           - Intimate Theatre Palmers Green London

1982: Mother Goose - Crewe Lyceum

1990: Peter Pan - Marlowe Theatre Canterbury

1992: Mother Goose - Colne Municiple Hall

1993: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Civic Hall Guildford
1994: Dick Whittington - Barnsley Civic

1995: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood

           - Grand Theatre, Porthcawl
1998: Aladdin - New Theatre Hull

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Stephen Lewis passed away 12th August 2015 aged 88

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TOM OWEN

as seen as TOM

1999/00: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood - Rhyl Pavilion
2001/02: Cinderella - Grand Theatre, Blackpool
2002/04: Dick Whittington - Sheffield Lyceum
2003/04: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood – Malvern Theatre
2004/05: Jack and the Beanstalk – Bournemouth Pavilion
2005/06: Jack and the Beanstalk – Grimsby Auditorium
2006/07: Sleeping Beauty  Sheffield Lyceum
2007/08: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Basingstoke Anvil
2008/09: Sleeping Beauty – Palace Theatre Mansfield
2009/10: Sleeping Beauty – Theatre Royal Bath
2010/11: Cinderella – Bournemouth Pavilion
2016/17: Cinderella - Princess Theatre, Torquay
2017/18: Aladdin – Princess Theatre Torquay
2018/19: Cinderella – King’s Theatre Portsmouth
2019/20: Cinderella – The Elgiva Theatre

 

 

Tom Owen passed away 8th November 2022 aged 73

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TREVOR BANNISTER

as seen as TOBY

1981/82: Dick Whittington - Beck Theare Hayes

1984/85; Aladdin - Congress Theatre Eastbourne

1985/86: The Wizard of Oz - Kings Theatre Southsea

1986/87: Dick Whittington - Beck Theatre Hayes

1992/93: Jack and the Beanstalk -Wyvern Theatre in Swindon

1994/95: Sleeping Beauty - Crewe Lyceum

1995/96; Snow White - Harlequin Theatre Redhill

1996/97: Jack and the Beanstalk - Poole Arts Centre

1997/98: Jack and the Beanstalk - Harlequin Theatre Redhill

1998/99: Jack and the Beanstalk - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford

1999/00: Aladdin - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford

2000/01: Jack & The Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Windsor

2001/02: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Windsor

2002/03: Mother Goose - Middlesborough Theatre

2003/04: Aladdin - Lyceum Theatre Sheffield

2004/05: Aladdin - Riverfront Newport

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Trevor Bannister died on 14 April 2011, at the age of 76,

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MAGGIE AND HER

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IRENE HANDL

as seen in MAGGIE AND HER

1976: Emu in Pantoland - Shaftesbury Theatre
1983: Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Brighton

1985: Cinderella - Lewisham Theatre, Catford

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Irene passed away 22nd November 1987 aged 85 

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JULIA MCKENZIE

as seen in MAGGIE AND HER

1961: Aladdin -  Empire Theatre, Newcastle

1969: Jack and the Beanstalk - New Theatre, Bromley

THE GOOD LIFE

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RICHARD BRIERS

as seen in TOM

1978/79: Babes in the Wood – Theatre Royal Norwich
1982/83: Babes in the Wood – Ashcroft Theatre Croydon

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YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE

Other actors who appeared in the series who also appeared in pantomimes included Georgina Moon, Glynn Edwards, Gretchen Franklin,  Simon Oates, Harry Landis, Paul Lavers, Brenda Cowling and Frank Williams

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LALLY BOWERS

as seen in DOLLY LOVE

1955: Dick Whittington - Bristol Old Vic

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Lally passed away 18th July 1984 aged 70

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Other actors who appeared in the series who also appeared in pantomimes included Georgina Moon, Glynn Edwards, Gretchen Franklin,  Simon Oates, Harry Landis, Paul Lavers, Brenda Cowling and Frank Williams

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PAT COOMBS

as seen in CISSIE LUPIN

1976/77: Emu in Pantoland - Shaftesbury Theatre

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Pat Coombs passed away 25th May 2002 aged 75

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PEGGY MOUNT

as seen in FLORA PETTY

1981/82: Cinderella - Bournemouth Pavilion
1982/83: Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Bath
1984/85: Mother Goose - Theatre Royal, Plymouth 
(Replaced by Patsy Rowlands due to ill health)
1987/88: Cinderella - Manchester Palace
1990/91: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Plymouth
1992/93: The Pied Piper of Hamlin - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
1993/94: Puss in Boots - Crewe Lyceum
1994/95: Cinderella - Harlequin Theatre, Redhill
1995/96: Cinderella - Crewe Lyceum
1996/97: Jack and the Beanstalk - Poole Arts Centre
1997/98: Aladdin - The Hackney Empire
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Peggy passed away 13th November 2001 aged 86

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