Est: 2016
Blackpool Grand
Panto history at BLACKPOOL GRAND
1982: Cinderella
1983: Aladdin
1984:
1985: Robinson Crusoe
1986: Jack and the Beanstalk
1987: Turn again Whittington
1988: Aladdin
1989: Jack and the Beanstalk
1990: Cinderella
1991: Goldilocks and the three bears
1992:
1993:
1994: Peter Pan
1995: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1996: Cinderella
1997: Jack and the Beanstalk
1998:
1999: Dick Whittington
2000: Robin Hood and the babes in the wood.
2001: Cinderella
2002: Aladdin
2003: Peter Pan
2004: Jack and the Beanstalk
2005: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2006: Dick Whittington
2007: Sleeping Beauty
2008: Cinderella
2009: Peter Pan
2010: Aladdin
2011: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2012: Cinderella
2013: Peter Pan
2014: Sleeping Beauty
2015: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2016: Aladdin
2017: Cinderella
2018: Beauty and the Beast
2019: Peter Pan
2020: Pantomonium
2021: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2022: Sleeping Beauty
2023: Aladdin
1982: CINDERELLA
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Cast
The Houghton Weavers, Denise Distel (as Cinderella),
The Caravelles (as Prince & Dandini), Julie Owen (as Fairy Godmother),
John Comer (as Baron), Bobby Kent (as Ugly Sister), Eddie Munro (as Ugly Sister)
1983: ALADDIN
Cast
Roy Barraclough (as Widow Twankey), Cedric Monarch,
Barry Cheese & Mike Onion, Cheryl Murray, Leslie Melville, Eric Hamilton, Stan Boardman, Malcolm Dixon
1985: ROBINSON CRUSOE
12th December 1985 - 4th January 1986
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Cast
The Houghton Weavers, Tommy Trafford, Keith Hopkins, Lynda Lee Lewis, Maxine Valentine, Chris Ifill, Ronnie Parnell
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1986: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
11th December 1986 - 3rd January 1987
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Cast
Sally Moon (as Princess), Norman Barrett (as Baliff),
Tommy Trafford (as Dame Trot), Keith Hopkins (as Jack Trot),
Michael White (as Giant Blunderbore), Ronnie Parnell (as King),
Ruth Perry (as Fairy), Tom Bright. Suzy Breeze
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Produced by Trafford Parnell Productions
1987: TURN AGAIN WHITTINGTON
10th December 1987 - 9th January 1988
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Cast
Norman Wisdom (as Dick Whittington), Tony Fayne (as Alderman Fitzwarren),
Mimi Law (as Queen), Billy Whittaker (as Mrs Whittington), Second Generation
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Produced by Charles Hayley Productions
1988: ALADDIN
Opened 18th December 1988
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Cast
Danny La Rue (as Widow Twankey), Ken Platt (as Emporer), Robert Aldous,
David Ellen, Billy Pearce (as Wishee Washee)
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Written and Directed by Mike Goddard
Choreographed by David Ellen
1989: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
14th December 1989 - 13th January 1990
Cast
Alvin Stardust (as Jack Durden), Linda Nolan (as Jill),
Gary Hailes (as The King), Joan Laurie (as Vegetable Fairy),
Peter Thorne (as Dame Durden), Freddie Garrity (as Simple Simon)
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Directed by Roy Patrick
1990: CINDERELLA
17th December 1990 - 12th January 1991
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Cast
Kathy Staff (as Fairy Godmother), Mark Curry (as Buttons),
Frederick Pyne (as Baron), Hilary O'Neil (as Cinderella),
Steve Harvey (as Prince Charming), Darren Markham
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1991: GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
14th December 1991 - 5th January 1992
Cast
Russell Grant (as Dame Spangle), Ian Lavender, Maddi Cryer,
Flogwell Flax, Norman Barrett
1994: PETER PAN
23rd December 1994 - 14th January 1995
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Cast
Stefan Dennis (as Peter Pan), Patrick Mower (as Captain Hook),
Tom Bright (as Smee), Sophie Corbett (as Mrs Darling),
Karen West (as Wendy)
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1995: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
15th December 1995 - 13th January 1996
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Cast
Martin Daniels (as Muddles), Maureen Nolan (as Snow White),
Anne Nolan (as The Wicked Queen), Clive Webb
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1996: CINDERELLA
Opened 19th December 1996
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Cast
Roy Walker (as Buttons), Jenny Powell (as Cinderella),
Tom Bright (as Ugly Sister), Jack Douglas (as Baron)
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Produced by UK Productions
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1997: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
15th December 1997 - 10th January 1998
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Cast:
Howard Antony (as Fleshcreep), Stuart Golland (as King),
Tom Bright (as Dame Trot), Bernie Nolan (as Jack Trot),
Rik Gaynor (as Simple Simon), Francine Lewis (as Princess),
Juliette Kaplan (as Fairy)
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Produced by UK Productions
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1999: DICK WHITTINGTON
15th December 1999 - 8th January 2000
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Cast
Ben Shephard (as Idle Jack), Deborah McAndrew (as Dick Whittington),
Tom Bright (as Fanny), Michael Knowles (as Alderman Fitzwarren),
Anna Karen (as Fairy)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2000: ROBIN HOOD AND THE BABES IN THE WOOD
17th December 2000 - 6th January 2001
Cast
Jonathon Morris (as The Sheriff of Nottingham), Johnny Casson,
Alex Lovell (as Robin Hood), Tom Bright (as Nurse), Aimi Macdonald,
John Peate, Diane Lee Carol, Matthew Linus Hunt
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Produced by UK Productions
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2001: CINDERELLA
12th December 2001- 5th January 2002
Cast
Ruth Madoc (as Fairy Godmother), Tom Owen (as Baron Hardup),
Mark Homer (as Buttons), Phillipa Healy, Bobbie Kent, Jamie Morris,
Amira Matthews, Karen Holmes
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Produced by UK Productions
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2002: ALADDIN
12th December 2002 - 5th January 2003
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Cast
Ken Morley (as Widow Twankey), Des Coleman, Anna Williamson (as Aladdin),
Shaun Curry (as Abanazar), Steve Walls (as Wishee Washee), Ian Gareth Jones,
Karen Roberts, Robert Armstrong, Tristan Walker
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Produced by UK Productions
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2003: PETER PAN
11th December 2003 - 4th January 2004
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Cast
Tony Caunter (as Captain Hook), Sophie McDonnell (as Peter Pan),
Maureen Nolan, Steve Royle (as Smee), The Nitwits
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Produced by UK Productions
2004: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
9th December 2004 - 4th January 2005
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Cast
Ken Morley (as Fleshvreep), Mike Grady (as Dame Trott),
Kate Baines (as Jack Trott), Michelle Hughes (as Princess),
Steve Royle (as Simple Simon), Barry Daniels
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Produced by UK Productions
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2005: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
9th December 2005 - 3rd January 2006
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Cast
Ruth Madoc (as Wicked Queen), Tony Scannell (as The Henchman),
Steve Royle (as Muddles), Kenny Baker, Michelle Hughes (as Snow White)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2006: DICK WHITTINGTON
8th December 2006 - 6th January 2007
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Cast
Ray Meagher (as King Rat), Andrew Newton-Lee (as Dick Whittington),
Steve Royle (as Idle Jack), Janine Jones (as Fairy Bowbells),
Michelle Hughes (as Alice Fitzwarren), Mark Two (as Captain),
Charles Burden (as Sarah the Cook), Barry Daniels (as Alderman Fitzwarren)
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Produced by UK Productions
2007: SLEEPING BEAUTY
7th December 2007 - 5th January 2008
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Cast
Ruth Madoc (as Good Fairy), Natalie Cleverley (as bad fairy),
Jessica Punch (as Sleeping Beauty), Shaun Dalton (as Prince),
Douglas Mounce (as Nurse Nelly) Iain Rogerson (as King),
Steve Royle (as silly Billy)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2008: CINDERELLA
5th December 2008 - 4th January 2009
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Cast
Amanda Barrie (as Fairy Godmother), Steve Royle (as Buttons),
Sophie Thierens (as Cinderella), Jamie Morris, Terry Keeble,
Don Crann (as Baron)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2009: PETER PAN
4th December 2009 - 3rd January 2010
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Cast
Barney Harwood (as Peter Pan), Carrie Ellis (as Mrs Darling),
The Nitwits (as The Pirate Crew), Gary Turner (as Captain Hook),
Steve Royle (as Smee), Gemma Hunt (as Tinkerbell)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2010: ALADDIN
3rd December 2010 - 2nd January 2011
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Cast
Alex Ferns (as Abanazar), Amy Thompson (as Aladdin),
Steve Royle (as Wishee Washee), Douglas Mounce (as Widow Twankey),
Rebecca Marks (as Princess), Martin Pemberton (as PC Pong)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2011: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
2nd December 2011 - 2nd January 2012
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Cast
Vicky Entwistle (as The Wicked Queen), Jenny Jones (as Snow White),
Steve Royle (as Muddles), Martin Pemberton (as Henchman),
Kieran Brown (as Prince)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2012: CINDERELLA
7th December 2012 - 6th January 2013
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Cast
Danny Miller (as Prince Charming), Amy Thompson (as Cinderella),
Steve Royle (as Buttons), Jamie Morris (as Ugly Sister),
Tarot Joseph (as Ugly Sister), Richard Colson (as Baron Hardup),
Hayley Kay (as Fairy Godmother)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2013: PETER PAN
6th December 2012 - 5th January 2014
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Cast
Tom Lister (as Captain Hook), Steve Royle (as Smee),
Jordan Lee Davies (as Peter Pan), Hayley Kay (as Mrs Darling),
The Nitwits as (The Pirate Crew), Lucy Johnson (as Tinkerbell),
Samantha Giffard (as Wendy)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2014: SLEEPING BEAUTY
5th December 2014 - 4th January 2015
Cast
Jennifer Ellison (as Carabosse), Steve Royle (as Silly Billy),
Michael Chances (as The King), Nick Wilton (as Nurse Nellie),
Lewis Bradley (as The Prince), Hayley Kay (as Good Fairy),
Phoebe Lewis (as Princess Beauty)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2015: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
4th December 2015 - 3rd December 2016
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Cast
Su Pollard (as Wicked Queen), Steve Royle (as Muddles),
Daniel Whiston (as Prince), Jamie Steen (as Nurse), Millie Booth (as Snow White)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2016: ALADDIN
9th December 2016 - 8th January 2017
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Cast
Mark Moraghan (as Abanazar), Philip Meeks (as Widow Twankey),
Steve Royle (as Wishee Washee), Barney Harwood (as Aladdin),
Hayley Kay (as Slae of the Ring), Mark James (as PC Pong)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2017: CINDERELLA
5th December 2017 - 7th January 2018
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Cast
JJ Hamblett (as Prince Charming), Steve Royle (as Buttons),
Melanie Walters (as Fairy Godmother), Olivia Birchenough (as Cinderella),
Jamie Morris (as Ugly Sister), Tarot Joseph (as Ugly Sister),
Mark Peterson (as Dandini), David Alcock (as Baron Hardup)
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Produced by UK Productions
2018: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
7th December 2018 - 6th January 2019
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Cast
Danny Walters (as The Prince), Amelia Adams-Pearce (as Belle)
Steve Royle (as Louis La Plonk), Nick Wilton (as Polly La Plonk),
Hayley Kay (as Fairy Bon Bon), Ben Harlow (as Hugo Pompidou),
Marcus Knibbs (as Clement)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2019: PETER PAN
6th December 2019 - 5th January 2020
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Cast
Tom Lister (as Captain Hook), Steve Royle (as Smee),
Jack Heasman (as Peter Pan), Ruth Betteridge, Rachel Grundy
Natalie Hollingworth, Christina Meehan (as Mrs Darling)
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Produced by UK Productions
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2020: PANTOMONIUM!
18th December 2020 - 3rd January 2021
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Cast
Tom Lister, Steve Royle, Nick Wilton, Olivia Birchenough
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Produced by UK Productions
Written by Jon Monie
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2021: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
3rd December 2021 - 2nd January 2022
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Cast
Vicky Entwistle (as The Wicked Queen), Steve Royle (as Muddles),
Jamie Steen (as Nurse), Chris Warner-Drake (as Prince),
Ellie Green (as Snow White)
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Produced by UK Productions
2022: SLEEPING BEAUTY
2nd December 2022 - 1st January 2023
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Cast
Hayley Tamaddon (as The Good Fairy), Steve Royle (as Silly Billy)
Philip Meeks (as Nurse), Daniel Taylor (as The King),
Christina Meehan (as Carabosse), Maisie Sellwood (as Princess Rose),
Josh Belward (as The Prince)
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Produced by UK Productions
2023: Aladdin
1st December 2023 - 1st January 2024
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Cast
Tom Lister (as Abanazar), Steve Royle (as Wishee Washee),
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Produced by UK Productions
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Poster used before being updated for main season
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