Peter Adamson - Len Fairclough (1961-1983)

1944/45 Peter Pan - Bristol Hippodrome
1959/60 Puss in Boots -Knightstone Theatre, Weston Super Mare

1978/79 Treasure Island - Romiley Forum, Stockport

1980s Jack & The Beanstalk - The Pier, Cleethorpes

1981/82 Cinderella - Liverpool Empire

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Adamson passed away from Stomach Cancer 17th January 2002

Julie Goodyear - Bet Lynch/Gilroy (1961-1983)

1997/98 Aladdin - Royal Court, Liverpool

2000/01 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Grand Opera House, Manchester

Brian Mosley(1961-1999)

1960/61 Cinderella - Theatre Royal York
1977/78 Cinderella - Ashton Tameside Theatre

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Brian passed away 9th February 1999 aged 67

Barbara Knox - Rita Littlewood/Bates/Fairclough/Sullivan/aTanner (1964-present)

1968/69 Mother Goose - Oldham Coliseum

1969/70 Aladdin - Oldham Coliseum

1980/71 Cinderella - Opera House York

Jean Alexander - Hilda Ogden (1964-1987)

1960/61 Cinderella - Theatre Royal York

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Jean died on 14th October 2016 aged 90

Betty Driver - Betty Turpin / Williams (1969 - 2011)

1939/40 Red Riding Hood - Theatre Royal Hanley

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Betty died on 15th October 2011 aged 91

Wendy Jane Walker - Susan Barlow / Baldwin (1970-1987)

1989/90 Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood - Harlequin Theatre Redhill

Lynne Perrie - Ivy Tilsley/Brennan (1971-1994)

1994/95 Mother Goose - Davenport Theatre, Stockport

1981/82 Cinderella - Liverpool Empire

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Perrie died in Rotherham following a stroke aged 74 on 24th March 2006. Of her former coronation Street colleagues only Helen Worth and Chris Quinten attended her funeral.

Anne Kirkbride - Deidre Hunt / Langton / Barlow / Rachid (1971-2014)

1972/73 Mother Goose - Oldham Coliseum

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Anne passed away 19th January 2015 from breast cancer

Fred Feast - Fred Gee (1976 - 1984)

1985/86 Jack and the Beanstalk - Orchard Theatre, Dartford

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Fred Feast passed away 25th June 1999 from cancer

Sue Nicholls - Audrey Potter/Roberts (1979-present)

1967 /68 Cinderella - Coventry Hippodrome

Roy Barraclough - Alec Gilroy (1972-1998)

For Roy's panto history click here

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Barraclough died aged 81 following a short illness on 1 June 2017

Geoffrey Hughes - Eddie Yeats (1974-1987)

1975/76 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Bradford Alhambra
1983/84 Jack & The Beanstalk - Sunderland Empire

1984/85 Cinderella

1985/86 Jack & The Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Lincoln

1987/88 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Grand Opera House, Belfast

1988/89 Babes in the Wood - Wolverhampton Grand

1989/90 Babes in the Wood - Theatre Royal Bath
1990/91 Goldilocks ad the Three Bears - Darlington Civic

1991/92 Babes in the Wood - Theatre Royal Plymouth
1992/93 Babes in the Wood - New Theatre, Cardiff

1993/94 Babes in the Wood - Bournemouth Pavilion

1994/95 Babes in the Wood - Sadlers Wells Theatre

1995/96 Aladdin - Southport Theatre

1996/97 Aladdin - Davenport Theatre

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Hughes passed away in 2012 from Prostate Cancer

Johnny Briggs - Mike Baldwin (1976-2006)

2007/08 Cinderella - Manchester Opera House

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Johnny passed away 28th February 2021 aged 85

Peter Baldwin - Derek Wilton (1976-1997)

1980/81 Cinderella - Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead

1997/98 Cinderella - Theatre Royal Nottingham

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Baldwin passed away aged 82 following a battle with Cancer

Chris Quinten - Brian Tilsley (1979-1989)

1990/91 Cinderella - Tameside Theatre
1992/93 Dick Whittington - Victoria Theatre Halifax

1997/98 Dick Whittington - Princes Theatre Aldershot
1999/00 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Floral Pavilion, New Brighton

2000/01 Aladdin - Grand Theatre Porthcawl

2010/11 Aladdin - Empire Theatre Consett

Amanda Barrie - Alma Halliwell/Sedgewick/Baldwin (1981-2001)

1979/80 Aladdin - Churchill Theatre, Bromley
1984/85 Cinderella - Poole Arts Centre
1987/88 Aladdin - King's Theatre, Southsea
2001/02 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - 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 Pavilion

2010/11 Cinderella - Bournemouth Pavilion

2011/12 Cinderella - Connaught Theatre, Worthing

2012/13 The Wizard of Oz - New Theatre, Oxford

2013/14 Cinderella - Marina Theatre, Lowestoft
2021/22 Cinderella - Queens Theatre, Barnstaple

Tracie Bennett - Sharon Gaskell / Bentley (1982-1984 - 1999, 2001)

1980/81 Aladdin - Sheffield Crucible
1985/86 Cinderella - Lewisham Theatre, Catford

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Nigel Pivaro - Terry Duckworth (1983-2012)

1987/88 Dick Whittington - Swansea Grand

1988/89 Babes in the Wood - Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage

1991/92 Babes in the Wood - Princes Hall, Aldershot

2000/01 Aladdin - Bridlington Spa

2001/02 Jack and the Beanstalk - Oakengates, Telford
2002/03 Jack and the Beanstalk - Harlequin Theatre, Redhill

2003/04 Aladdin - Assembly Rooms, Derby

2004/05 Jack and the Beanstalk - Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl

2005/06 Peter Pan - Broxbourne

2012/13 Aladdin - Marina Theatre, Lowestoft

2014/15 Aladdin - Watersmeet, Rickmansworth

2016/17 Jack and the Beanstalk - Grimsby Auditorium

2017/18 Jack and the Beanstalk - Civic Theatre, Rotherham

2018/19 Aladdin - Ellesmere Port Civic

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Nigel Pivaro pantomime interview from 2016

Kevin Kennedy - Norman 'Curly' Watts (1983-2003)

2003/04 Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Brighton

2004/05 Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Nottingham

2005/06 Cinderella - Kings Theatre, Southsea

2006/07 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs- Southport Theatre

2008/09 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Theatre Royal, Lincoln

2014/15 Peter Pan - Norwich Theatre

2017/18 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs- The Cresset Theatre

2018/19 Peter Pan - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
2019/20 Cinderella - Cambridge Arts Theatre

Kevin Kennedy answers our questions - recorded July 2020. 

Bill Waddington - Percy Sugden (1983-1997)

1956/57 Mother Goose - Touring production (Blackpool, Halifax, Hyde, Bolton, Liverpool)

1982/83 Mother Goose - Empire Theatre Liverpool

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Bill passed away 9th September 1999 aged 84

Sue Devaney - Debbie Webster (1984-1985, 2019, 2020-2021)

1997/98 Peter Pan – Crewe Lyceum

2002/03 Mother Goose - Gracie Fields Theatre Rochdale

2003/04 Jack and the Beanstalk - Gracie Fields Theatre Rochdale

2005/06 Babes in the Wood - Gracie Fields Theatre Rochdale

2009/10 Aladdin - Manchester Opera House

2011/12 Cinderella – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

2012/12 Cinderella -  Sheffield Lyceum

2018/19 Cinderella - Oldham Coliseum

Sean Wilson - Martin Platt (1985-2018)

2006/07 Cinderella - Weymouth Pavilion
2007/08 Cinderella - Palace Theatre, Redditch
2009/10 Cinderella - Palace Theatre Newark

2010/11 Cinderella - Weston Super Mare Playhouse

Tom Mennard - Sam Tindall (1985-1989)

1969/70 Goody Two Shoes - New Theatre, Hull
1971/72 Goody Two Shoes - Billingham Forum Theatre
1972/73 Babes in the Wood - New Theatre, Hull
1979/80 Dick Whittington - Sunderland Empire

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Tom Mennard passed away 2nd November 1989 from cancer

Mark Eden - Alan Bradley (1986-1989)

1990/91 Mother Goose - Southport Theatre

1993/94 Aladdin - Buxton Opera House

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Mark Eden passed away 1st January 2021 aged 92

Sally Ann Matthews - Jenny Bradley/Connor (1986-present)

1992/93 Dick Whittington - Nottingham Playhouse
1994/95 Aladdin - Grand Theatre, Swansea
1997/98 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Charter Theatre, Preston

Geoff Hinsliff - Don Brennan (1987-1997)

1997/98 Cinderella - Bradford Alhambra

1998/99 Jack and the Beanstalk - Buxton Opera Housse

1999/00 Cinderella - Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield

2000/01 Aladdin - Wyvern Theatre Swindon

Charles Lawson - Jim McDonald (1989-2018)

2007/08 Aladdin - Stockport Plaza

2017/18 Aladdin - Northwich Memorial Court

Ken Morley - Reg Holdsworth (1989-1995)
1995/96 Sleeping Beauty - Sunderland Empire

1996/97 Jack and the Beanstalk - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

1997/98 Peter Pan - Crewe Lyceum

2001/02 Babes in the Wood - Palace Theatre, Mansfield

2002/03 Aladdin - Grand Theatre, Blackpool

2003/04 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs- Stoke on Trent

2004/05 Jack and the Beanstalk - Grand Theatre, Blackpool

2005/06 Dick Whittington - Stockport Plaza

2006/07 Dick Whittington - Rhyl Pavilion

2007/08 Peter Pan - Theatre Royal, Lincoln

2008/09 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - The Forum, Billingham

2009/10 Jack and the Beanstalk - Ipswich Regent

2010/11 Aladdin - Albert Halls, Bolton

2011/12 The Wizard of Oz - Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale

2012/13 Jack and the Beanstalk - Wolverhampton Grand

2013/14 Jack and the Beanstalk - Reading Hexagon

2014/15 Sleeping Beauty - Southport

2017/18 Beauty and the Beast - Grand Opera House, York

2018/19 Cinderella - Grand Opera House, York

Nicholas Cochrane - Andy McDonald (1989-2009)

1997/98 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Llandudno

1998/99 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Cambridge Corn Exchange
1999/00 Dick Whittington - Palace Theatre, Mansfield

2001/02 Robin Hood - Civic Centre Middleton

2010/11 Cinderella - Cannock

2011/12 Aladdin - Theatre Royal, St Helens

2013/14 Peter Pan - Theatre Royal, St Helens

2014/15 Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal, St Helens

2015/16 Beauty and the Beast - Nothampton Deco

2016/17 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Northampton Deco

2017/18 Peter Pan - Northampton Deco

2018 (New Years panto) Aladdin - An Lanntair

2018/19 Robin Hood - Cresset Theatre, Peterborough

2019/20 Sleeping Beauty - Palace Theatre, Newark

2021/22 Aladdin - Northampton Deco

Michelle Holmes - Tina Fowler (1989-1990)

1990/91 Mother Goose - Southport Theatre

1997/98 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Southport Theatre

Beverley Callard - Liz McDonald (1989-2020)

1986/87 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Victoria Theatre Halifax

1999/00 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Cambridge Corn Exchange

Stuart Wolfenden - Mark Casey (1989-1991)

1994/95 Aladdin - Neptune Theatre, Liverpool

Deborah McAndrew - Angie Freeman (1990-1998)

1993/94 Cinderella - Grand Opera House, York
1994/95 Cinderella - Connaught Theatre, Worthing
1996/97 Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood - Grand Opera House York

1997/98 Peter Pan - Grand Theatre, Swansea

1998/99 Aladdin - Princes Theatre , Aldershot

1999/00 Dick Whittington - Grand Theatre Blackpool

2001/02 Aladdin - Rhyl Pavilion

2003/04 Robin Hood & Babes in the Wood - Leeds Varieties

Philip Middlemiss - Des Barnes  (1990-1998)

1998/99 Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Newcastle
1999/00 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Theatre Royal, Newcastle

Chloe Newsome - Vicky Arden/McDonald (1991-1998)

1996/97 Peter Pan - Theatre Royal, Nottingham

1997/98 Peter Pan - Theatre Royal, Plymouth

1998/99 Peter Pan - New Victoria, Woking

Caroline Milmoe - Lisa Horton /  Duckworth (1992-1993)

1993/94 Aladdin - Theatre Royal Lincoln

Brian Hibbard - Doug Murray (1992-1993)

1985/86 Cinderella - Lewisham Theatre
1988/89 Aladdin - Hackney Empire
1990/91 Jack and the Beanstalk - Albany Empire
1991/92 Dick Whittington  Hackney Empire

1993/94 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon

1994/95 Aladdin - Lewisham Theatre
1996/97 Dick Whittington - Oxford Playhouse
1997/98 Jack and the Beanstalk - Oxford Playhouse
2002/03 Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal, Norwich
2004/05 Sleeping Beauty - Theatre Royal, Norwich
2006/07 Cinderella - Riverfront Theatre, Newport

2007/08 Jack and the Beanstalk - Riverfront Glan Afon Newport

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Hibbard passed away 17th June 2012 from prostate cancer

Denise Black - Denise Osbourne (1993-2017)

2016/17 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Devonshire Park Eastbourne

Sherrie Hewson - Maureen Grimes/Naylor/Holdsworth/Webster (1993-2006)

1988/89 Cinderella - Dominion Theatre

1997/98 Mother Goose - Chichester

2000/01 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs- Mayflower Theatre Southampton

2001/02 Aladdin - The Opera House Manchester

2004/05 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs- 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 & The Seven Dwarfs - 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

John Savident - Fred Elliott (1994-2006)

2006/07 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Manchester Opera House

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Terence Hillyer - Sean Skinner (1994-1997)

1997/98 Jack and the  Beanstalk - Rhyl Pavilion​
1999/00 Jack and the Beanstalk - Crewe Lyceum

Eve Steele - Ann Malone (1995-1998)

1998/99 Cinderella - Middlesbrough Theatre

Steven Arnold - Ashley Peacock (1995-2010)

2010/11 Jack and the Beanstalk - King's Theatre, Portsmouth

2011/12 Aladdin - Grand Opera House, York

2012/13 Cinderella  - Princess Theatre, Torquay

2013/14 Dick Whittington - Hornchurch

2014/15 Aladdin - New Victoria, Woking

2015/16 The Wizard of Oz - Cressett Theatre, Peterborough

2015/16 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs (Voice appearance only) - Horwich Leisure Centre

2016/17 Peter Pan - Cressett Theatre, Peterborough

2017/18 Cinderella - Exmouth Pavilion

2018 Easter - Sleeping Beauty - Redcar

2018/19 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs  - Heywood Civic Centre (Voice Only)

2018/19 Jack & The Beanstalk - Fleetwood Marine Hall & Knowsley Leisure Centre

2019/20 Jack & The Beanstalk - Retford Majestic, Exmouth Pavilion, Melton Mowbray

2020 Easter - Peter Pan - Runcorn's Brindley Theatre / Bolton Albert Halls
2020/21 Sleeping Beauty - Bradford Playhouse

2021/22 Cinderella - Heywood  Sports Village

Tracy Shaw - Maxine Heavy/Peacock (1995-2003)

2011/12 Cinderella - Kings Theatre Portsmouth

Gaynor Faye - Judy Mallett (1995-1999)

2009/10 Jack & The Beanstalk - Bradford Alhambra