Est: 2016
Darren Day
Darren started his career as part of a comedy cabaret trio when he was 17. He also worked as a Butlin's redcoat for a season. He later went solo and auditioned for BBC's talent show Opportunity Knocks in 1987 and appeared on the show in 1988, introduced by host Bob Monkhouse. He won several heats and came fourth in the final.
Darren Day
1989
Cinderella
Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
1990
Cinderella
Camberley Civic Hall
1992
Cinderella
Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa
1998
Cinderella
Palace Theatre, Manchester
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1999
Dick Whittington
Richmond Theatre
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2000
Cinderella
Royal & Derngate Theatre
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2001
Cinderella
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
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2002
Aladdin
Victoria Theatre, Halifax
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2003
Cinderella
Empire Theatre, Sunderland
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2004
Cinderella
Orchard Theatre, Dartford
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2006
Jack and the Beanstalk
Forum Theatre Billingham
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2007
Dick Whittington
The Lowry, Salford
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2009
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Forum Theatre Billingham
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2010
Snow White
Rotherham Civic
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2012
Peter Pan
Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering
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2013
Beauty and the Beast
Kings Lynn
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2016
Peter Pan
Bradford Alhambra
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2017
Peter Pan
Hull, New Theatre
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2018
Peter Pan
Royal & Derngate Northampton
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Following the end of the planned 2018/19 panto
season for Darren he was called upon at short notice
to step back into Captain Hook's shoes and take
over the role at the Birmingham Hippodrome as J
immy Osmond had suffered a stroke and was
unable to continue with the run.
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2019
PeterPan
Mayflower Theatre Southampton
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2022
Peter Pan
Regent Theatre, Ipswich
Video: Curtan Call / Bows from Darren Day's 2018 panto at Royal & Derngate
Darren Day & Sophie Ladds take the panto Q&A
recorded November 2020.
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