PANTO
TV 2
DOCTOR WHO
AND SPIN-OFFS
Always strong in time and space (and on UK TV) Doctor Who has always had a very strong link in panto - with references and quotes always included but sometimes the stars of the show take to the panto stage. Have a look below. Please note listings in alphabetical order by actors first name.
DOCTOR WHO
ANITA
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ANTHONY AINLEY
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as THE MASTER
1982/83: Cinderella - Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
1984/85: Cinderella - Gaumont Theatre, Southampton
ANDREW HAYDEN-SMITH as seen in HOLLYOAKS
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BERNARD CRIBBINS
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as WILFRED MOTT
1954/55: Aladdin - Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
1981/82: Mother Goose - Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford
1987/88: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Plymouth
1993/94: Dick Whittington - Richmond Theatre
1998/99: Aladdin - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford
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Bernard passed away 28th July 2022 aged 93
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BRADLEY WALSH
As seen in DOCTOR WHO as GRAHAM
1988/89: Aladdin - Theatre Royal Norwich
1991/92: Aladdin - Empire Theatre Liverpool
1992/93: Aladdin - Oxford Apollo
1993/94: Cinderella - Beck Theatre, Hayes
1994/95: Peter Pan - Alban Arena St Albans
1995/96: Goldilocks & The 3 Bears - Alban Arena St Albans
1997/98: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Nottingham
1998/99: Cinderella - Wimbledon
2000/01: Dick Whittington - Orchard Theatre, Dartford
2001/02: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - White Rock Theatre, Hastings
2002/03: Cinderella - Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
2003/04: Jack & The Beanstalk - Gordon Craig Theatre
2006/07: Cinderella - Milton Keynes Theatre
2007/08: Aladdin - Milton Keynes Theatre
2008/09: Aladdin - New Victoria, Woking
2010/11: Peter Pan - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
2013/14: Cinderella - Orchard Theatre, Dartford
2014/15: Peter Pan - Milton Keynes Theatre
2015/16: Cinderella - Barclaycard Arena Birmingham
2017/17: Peter Pan - Barclaycard Arena Birmingham
BRIAN CONLEY - LESLEY JOSEPH - ROLLO (AND FAMILY) -
SOOTY: RICHARD CADELL AND FRIENDS - THE PATTON / ELLIOTT FAMILY - JOHN CHALLIS - BOBBY CRUSH - THE KRANKIES - SU POLLARD - CLIVE WEBB & DANNY ADAMS -
ANDY FORD - JOHN BARROWMAN - ANNE CHARLESTON - JIM DAVIDSON - JEFFREY HOLLAND - COLIN BAKER - NICK THOMAS - PAUL HENDY - GARY WILMOT - CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS
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ELISABETH SLADEN
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as SARAH JANE SMITH
2008/09: Peter Pan -Theatre Royal Windsor
JACQUELINE PEARCE
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as SHERILYN HARPER
1984/85: Cinderella - Gaumont Theatre, Southampton
JENNA LOUISE COLEMAN
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as CLARA OSWALD
2009/10: Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Nottingham
BRIAN CONLEY - LESLEY JOSEPH - ROLLO (AND FAMILY) -
SOOTY: RICHARD CADELL AND FRIENDS - THE PATTON / ELLIOTT FAMILY - JOHN CHALLIS - BOBBY CRUSH - THE KRANKIES - SU POLLARD - CLIVE WEBB & DANNY ADAMS -
ANDY FORD - JOHN BARROWMAN - ANNE CHARLESTON - JIM DAVIDSON - JEFFREY HOLLAND - COLIN BAKER - NICK THOMAS - PAUL HENDY - GARY WILMOT - CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS
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JON PERTWEE
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as THE 3RD DOCTOR
1953/54: Cinderella - The London Palladium
1965/66: Little Red Riding Hood - Wimbledon Theatre
1975/76: Aladdin - Richmond Theatre
1978/19: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Bath
1979/80: Jack and the Beanstalk - Ashcroft Theatre Croydon
1985/86: Super Ted The Panto - New Theatre Cardiff
1988/89: Dick Whittington - Guildford Civic Hall
1990/91: Aladdin The Beck Theatre, Hayes
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Pertwee passed away on 20th May 1996
KATE O'MARA
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as THE RANI
1983: Cinderella - Bristol Hippodrome
1990: Sleeping Beauty - Orchard Theatre, Dartford
1992: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Orchard Theatre, Dartford
1993: Dick Whittington - Richmond Theatre
1994: Dick Whittington - Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
1996: Sleeping Beauty - Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
1999: Aladdin - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
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Kate passed away on 20th March 2013.
LOUISE JAMESON
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as LEELA
2000/01: Snow White - Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
2003/04: Aladdin - The Capitol Horsham
2004/05: Dick Whittington - Devonshire Park, Eastbourne
2015/16: Cinderella - Assembly Halls Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
MARY TAMM
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as ROMANA
1984/85: Cinderella - Gaumount Theatre, Southampton
2004/05: Dick Whittington - Secombe Theatre
NICOLA BRYANT
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as PERI
1984/85: Cinderella - Gaumont Theatre, Southampton
1985/86: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
1990/91: Cinderella - Camberley Civic Hall
PETER DAVISON
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as THE 5TH DOCTOR
1982/93: Cinderella - Assembly Hall Tunbridge Wells
1985/86: Aladdin - Wimbledon Theatre
1995/96: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Windsor
1997/98: Cinderella - Arts Theatre Cambridge
SHARON D CLARKE
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as GRACE O'BRIEN
1994: Aladdin -- Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch
1999: Cinderella - Hackney Empire
2005: Jack & The Beanstalk - Hackney Empire
2008: Mother Goose - Hackney Empire
2009: Aladdin - Hackney Empire (Voice appearance only)
2011: Cinderella - Hackney Empire
2013: Puss in Boots - Hackney Empire
2014: Mother Goose - Hackney Empire
2015: Jack & the Beanstalk - Hackney Empire (Voice appearance only)
2016: Sleeping Beauty - Hackney Empire
2017: Cinderella - Hackney Empire (Voice appearance only)
SOPHIE ALDRED
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as ACE
1989/90: Cinderella - New Theatre Hull
SYLVESTER MCCOY
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as THE 7TH DOCTOR
1989/90: Aladdin - Palace Theatre Manchester
1990/91: Babes in the Wood - Cambridge Arts Theatre
1991/92: Cinderella - Richmond Theatre
1992/93: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Bath
1995/96: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Windsor
1996/97: Aladdin - White Rock Hastings
1997/98: Robin Hood - Lewisham Theatre
1999/00: Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Norwich
2003/04: Dick Whittington - Yvonne Arnauld Theatre Guildford
2004/05: Aladdin - Yvonne Arnauld Guildford
2005/06: Dick Whittington - London Zoo
2006/07: Aladdin - Reading Hexagon
2008/09: Snow White - Assembly Rooms Derby
TOM BAKER
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as THE 4TH DOCTOR
1981/82: Treasure Island - Mermaid Theatre
2017/18: Sleeping Beauty - Theatre Royal Windsor (Voice only)
WILLIAM HARTNELL
as seen in DOCTOR WHO as THE 1ST DOCTOR
1966/67: Puss in Boots - Ipswich & Gaumont Theatre Taunton
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Hartnell passed away 23rd April 1975
MONSTERS
THE DALEKS
as seen in DOCTOR WHO
2007/08 - Aladdin - Theatre Royal Newcastle Upon Tyne
2007/08 - Aladdin - Birmingham Hippodrome
TORCHWOOD
KAI OWEN
as seen in TORCHWOOD as RHYS WILLIAMS
2007/08: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - New Theatre Cardiff
2008/09: Dick Whittington - Venue Cymru
2012/13: Cinderella - Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
2014/15: Dick Whittington - Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
2017/18: Aladdin - Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
2018/19: Robin Hood - Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
2019/20: Sleeping Beauty - Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
2022/23: Peter Pan - Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
2023/24: Jack and the Beanstalk - Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
2024/25: Dick Whittington - Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
2025/26: Cinderella - Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
2026/27: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
SARAH JANE ADVENTURES
MINA ANWAR
as seen in SARAH JANE ADVENTURES as GITA CHANDRA
2023/24: Beauty and the Beast - Beck Theatre, Hayes
2025: Sleeping Beauty - Assembly Hall, TUNBRIDGE WELLS
