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PANTO
EMMERDALE
Several families from a tight-knit community in the Yorkshire village of Emmerdale face various ups and downs in their lives and strive to overcome their problems.
Like how the grass mixes with with cows Emmerdale mixes with Panto! Over the years many of the stars from from the show have taken to the boards and led the line-up! Have a look below and see who you remember from the show! Please note in alphabetical order (actors name)
Adam Barton from 2009 - 2018
ADAM THOMAS
2017/18: Jack and the Beanstalk – Times Square, Newcastle
Kelly Windsor / Glover from 1993 - 2011
ADELE SILVA
2000/01: Cinderella – Weston Super Mare Playhouse
2003/04: Jack and the Beanstalk – Crewe Lyceum
2008/09: Dick Whittington – Lighthouse Theatre, Poole
2013/14: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
– Grand Opera House, York
2017/18: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
- Middlesborough Theatre
2022/23: Jack and the Beanstalk - Heywood Civic
Shadrach Dingle from 2000 - 2017
ANDY DEVINE
2010/11 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs – Manchester Opera House
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Andy passed away 27th January 2022 aged 79
Tara Thornfield from 1997 - 2007
ANNA BRECON
2001/02: Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome
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BEN FREEMAN
Scott Windsor from 1998 - 2007
1996/97: Cinderella - Victoria Theatre, Halifax
1998/99: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
- The Victoria Theatre, Halifax
1999/00: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs – Worthing Pavilion
2009/10: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Hazlitt Theatre
2010/11: Beauty and the Beast – Hazlitt Theatre
James Barton from 2013 - 2017
BILL WARD
2007/08: Aladdin - Lowry Theatre, Salford
2016/17: Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Bath
2017/18: Jack and the Beanstalk - Sunderland Empire
2018/19: Aladdin - Floral Pavilion - New Brighton Liverpool
2019/20: Peter Pan - Derby Live
2024/25: Jack and the Beanstalk - Bridlington Spa
2025/26: Aladdin - Palace Theatre, REDDITCH
Lewis Barton from 2025 - present
BRADLEY RICHES
2024/25: Peter Pan - Waterside Theatre – Aylesbury
Bobby John Downes from 2003 - 2006
BRIAN HIBBARD
1985/86: Cinderella - Lewisham Theatre
1988/89: Aladdin - Hackney Empire
1989/90: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood - 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
2002/04: 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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Brian passed away in 2012
Albert Dingle from 1995 - 2004
BOBBY KNUTT
1981/82 Cinderella - Crucible Theatre Sheffield
1986/87 Jack & the Beanstalk at the Crucible Sheffield
1987/88 Cinderella at the Sheffield Crucible
1988/89 Mother Goose at the Sheffield Crucible
1989/90 Babes in the Wood at the Sheffield Crucible
1991/92 Babes in the Wood at the Doncaster Dome
1993/94 Cinderella at the Sheffield Crucible
1994/95 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at the Sheffield Lyceum
1997/98 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Billingham
2000/01 Aladdin at the Pomegranate Theatre Chester
2001/02 Jack & The Beanstalk at the Pomegranate Theatre
2003/04 Cinderella - Bridlington Spa
2004/05 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Bridlington Spa
2006/07 Sleeping Beauty - Doncaster Civic
2007/08 Cinderella - Sheffield Lyceum
2008/09 Aladdin - Sheffield Lyceum
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Knutt passed away in 2017 aged 71
Val Lambert from 2004 - 2017
CHARLIE HARDWICK
2015/16: Dick Whittington – Theatre Royal, Newcastle
2016/17: Peter Pan – Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
2017/18: Peter Pan – New Theatre, Hull
2023: Beauty and the Beast - Sunderland Empire
Eric Pollard from 1986 - present
CHRIS CHITTELL
1989/90: Babes in the Wood - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
1991/92: Peter Pan - Civic Theatre Halifax
1992/93: Babes in the Wood - Southport Theatre
1994/95: Aladdin - Grand Opera House, York
Grayson Sinclair from 2006 - 2008
CHRISTOPHER VILLIERS
2009/10: Peter Pan – Broxbourne Civic Hall
Kim Marchant from 1989 - present
CLAIRE KING
2007/08: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Barnsley Metrodome
2009/10: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Stockport Plaza
2010/11: Jack and the Beanstalk - Middlesborough Theatre
2017/18: Peter Pan - Grand Opera House Belfast
2018/19: Sleeping Beauty - Stockport Plaza
Danny Daggert from 2001 - 2007
CLEVELAND CAMPBELL
2006/07: Aladdin – The Lowry, Salford
Jack Sugden from 1980 - 2008
CLIVE HORNBY
1988/89: Jack and the Beanstalk - Leeds City Varieties
Nick Bates from 1985 - 1999
CY CHADWICK
1991/92: Cinderella - Billingham Forum
1992/93: Mother Goose
- The Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
1996/97: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Lincoln
Simon Meredith from 2003 - 2006
DALE MEEKS
2006/07: Peter Pan – Grimsby Auditorium
2007/08: Cinderella - Sunderland Empire
2008/09: Aladdin - Sunderland Empire
2018/19: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Malvern Theatre
2019/20: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
- Floral Pavilion New Brighton
2021/22: Sleeping Beauty - Mansfield Palace
2022/23: Sleeping Beauty - Blackpool Grand
Ivan Jones from 2005 - 2006
DANIEL BROCKLEBAN
2007/08: Jack and the Beanstalk – Cresset Theatre, Peterborough
2008/09: Cinderella – Palace Theatre, Redditch
2009/10: Cinderella – Palace Theatre, Newark
Aaron Dingle from 2003 - present
DANNY MILLER
2012/13: Cinderella – Grand Theatre, Blackpool
2022/23: Jack and the Beanstalk - Bradford Alhambra
Maggie Calder from 2001 - 2002
DEE WHITEHEAD
2003/04: Dick Whittington - Hazlitt Theatre
Viv Windsor from 1993 - 2011
DEE WHITEHEAD
2010/11: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Manchester Opera House
2011/12: Cinderella – Darlington Civic
2012/13: Sleeping Beauty – Grand Opera House, York
2017/18: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs – Middlesbrough Theatre
Joanie Wright from 2013 - 2017
DENISE BLACK
2016/17: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
- Devonshire Park Eastbourne
Caroline Babes from 1984-1989, 1991, 1994, 1999
DIANA DAVIES
1989/90: Babes in the Wood - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
1992/93: Red Riding Hood - Barnsley Civic
1998/99: Cinderella - Middlesbrough Theatre
1999/00: Cinderella - Little Theatre, Middlebrough
Doug Potts from 2007 - 2020
DUNCAN PRESTON
1994/95: Dick Whittington – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
1995/96: Cinderella – Bournemouth Pavilion
Louise Appleton from 2001 - 2008
EMILY SYMONS
1991/92: Cinderella - Oxford Apollo
1992/93: Jack and the Beanstalk - Bristol Hippodrome
1993/94: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - New Theatre Cardiff
1997/98: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Birmingham Hippodrome
1998/99: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Southampton Mayflower
Charity Dingle from 2000 - present
EMMA ATKINS
2006/07: Dick Whittington - Stafford Gatehouse
2007/08: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Darlington Civic
Joe Sugden from 1972 - 1994
FRAZER HINES
1985/86: Mother Goose - White Rock Theatre, Hastings
1987/88: Cinderella – Cambridge Arts Centre
1989/90: Babes in the Wood - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
1991/92: Cinderella – Southport Theatre
1992/93: Babes in the Wood - Southport Theatre
1993/94: Cinderella – Grand Opera House York
1994/95: Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
1996/97: Jack and the Beanstalk - Derngate Theatre, Northampton
1997/98: Beauty and the Beast - Theatre Royal Lincoln
2000/01: Cinderella – Telford
2001/02: Jack and the Beanstalk – Watersmeet, Rickmansworth
2002/03: Mother Goose – Connaught Theatre, Worthing
2003/04: Aladdin – Theatre Royal, Lincoln
2004/05: Aladdin - Hull
2005/06: Peter Pan – Newark
2006/07: Beauty and the Beast – Peterborough
2007/08: Dick Whittington - The Lowry, Salford
2008/09: Jack and the Beanstalk – Crewe
2010/11: Aladdin – Grays
2011/12: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs – Skegness Embassy
2016/17: Aladdin – Grand Opera House York
2018: Sleeping Beauty
- Australian production in Melbourne & Sydney (June-July)
2018/19: Beauty and the Beast - Grimsby Auditorium
2021/22: Cinderella - Grimsby Auditorium
Matt Skilbeck from 1972 - 1989
FREDERICK PYNE
1988/89: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Civic Theatre Halifax
1989/90: Dick Whittington - Orchard Theatre Dartford
1990/91: Cinderella - Blackpool Grand
1991/92: Robin Hood – The Dome Doncaster
1992/93: Cinderella – His Majestys Theatre Aberdeen
1994/95: Cinderella – Harlequin Theatre, Redhill
1995/96; Cinderella – Crewe Lyceum
1996/97: Jack and the Beanstalk – Poole
1997/98: Cinderella – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
1998/99: Aladdin - Harlequin Theatre, Redhill
1999/00: Aladdin – Yvonne Arnaud - Guildford
Angie Reynolds from 1999 - 2002
FREYA COPELAND
2002/03: Jack & The Beanstalk - Gatehouse Theatre Stafford
2006/07: Mother Goose - Churchill Theatre, Bromley
2012/13: Peter Pan - Camberley Theatre
Carlos Diaz from 2000 - 2001
GARY TURNER
2003/04: Cinderella - Rhyl Pavilion
2004/05: Peter Pan – Rhyl Pavilion
2005/06: Peter Pan – The Palace Theatre, Mansfield
2006/07: Peter Pan– Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke
2008/09: Peter Pan – Bournemouth Pavilion
2009/10: Peter Pan – Grand Theatre, Blackpool
2010/11: Peter Pan – Poole
2011/12: Peter Pan – Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke
2012/13: Peter Pan – Floral Pavilion, Liverpool
2017/18: Peter Pan – Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke
Megan Macey from 2012 - 2019
GAYNOR FAYE
2009/10: Jack and the Beanstalk - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Carly Hope from 2015 - 2017
GEMMA ATKINSON
2008/09: Peter Pan – Manchester Opera House
Rachel Hughes from 1988 - 1999
GLENDA MCKAY
1990/91: Cinderella - Victoria Theatre Halifax
Did not complete the run due to a throat infection
2000/01: Cinderella - The Albert Halls, Bolton
2002/03: Dick Whittington - Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield
2003/04: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Windsor
Delilah Dingle from 2005 - 2007
HAYLEY TAMADDON
2000/01: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Alban Arena St Albans
2004/05: Aladdin - Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale
2007/08: Cinderella - Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
2008/09: Cinderella - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
2010/11: Peter Pan - Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
2011/12: Sleeping Beauty - Theatre Royal, Norwich
2012/13: Jack and the Beanstalk - The Forum, Billingham
2017/18: Aladdin - The Bristol Hippodrome
2018/19: Aladdin - Palace Theatre, Newark
2021/22: Cinderella - Rhyl Pavilion
2022/23: Sleeping Beauty - Blackpool Grand
2023/24: Jack and the Beanstalk - Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
2024/25: Cinderella - Blackpool Grand
Dave Glover from 1994 - 1997
IAN KELSEY
1995/96: Cinderella - Davenport Theatre
1996/97: Babes in the Wood - Sunderland Empire
Jackie Merrick from 1980 - 1989
IAN SHARROCK
1990/91: Babes in the Wood - Leeds City Varieties
1993/94: Dick Whittington - Leeds City Varieties
Dolly Acaster from 1977 - 1991
JEAN ROGERS
1988/89: Mother Goose – New Theatre, Hull
1989/90: Cinderella – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
1991/92: Aladdin - Rotherham Civic
1992/93: Aladdin - Theatre Royal and Opera House, Wakefield
1994/95: Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
2001/02: Peter pan - Horsham Arts Centre
2009/10: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
– The Carriageworks, Leeds
Cain Dingle from 2000 - present
JEFF HORDLEY
2006/07: Mother Goose – Churchill Theatre, Bromley
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Ned Glover from 1994 - 1999, 2000
JOHNNY LEEZE
1996/97: Jack and the Beanstalk - Bridlington Spa
2001/02: Aladdin - Theatre Royal, St Helens
2003/04 Aladdin - Billingham Forum
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Johnny passed away 25th October 2020
Prince Harris from 2016 - 2017, 2020
JONATHAN WRATHER
2003/04: Jack and the Beanstalk - Victoria Theatre, Halifax
2018/19: Aladdin - Rhyl Pavilion
Cynthia Daggert from 2001 - 2002
KAY PURCELL
2009/10: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs – Telford
2010/11: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs – Preston
2014/15: Sleeping Beauty – Southport Theatre
2016/17: Sleeping Beauty – Ferneham Hall, Fareham
Scarlett Nicholls from 2007 - 2012
KELSEY-BETH CROSSLEY
2011/12: Aladdin – Floral Pavilion, Liverpool
2014/15: Jack and the Beanstalk – Grimsby Auditorium
2016/17: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
– Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale
2018/19: Aladdin - Middleton Arena
2019/20: Aladdin - The Forum, Barrow
Andy Hopwood from 1996 - 2016
KELVIN FLETCHER
2018/19: The Wizard of Oz - Blackpool Opera House
2019/20: Sleeping Beauty - Sunderland Empire
2020/21: Sleeping Beauty - Sheffield Lyceum
- CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
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Kelvin had been announced to star in the title role of Aladdin for the 2019/20 season at the Theatre Royal St Helens but pulled out after signing to appear on BBC TV's Strictly Come Dancing instead.
Tom King from 2004 - 2006
KEN FARRINGTON
2008/09: Peter Pan - Lowestoft
Roz Fielding from 2010 - 2012
KIRSTY-LEIGH PORTER
2011/12: The Wizard of Oz – Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale
2013/14: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs – Marine Hall Fleetwood
Alex Moss from 2011 - 2012
KURTIS STACEY
2012/13: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs – The Deco, Northampton
2013/14: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
– The Forum Theatre, Billingham
2014: (Easter) Aladdin – Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
2014/15: Jack and the Beanstalk – Theatre Royal, St Helens
2015: (Easter tour) Peter Pan
2015/16: Dick Whittington – Liverpool Empire
2016/17: Jack and the Beanstalk – The Forum Theatre, Billingham
2017/18: Cinderella – The Forum Theatre, Billingham
2018/19: Peter Pan - The Forum Theatre, Billingham
Dan Spencer from 2011 - 2023
LIAM FOX
2023/24: Aladdin - Theatre Royal, St Helens
Carrie Nicholls from 2007 - 2008
LINDA LUSARDI
1988/89: Cinderella - Dartford Orchard
1989/90: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- The Hexagon Theatre, Reading
1992/93: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1993/94: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Wolverhampton Grand
1994/95: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Darlington Civic
1995/96: Dick Whittington - Bradford Alhambra
1997/98: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- The Hexagon Theatre, Reading
1998/99: Robin Hood - Wolverhampton Grand
1999/00: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Theatre Royal Nottingham
2000/01: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Wimbledon Theatre
2001/02: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - New Theatre, Cardiff
2002/03: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Darlington Civic
2003/04: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Churchill Theatre, Bromley
2004/05: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- New Victoria Theatre, Woking
2005/06: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
2006/07: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Theatre Royal, Plymouth
2008/09: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Wycombe Swan
2009/10: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Royal and Derngate, Northampton
2010/11: Cinderella - Venue Cymru, Llandudno
2011/12: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Wolverhampton Grand
2012/13: Sleeping Beauty - Darlington Civic
2013/14: Sleeping Beauty - Royal and Derngate, Northampton
2014/15: Cinderella - New Theatre, Cardiff
2015/16: Aladdin - New Theatre, Cardiff
2016/17: Cinderella - Crowns Theatre, Hull
2017/18: Sleeping Beauty - The Woodville, Gravesend
2018/19: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Playhouse Weston Super Mare
2019: The Wizard of Oz - Theatre Royal St Helens
2019/20: Cinderella - Playhouse, Weston Super Mare
2021/22: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Playhouse, Weston Super Mare
2022: Cinderella - Blackburn Empire
2023: Dick Whittington - Playhouse, Weston Super Mare
2025: Sleeping Beauty - The Beck Theatre, Hayes
Zoe Tate from 1989 - 2005
LEAH BRACKNELL
2006/07: Cinderella - Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
2007/08: Jack and the Beanstalk
- Princess Theatre Torquay & The Brindley, Runcorn
2008/09: Jack and the Beanstalk - Grand Opera House, York
2009/10: Cinderella - Brindley Theatre, Runcorn
2010/11: Sleeping Beauty - The Hexagon Theatre, Reading
2011/12: Cinderella - King's Theatre Portsmouth
2012/13: Jack and the Beanstalk - Charter Theatre Preston
2013/14: Cinderella - Charter Theatre Preston
2014/15: Sleeping Beauty - Princess Theatre Torquay
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Leah passed away aged 55 in September 2019
Rosemary Kandall from 1975 - 1976
LESLEY MANNVILLE
1975/76 Cinderella - Grand Theatre, Leeds
Mandy Dingle from 1995 - 2001, 2019 - present
LISA RILEY
1996/97: Cinderella - Victoria Theatre Halifax
2000/01: Dick Whittington - Wolverhampton Grand
2001/02: Aladdin - Grand Opera House Belfast
2002/03: Goldilocks & The 3 Bears - Swansea Grand
2003/04: Goldilocks & The 3 Bears - Darlington Civic
2004/05: Cinderella - Regent Theatre Stoke
2005/06: Jack & The Beanstalk - Llandudno
2006/07: Jack & The Beanstalk - King's Theatre Southend
2007/08: Aladdin - Southport Theatre
2008/09: Cinderella - Stockport Plaza
2009/10: Aladdin - Kings Theatre Southend
2010/11: Cinderella - Grand Opera House York
2011/12: Snow White & The Sven Dwarfs
- Princess Theatre Torquay
2012/13: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Kings Theatre Southsea
2013/14: Snow White - Cliffs End Pavilion Southend
2014/15: Jack & The Beanstalk - Crewe Lyceum
2015/16: Jack & The Beanstalk - Bradford Alhambra
2016/17: Aladdin - Wolverhampton Grand
2017/18: Jack & The Beanstalk - Wolverhampton Grand
2018/19: Beauty and the Beast - New Theatre Cardiff
Steph Stokes from 2002 - 2013
LORRAINE CHASE
1979/80: Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
1980/81: Cinderella - Princess Theatre, Torquay
1981/82: Aladdin – King’s Theatre, Southsea
1982/83: Cinderella – Lewisham Theatre
1983/84: Cinderella – Palace Theatre, Manchester
1984/85: Babes in the Wood – Lewisham Theatre
1985/86: Aladdin - Beck Theatre, Hayes
1987/88: Jack and the Beanstalk - Bournemouth Pavilion
1988/89: Aladdin – Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1989/90: Dick Whittington - King’s Theatre, Southsea
1990/91: Dick Whittington - Princess Theatre, Torquay
1991/92: Aladdin - Alban Arena St Albans
1992/93: Aladdin - Horsham Arts Centre
1993/94: Dick Whittington – Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1994/95: Robinson Crusoe – Bournemouth Pavilion
1995/96: Puss in Boots – Queens Theatre Barnstaple
1996/97: Jack and the Beanstalk – Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1997/98: Dick Whittington – Theatre Royal Brighton
1999/00: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Devonshire Park, Eastbourne
2007/08: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
– King’s Theatre Southsea
2009/10: Sleeping Beauty – Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
2010/11: Sleeping Beauty – Beck Theatre, Hayes
2013/14: Sleeping Beauty – Grand Opera House, Belfast
2016/17: Snow White – The Spa Bridlington
Kathy Glover from 1985 - 2005
MALANDRA BURROWS
1988/89: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Civic Theatre Halifax
1991/92: Peter Pan - Civic Theatre Halifax
1993/94: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Theatre Royal Newcastle
1994/95: Jack and the Beanstalk - Birmingham Hippodrome
2002/03: Jack and the Beanstalk – Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
2004/05: Cinderella – Grimsby
2005/06: Jack and the Beanstalk – Sheffield
2007/08: Sleeping Beauty – Bournemouth Pavilion
2008/09: Sleeping Beauty– Mansfield
2009/10: Sleeping Beauty – Swansea Grand
Nicky Pritchard in 2011
MATT MILBURN
2008/09: Cinderella - Southport Theatre
2010/11: Aladdin - Camberley Theatre
2011/12: Cinderella – Cresset Theatre, Peterborough
2012/14: Cinderella – Theatre Royal, Norwich
David Metcalfe in 2006 - 2023
MATTHEW WOLFENDEN
2024/25: Jack and the Beanstalk - Sunderland Empire
2025/26: Dick Whittington - St Helens Theatre Royal
Frank Clayton from 2016 - 2019
MICHAEL PRAED
In 1983 Michael starred as Aladdin over the pantomime season in a unique show called 'Abbracadabara' which involved the music of Abba with all new lyrics
and a panto storyline.
Elsa Feldmann from 1990 - 1994
NAOMI LEWIS
1991/92: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Nottingham
Nicola King from 2001 - present
NICOLA WHEELER
2006/07: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
– New Victoria Theatre Halifax
Moira Brown in 2009 - present
NATALIE ROBB
1997/98: Jack and the Beanstalk - King's Theatre, Edinburgh
1999/00: Beauty and the Beast - HIs Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Veronica in 2013
NICOLE FARADAY
2008/09: Snow White - Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
2015: Snow White - Place Theatre, Telford
2025/2026: Sleeping Beauty - Marina Theatre, Lowestoft
Luke McAllister from 1993 - 1995
NOAH HUNTLEY
1994/95: Cinderella - The Anvil, Basingstoke
Frank Tate from 1989 - 1997
NORMAN BOWLER
1997/98 Peter Pan – Grand Theatre, Swansea
1998/99 Jack and the Beanstalk - Sheffield Lyceum
1999/00 Peter Pan - Darlington Civic
2000/01 Peter Pan – New Theatre, Cardiff
2002/02 Jack and the Beanstalk – Theatre Royal Newcastle
Rodney Blackstock from 2000 - present
PATRICK MOWER
1986/87: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Newcastle
1987/88: Dick Whittington – Birmingham Alexandra
1988/89: Mother Goose – New Theatre, Hull
1989/90: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
1990/91: Babes in the Wood – Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1991/92: Jack and the Beanstalk – Piccadilly Theatre
1992/93: Dick Whittington – Theatre Royal Plymouth
1994/95: Peter Pan – Grand Theatre, Blackpool
1995/96: Jack and the Beanstalk – Grand Theatre, Swansea
1997/98: Aladdin – Cliffs Pavilion
1998/99: Aladdin - Harlequin Theatre, Redhill
1999/00: Peter Pan - Alban Arena, St Albans
2000/01: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
– Manchester Opera House
PATSY KENSIT
Sadie Sinclair from 2004 - 2006
1982/83: Cinderella - Richmond Theatre
2005/06: Aladdin – Richmond Theatre
2011/12: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
– Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Betty Eagleton from 1994 - 2015
PAULA TILBROOK
1975/76 Cinderella - Oldham Coliseum
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Paula passed away 1st December 2019 aged 89 although her death was not publicly announced until July 2020 at the wishes of her family.
Phil Pearce from 1986 - 1989
PETER ALEXANDER
1986/87: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Victoria Theatre Halifax
1988/89: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Civic Theatre Halifax
2015/16: Peter Pan - Middleton Arena
Chris Tate from 1988 - 2003
PETER AMORY
2003/04: Aladdin – Weston Super Mare Playhouse
2004/05: Aladdin – The Broadway, Peterborough
2008/09: Aladdin – Grimsby Auditorium
2010/11: Dick Whittington – Kilmarnock
2011/12: Aladdin – Weston Super Mare Playhouse
2013/14: Robin Hood – Theatre Royal, Lincoln
2014/15: Jack and the Beanstalk – Theatre Royal, Lincoln
2015/16: Sleeping Beauty – Theatre Royal, Lincoln
2017/18: Jack and the Beanstalk – The Shaw Theatre, London
2018/19: Beauty and the Beast - Dorking Halls
2019/20: Aladdin - Heywood Civic
2021/22: Aladdin - Bradford Playhouse
2022/23: Peter Pan - Exmouth Pavilion
Jonny Foster from 2007 - 2009
RICHARD GRIEVE
1996/97: Dick Whittngton - Oakengates Theatre Telford
2003/04: Beauty and the Beast - Porthcawl
2004/05: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
- Harlequin Theatre Redhill
2005/06: Dick Whittington - Oakengates Telford
2006/07: Cinderella - Broadway Theatre, Catford
2008/09: Jack and the Beanstalk - Camberley
2009/10: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
- Watersmeet Rickmansworth
Amos Brearly from 1972 - 1995
RONALD MAGILL
1966/67: Jack and the Beanstalk - Nottingham Playhouse
1990/91: Dick Whittington
- Hertsmere Centre, Borehamwood, London
1993/94: Cinderella - Grand Opera House York
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Ronald passed away aged 87 in 2007
Jo Sugden from 2005 - 2008
ROXANNE PALLETT
2009/10: Cinderella – Theatre Royal, Newcastle
2014/15: Beauty and the Beast – Whitley Bay Playhouse
2017/18: Jack and the Beanstalk – Ipswich Regent
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2018/19 - Roxanne had been booked to star in Cinderella at the Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield
but following her appearance on the 2018 series of Celebrity Big Brother (Channel 5) she was subsequently fired from her panto role after making false accusations of assault against fellow housemate Ryan Thomas.
Lexi King from 2007 - 2009
SALLY OLIVER
2009/10: Cinderella - Reading Hexagon
Bernice Blackstock from 1998–2002, 2004, 2012–2019, 2021–2023, 2025
SAMANTHA GILES
2023/24: Cinderella - Alhambra, Bradford
Katie Sugden from 2001 - 2015
SAMMY WINWARD
2019/20: Cinderella - Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
2022/23: Cinderella - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham
Sally Spode from 2009 - 2010
SIAN REEVES
2010/11: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
– Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
2021/22: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Norwich
2022/23: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - New Theatre, Cardiff
Biff Fowler from 1994 - 2005
STUART WADE
1999/00: Aladdin - Dorking Halls
2000/01: Cinderella - Grand Opera House York
2001/02: Cinderella – Tameside Hippodrome
2002/03: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs – Tameside Hippodrome
2003/04: Jack and the Beanstalk – Grand Opera House, York
2005/06: Cinderella – Southport Theatre
2006/07: Cinderella
– Princess Theatre Torquay & Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn
2007/08: Jack and the Beanstalk
– Princess Theatre, Torquay & Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn
2008/09: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
- Princess Theatre Torquay & Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn
2010/11: Cinderella - Grand Opera House, York
2011/12: Cinderella – Kings Theatre, Portsmouth
2013/14: Jack and the Beanstalk
- Princess Theatre, Torquay & Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn
2014/15: Cinderella – Grand Opera House, York
2016/17: Aladdin – Grand Opera House York
2017/18: Beauty and the Beast – Grand Opera House York
2018/19: Beauty and the Beast - Grimsby Auditorium
2019/20: Aladdin - Grimsby Auditorium
Jean Hope in 2006
SUSAN PENHALIGON
2007/08: Cinderella – Camberley Theatre
2008/09: Jack and the Beanstalk – Theatre Royal, Bath
2013/14: Sleeping Beauty – Barnstaple
Adam Forrester from 2001 - 2002
TIM VINCENT
1999/00: Aladdin - Swansea Grand
2001/02: Aladdin - Opera House Manchester
2004/05: Cinderella - Grand Opera House, York
2008/09: Aladdin - Guild Hall Preston
2010/11: Aladdin - Glyndwr
Carl King from 2004 - 2012
TOM LISTER
2012/13: Peter Pan – Sunderland Empire
2013/14: Peter Pan – Grand Theatre, Blackpool
2016/17: Peter Pan – Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
2019/20: Peter Pan - Grand Theatre Blackpool
2020/21: Pantomonium! - Grand Theatre Blackpool
2021/22: Peter Pan - Festival Theatre, Malvern
2022/23: Aladdin - Theatre Royal Bath
2023/24: Aladdin - Grand Theatre Blackpool
2024/25: Peter Pan - Floral Pavilion – New Brighton
2025/26: Jack and the Beanstalk - Malvern Theatre
Linda Glover from 1994 - 1997
TONICHA JERONIMO
1997/98: Cinderella - Sunderland Empire
2000/01: Cinderella - Grand Opera House York
2001/02: Cinderella - Tameside Hippodrome
Mick Naylor from 2008 - 2009
TONY HAYGARTH
2009/10: Dick Whittington – Stage Theatre, Sevenoaks
2010/11: Jack and the Beanstalk – Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks
2012/13: Aladdin – Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks
Archie Brooks from 1983 - 1993
TONY PITTS
1993/94: Jack and the Beanstalk - Mansfield Civic Theatre
VICKY BINNS- as seen as OLLIE REYNOLDS from 1999 - 2003
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