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Australian SOAPS
Have a look below at some of the past Australian soaps who's stars mixed into the world of panto!
Please note shows are in alphabetical order and then stars in alphabetical order.
A County Practice
A Country Practice is an Australian television soap opera which ran from 18 November 1981 to 5 November 1994 on the Seven Network, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 1,058 episodes were produced.
Played SHIRLEY GILROY
LORRAE DESMOND
1956/57: Cinderella
- New Regal Cinema, Gloucester / Rialto Theatre York
1957/58: Cinderella - The Globe, Stockton
1958/59: Cinderella - Grand Theatre, Leeds
1959/60: Jack and the Beanstalk - Liverpool Empire
Played TERENCE ELLIOTT
SHANE PORTEOUS
1956/57: Cinderella
- New Regal Cinema, Gloucester / Rialto Theatre York
1957/58: Cinderella - The Globe, Stockton
1958/59: Cinderella - Grand Theatre, Leeds
1959/60: Jack and the Beanstalk - Liverpool Empire
Brian Wenzel (Frank Gilroy) is also known to have appeared in pantomimes but we sadly do not have any details.
Other actors who appeared in the series in smaller roles and also appeared in panto include Beth Buchanan (multiple ACP roles), Tom Oliver (Multiple ACP roles), Maggie Dence (Multiple ACP roles), Rebekah Elmaloglou (Christina Agapitos), Ray Meagher (Multiple ACP roles), Terence Donovan (Multiple ACP roles), Shane Connor (Multiple ACP roles), Justine Clarke (Nicki Simpson), Jackie Woodburne (Multiple ACP roles), Debra Lawrence (Multiple ACP roles), Judy Nunn (Nancy Brewer), Julie Mullins (Cathy Hatfield), John Adam (Rick Morrison), Vanessa Downing (Fiona Farrell), Roger Oakley (Multiple ACP roles), Frank Lloyd (Multiple roles, Rona Coleman (Anita Novak) and Maggie Millar (Sister Evelyn)
E STREET
E Street is an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by his production company, Westside Television Productions, for Network Ten. It was broadcast twice weekly, from Wednesday, 24 January 1989 to Thursday, 20 May 1993.
Played Max Simmons
BRUCE SAMAZAN
1994/95: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Kings Theatre Southsea
1995/96: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
- Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
Played JANINE / BONNIE TAIT
MELISSA BELL
1992/93: Cinderella - Princess Theatre, Torquay
1994/95: Peter Pan - Weston Super Mare Playhouse
1995/96: Snow White - Palace Theatre Mansfield
Played NIKKI SPENCER
MELISSA TKAUTZ
2018: Sleeping Beauty
- Comedy Theatre Melbourne / State Theatre Sydney
Played TONI WINDSOR
TONI PEAREN
1996: Aladdin - Sydney State Theatre
Other actors who appeared in smaller roles on E-Street and also appeared in pantomime include Norman Yemm (Ed Farrell), Rona Coleman (Veronica Bromley)
THE FLYING DOCTORS
The Flying Doctors is an Australian medical drama TV series that broadcast on the Nine Network produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan.
Played NICK CARDACI
ALEX PAPPS
1991/92: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Sunderland Empire
1992/93: Cinderella - Sunderland Empire
1993/94: Cinderella - Sands Centre, Carlisle
Played SISSY WETHERALL
ELAINE SMITH
1988/89: Mother Goose - Davenport Theatre, Stockport
Played RON "ROUGH NECK" MILLER / JACK BUXTON
MARK LITTLE
1991/92: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Sunderland Empire
1992/93: Cinderella - Sunderland Empire
1998/99: Aladdin - Connaught Theatre Worthing
1999/00: Beauty and the Beast - Komedia Brighton
2001/02: Jack and the Beanstalk - Worthing
2004/05: Wind in the Willows - Sevenoaks Playhouse
2006/07: Aladdin - Grand Theatre Swansea
2007/08: Aladdin - Pavilion Worthing
2008/09: Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
- Pavilion Theatre Worthing
2014/15: Jack & the Beanstalk- Queens Theatre North Devon
2015/16: Jack & the Beanstalk - Anvil Theatre Hampshire
2016/17: Peter Pan - Rhyl Pavilion
2017/18: Jack & the Beanstalk - Palace Theatre Mansfield
2018/19: Beauty and the Beast - Grimsby Auditorium
2019/20: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Grimsby Auditorium
2021/22: Peter Pan - Middlesbrough Theatre
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Played VIC BUCKLEY
MAURIE FIELDS
1961/62: Puss In Boots - Princess Theatre, Melbourne (Australia)
Played SAM PATTERSON
PETER O'BRIEN
1988/89: Mother Goose - Davenport Theatre, Stockport
Played NANCY BUCKLEY
VAL JELLAY
1945/46: Mother Goose - Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne (Australia)
1961/62: Puss In Boots - Princess Theatre, Melbourne (Australia)
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Other actors who had smaller roles in The Flying Doctors and also appeared in panto included Stefan Dennis (Doug Hennessy, Linda Hartley (Diana Daniels / Linda Gallagher), Shane Connor, Jacinta Stapleton, Val Lehman, Ross Newton, Maggie Dence, Roger Oakley, Terence Donovan, Lynne McGranger, Dennis Coard, Alan Fletcher, Vic Gordon and Andrew Williams
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HEART BREAK HIGH
Heartbreak High is an Australian television programme created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with some episodes airing in the UK ahead of their Australian release.
Played NICK POULOS
ALEX DIMITRIADES
1995/96: Aladdin - Cambridge Corn Exchange
Played DANIELLE MILLER
EMMA ROCHE
1996/97: Jack and the Beanstalk - Bradford Alhambra
Played LEE DELAINE
MARCEL BRACKS
1999/20: Aladdin - Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
Played PETER D'ESPOSITO
MARIO GAMMA
1999/00: Jack & The Beanstalk - Woodville Halls
2022 saw Heart Break High back on TV after a 23 year absence as the show receive the reboot treatment thanks to Netflix
Played PETER D'ESPOSITO
MARIO GAMMA
1999/00: Jack & The Beanstalk - Woodville Halls
SONS AND DAUGHTERS
Sons and Daughters is an Australian Logie Award-winning soap opera/drama serial, broadcast by the Seven Network between January 1982 and December 1987 and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation.
It was created by executive Reg Watson, and is distributed by Fremantle.
Note that on the flyers below for her panto appearances
in the UK her name was spelt on the posters as
Francis rather than Frances, this was the same for
any work that Cornelia carried out in the UK as there
was another Cornelia Frances on Equity's books.
Played Barbara Armstrong
CORNELIA FRANCES
1990: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
1991: Dick Whittington - Rhyl Pavilion
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Cornelia passed away in 2018 aged 77
Played Andrew Green
DANNY ROBERTS
​1988: Jack & The Beanstalk - Harlequin Theatre, Redhill
Played Wayne Hamilton
IAN RAWLINGS
1999: Aladdin - Beck Theatre, Hayes
Played Irene Fisher
JUDY NUNN
2001: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Ferneham Hall, Fareham
Played Heather O'Brien
RONA COLEMAN
1981/82: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Philip Street Theatre, Sydney (Australia)
Other actors to have appeared in Sons and Daughters in smaller roles and also pantomime include...
Jackie Woodburne (Young Patricia) episode 1
Tom Oliver (Andrew Brooks)
Terence Donovan (Tom Chaplin) episodes 680 - 711
Debra Lawrence (Lisa Cook) episodes 323 - 348
Shane Connor (Angel Jones) episodes 894 - 900
Craig McLachlan (Student)
Vanessa Downing (Cheryl Ryan)
Roger Oakley (Doctor)
THE SULLIVANS
The Sullivans is an Australian period drama television series which broadcast on the
Nine Network from 15 November 1976 until 10 March 1983.
Played ROSE SULLIVAN
MAGGIE DENCE
1992: Cinderella - Princess Theatre Torquay
1994: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
- Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage
Played NORM BAKER
NORMAN YEMM
1959: Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
- Theatre Royal, Adelaide (Australia)
Other actors who had smaller roles in The Sullivans and also appeared in panto included Stefan Dennis, Ian Smith, Roger Oakley, Anne Charleston, Debra Lawrence (Prue Waterman), Maggie Millar (Elizabeth Bradley) and Mark Little (Danny Wilson).