Guildford YA
Named after the actress Yvonne Arnaud, it presents a series of locally produced and national touring productions, including opera, ballet and pantomime.
Panto history at Guildford, YA
1966: Sleeping Beauty
1967: Jack and the Beanstalk
1968: The Magic Carpet
1969: The Wizard of Oz
1970: Alice in Wonderland
1971: Humpty Dumpty
1972: The Pied Piper of Hamlyn
1973: Sleeping Beauty
1974: Sinbad the Sailor
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1977: Pinocchio
1978: Cinderella
1979: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1980: Aladdin
1981: Mother Goose
1982: Jack and the Beanstalk
1983: Robinson Crusoe
1984: The Wind in the Willows
1985: Hans Anderson
1986: Jack and the Beanstalk
1987: Babes in the Wood
1988: Aladdin
1989: Cinderella
1990: Robinson Crusoe
1991: Dick Whittington
1992: Aladdin
1993: Peter Pan
1994: The Snow Queen
1995: The Wizard of Oz
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1997: Cinderella
1998: Jack and the Beanstalk
1999: Aladdin
2000: Peter Pan
2001: Snow White and the Severn Dwarfs
2002: Jack and the Beanstalk
2003: Dick Whittington
2004: Aladdin
2005: Cinderella
2006: Snow White and the Severn Dwarfs
2007: Jack and the Beanstalk
2008: Aladdin
2009: Cinderella
2010: Sleeping Beauty
2011: Jack and the Beanstalk
2012: Aladdin
2013: Cinderella
2014: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2015: Jack and the Beanstalk
2016: Aladdin
2017: Dick Whittington
2018: Cinderella
2019: Sleeping Beauty
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2021: Dick Whittington
2022: Jack and the Beanstalk
2023: Cinderella
2024: Dick Whittington
2025: Peter Pan and the Lusty Boys
2026: Sleeping Beauty
1966
1966/67: Sleeping Beauty
Cast
John Dalby
Johnny Parker​
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1967/68: Jack and the Beanstalk
Cast
Albert Moffatt​
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1968/69: The Magic Carpet​
1969/70: The Wizard of Oz
1970/71: Alice in Wonderland
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1971/72: Humpty Dumpty
Cast
Michael Collins​
Kevin Miller
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1972/73: The Pied Piper of Hamlyn​
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1973/74: Sleeping Beauty
Cast
John Dalby​
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1974/75: Sinbad the Sailor​
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1977
1977/78: Pinocchio​
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1978
1978/79: Cinderella
Cast
John Noakes (Blue Peter)
Peter Purves (Blue Peter)
Bonnie Langford (Eastenders)
David Morton
Michael Sharvell Martin
Jacqui-Ann Carr
Kathy Evans
Barbara Norton
1979
1979/80: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Cast
Ed Stewart
Peter Glaze
Jan Hunt
Leon Green
Finn & Jones
1980
1980/81: Aladdin
Cast
Ann Sidney as Aladdin
Richard Murdoch as Widow Twankey
Brian Cant as Wishee Washee
Derek Griffiths as Abanazar
Vicky Payton as Princess
John Larson as Emperor
Edward Owen as Vizier
Wendy Roast as Genie
with Lindsey Betts, Richard Watkins, Anne Easton, Gillian Robertson, Gary Noakes and Sandra Randall
Directed by Brian Hewitt-Jones
Choreographer Antony Johns
Musical Director Glynn Hale
A Paul Elliott Production
1981
1981/82: Mother Goose
16th December 1981 - 16th January 1982
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Cast
Su Pollard (Hi De Hi, You Rang M'Lord, Oh! Doctor Beeching)
Peter Byrne (Bread)
Tudor Davies
Susan Beagley
Desmond & Marks
Cheryl Taylor
Duggie Mann
McDonald Hobley
Bernard Cribbins
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Directed by Tudor Davies
A Paul Elliott Production
1982
1982/83: Jack and the Beanstalk
15th December 1982 - 15th January 1983
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Cast
Basil Brush
Tony Brandon
Kathy Evans
MDonald Hobley
Polly Ann Tanner
Howard Williams
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A Paul Elliott Production
Directed by Peter Purves
1983
1983/84: Robinson Crusoe
14th December 1983 - 14th January 1984
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Cast
John Noakes
Peter Purves
Lance Percival
Kathy Evans
Gareth Jones
Belinda Carroll
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A Paul Elliott Production
Directed by Peter Purves
1984
1984/85: The Wind in the Willows
1985/86: Hans Anderson
1986
1986/87: Jack and the Beanstalk
17th December 1986 - 17th January 1987
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Cast
June Whitfield (Terry & June, Carry on Films)
Terry Scott (Terry & June, Carry On Films)
Reginald Marsh
Janey Mahoney
Aubrey Woods
Christopher Luscombe
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1987
1987/88: Babes in the Wood
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Cast
Roy Hudd
Bill Pertwee (Dad's Army)
Jack Tripp
John Watts
Allen Christie
Janey Mahoney
1988
1988/89: Aladdin​
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Cast
Mike Yarwood pulled out due to ill health before the run
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Sam Kelly (Allo Allo)
Geoffrey Durham
Bernard Cribbins
Michael Elphick (Boon, Eastenders)
Michaela Stachan (The Really Wild Show)
1989
1989/90: Cinderella
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Cast
Bonnie Langford (Eastenders)
Gyles Brandreth
Dawson Chance
Mark Curry (Blue Peter)
Phillip Day
Simon Cummings
Gurden Ure (Super Gran)
1990
1990/91: Robinson Crusoe
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Cast
Frances Dodge
Tessa Sanderson
Russell Grant
Peter Byrne (Bread)
Howard Leader (That's Life)
Nick Staverson
Evadne Hinge
1991
1991/92: Dick Whittington
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Cast
Patrick Cargill
Jonathon Morris (Bread)
Dora Bryan (Last of the Summer Wine)
Richard Gibson (Allo Allo)
Louise English
1992
1992/93: Aladdin
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Cast
Karl Howman (Boon, Eastenders)
Tony Selby
Liza Goddard (Give Us a Clue)
Paul Hendy
1993
1993/94: Peter Pan
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Cast
Brian Blessed (Flash Gordon)
Toyah Wilcox
Hildergard Neil
Karen Clegg
1994
1994/95: The Snow Queen
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Cast
Anita Dobson (Eastenders)
Bernard Cribbins
Aled Jones
Peter Blake
1995
1995/96: The Wizard of Oz
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Cast
Brian Blessed (Flash Gordon)
Peter Duncan (Blue Peter)
Arthur Bostrom (Allo Allo)
1997
1997/98: Cinderella
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Cast
Dora Bryan (Last of the Summer Wine)
Mike Holloway
Wayne Sleep
Geoffrey Davies
Linzi Hatley
Frederick Pyne (Emmerdale)
John Challis (Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass)
1998
1998/99: Jack and the Beanstalk
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Cast
Robert Powell (The Detectives)
Trevor Bannister (Are You Being Served?)
Tim Brooke Taylor
Rosemarie Ford (The Generation Game)
Patrica Shakesby (Howards' Way)
1999
1999/00: Aladdin
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Cast
Robert Powell (The Detectives)
Kate O'Mara (Triange, Dynasty, Bad Girls)
Trevor Bannister (Are You Being Served?)
Robin Askwith
Frederick Pyne
Louise English
Naoko Mori
2000
2000/2001: Peter Pan
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Cast
Peter Bowles
Liza Goddard
Sam Kelly (Allo Allo)
Issy Van Randwyck
2001
2001/2002:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Cast
Kate O'Mara (Triangle, Dynasty, Bad Girls)
Gorden Kaye (Allo Allo)
Tony Howes
Warwick Davis
Carrie Netting
Neil Ditt
2002
2002/2003: Jack and the Beanstalk
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Cast
Rula Lenska
Andy Collins
Neil Hamilton
Christine Hamilton
Royce Mills
Daniella Gibb
MichaeL cOCHRANE
2003
2003/2004: Dick Whittington
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Cast
Bonnie Langford (Eastenders)
Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who)
Paul Hendy
Dora Bryan (Last of the Summer Wine)
Royce Mills
Graham James
Scott St Martin
Claire Huckle
2004
2004/2005: Aladdin
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Cast
Britt Ekland (Bond Girl)
Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who)
Paul Hendy
Issy Van Randwyck
2005
2005/2006: Cinderella
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Cast
Liza Goddard (Give Us a Clue, Woof!)
Paul Hendy
Bonnie Langford (Eastenders)
2006
2006/2007: Snow White and the Severn Dwarfs
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Cast
Stephanie Beacham (The Colbys, Dynasty, Bad Girls)
Paul Hendy
Royce Mills
Peter Gordon
Ray Griffiths
Rusty Goffe
2007
2007/2008: Jack and the Beanstalk
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Cast
Stephanie Beacham (The Colbys, Dynasty, Bad Girls)
Peter Duncan (Blue Peter)
Royce Mills
Liza Goddard (Give Us a Clue, Woof!)
Peter Gordon
Richard Meek
2008
2008/2009: Aladdin
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Cast
Nigel Havers as Abanazae
Jamie Brook
Peter Gordon
Hilary O'Neil
Royce Mills
Lloyd Hollett
Emma Thornett
2009
2009/2010: Cinderella
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Cast
Gethin Jones (Blue Peter)
Hilary O'Neil
Peter Gordon
Jack Edwards
Royce Mills
Lloyd Hollett
Nichola McAuliffe
2010
2010/2011: Sleeping Beauty​
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Cast
Shane Lynch (Boyzone)
Sarah Jane Honeywell
Nichola McAuliffe
Peter Gordon
Llloyd Hollett
2011
2011/2012: Jack and the Beanstalk​
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Cast
Bonnie Langford (Eastenders)
Peter Gordon
Emma Thornett
Royce Mills
Lloyd Hollett
2012
2012/2013: Aladdin​
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Cast
Susie Blake
Jamie Brook
Emma Thornett
Peter Gordon
Royce Mills
Joe Allen
Kit Hesketh Harvey
2013
2013/2014: Cinderella​
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Cast
Bonnie Langford (Eastenders)
Jamie Brook
Peter Gordon
Kit Hesketh Harvey
Tom Senior
Alice Baker
2014
2014/2015: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs​
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Cast
Josie Lawrence
Jamie Brook
Peter Gordon
Kit Hesketh Harvey
Ray Griffiths
2015
2015/2016: Jack and the Beanstalk​
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Cast
Dillie Keane
Peter Gordon
Jamie Brook
Kit Hesketh Harvey
2016
2016/2017: Aladdin​
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Cast
Emma Thornett
Jamie Brook
Peter Gordon
Ray Griffiths
Jamie Dee
Kit Hesketh Harvey
2017
2017/2018: Dick Whittington​
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Cast
Jamie Brook
Judy Cornwell (Keeping Up Appearances)
Peter Gordon
Kit Hesketh Harvey
Nick Barclay
2018
2018/2019: Cinderella​
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Cast
Michelle Gayle (Eastenders)
Jamie Brook
Peter Gordon
Kit Hesketh Harvey
Nick Barclay
Cameron Burt
Georgie Leatherland
2019
2019/2020: Sleeping Beauty​
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Cast
Holly Tandy (X Factor)
Jamie Brook
Peter Gordon
Kit Hesketh Harvey
2021
2021/2022: Dick Whittington​
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Cast
Peter Gordon
James Merry
Kit Hesketh Harvey
Robbie Scott
Jake Ibelo
Eliabeth Rowe
Maya Elliott
2022
2022/2023: Jack and the Beanstalk ​
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Cast
Peter Gordon
James Merry
Kit Hesketh Harvey
Maya Elliott
Ernest Stroud
2023
2023/2024: Cinderella​
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Cast
Lucy Benjamin
Peter Gordon,
Matt Pinches
James Merry
Lauren Azania
Stanton Wright
Matt Pinches
2024
2024/2025: Dick Whittington​
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Cast
Lucy Benjamin
Peter Gordon
Matt Pinches
Ricky Oakley
Safia Bartley
Jacob Kohli
2025
2025/2026: Peter Pan and the Lusty Boys​
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Cast
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2026
2026/2027: Sleeping Beauty​
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Cast
Lucy Benjamin
Peter Gordon
Ricky Oakley
Misha Malcolm
Tom Miller