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Lesley Joseph

2025

winner

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"I love pantomime, its serious,
its funny, its magical and it tells a story," Lesley

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Lesley Diana Joseph (born 14 October 1945) is an English actress and broadcaster, whose career on stage and screen spans over fifty years. She is best known for playing Dorien Green in the television sitcom Birds of a Feather from 1989 to 1998 and again from 2014 to 2020. Other television credits include Absurd Person Singular (1985) and Night and Day (2001–2003).

Her stage roles include UK touring productions of Thoroughly Modern Millie (2005), Calendar Girls (2011) and Annie (2015). In 2018, she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, for the original West End production of Young Frankenstein. Lesley has been entertaining panto audiences now for over 

and now it's time to celebrate her achievements by adding her to the PANTO ARCHIVE HALL OF FAME! 

 

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A NOTE FROM GARY L JOHNSON

What can we say about Lesley Joseph - like many of you my first introduction to Lesley

was seeing her as a young child in BIRDS OF A FEATHER. I remember saying she used to 

be the crazy lady who "popped" around to see the two little girls. Anyway fast forward to 

today we all know that Lesley is more than that. She's gone on to many fantastic

performances but let me take a moment to focus on her in panto. Since researching her work 

for this award it's been amazing to see how much Lesley has done and how highly everyone speaks about her. Her performances in pantomimes have entertained the whole family every year and every year she still keeps a top performance as one of the high headliners - a name that everyone looks for each year. Well done Lesley you've worked really hard and we're proud to welcome you to the hall of fame!

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Interview
recorded
January 2024

 

Panto Credits
A selection of Lesley's pantos

1991: 
Cinderella

Richards Theatre

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1992: Cinderella

Theatre Royal, Bath

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1993: Dick Whittington

Birmingham Hippodrome

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1994: Dick Whittingham

Southampton Mayflower

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1995: Dick Whittington

New Victoria, Woking

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1996: Dick Whittington

Theatre Royal, Plymouth

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1997: Dick Whittington 

Wimbledon Theatre

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1998: Dick Whittington

Theatre Royal, Nottingham

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2000: Dick Whittington

Theatre Royal, Newcastle

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2002: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Theatre Royal, Brighton

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2003: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Richmond Theatre

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2004: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Theatre Royal, Newcastle

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2005: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Bradford Alhambra

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2006: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

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2007: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

New Theatre Cardiff

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2008: Cinderella

Theatre Royal, Plymouth

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2009: Cinderella

Orchard Theatre, Dartford

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2010: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Grand Theatre, Belfast

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2011: Cinderella

Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe

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2012: Robinson Crusoe

Birmingham Hippodrome

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2013: Robinson Crusoe

Southampton Mayflower

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2014: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Theatre Royal, Nottingham
 

2015: Cinderella

Cliffs Pavilion, Southend 

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2016: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Theatre Royal, Plymouth 

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2018: Cinderella

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

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2019: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Birmingham Hippodrome 

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2020: Sleeping Beauty

Southampton Mayflower

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2021: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Bristol Hippodrome

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2022: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Milton Keynes Theatre

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2023: Jack and the Beanstalk

New Theatre, Cardiff

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2024: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Theatre Royal, Plymouth

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