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Est: 2016
READING
The Royal County Theatre / Palace Theatre / Hexagon Theatre
The Theatre Royal & Albert Hall (Friar Street, Reading)was destroyed by fire in 1874
The Royal County Theatre opened 20th June 1887 and was renamed as The Prince's Theatre of Varieties in September 1893. This building was destroyed by fire on 25th August 1894.
The New County Theatre opened 16th September 1895.
The Palace Theatre (located in Cheapside) was opened on 30th September 1907. The venue closed for good on 9th January 1960 and was demolished in 1961.
The Hexagon Theatre (Queen's Walk, Reading) was built in 1977 and it's first performance too place 7th November 1977.
1936/37 Robinson Crusoe
New County Theatre
Jack Stanley
1939/40 Little Red Riding Hood
Palace Theatre
Wilfred Brandon
Yvonne Zeeta
Mona Vivian
Joan Morton
Irene White
George Perry
Fred Hovis
Peter Fannan
1944/45 Babes in the Wood
Palace Theatre
Jimmy Ramsay
Joy Holman
1954/54 Cinderella
Palace Theatre
Terry Scott
1957/58 Goody Two Shoes
Palace Theatre
Jay Martel
Penny Nicholls
Marina Eden
1959/60 Babes in the Wood
Palace Theatre
1983/84 Aladdin
Hexagon
Mike Berry (Are You Being Served)
Jack Smethurst
1986/87 Dick Whittington
Hexagon
Bobby Davro
Brian Cant (Playschool)
Letitia Dean (Eastenders)
Brian Conley
Geoff Capes
1987/88 Aladdin
Hexagon
Keith Chegwin
Frankie Howerd (Withdrew from production before rehearsals on health grounds)
Hilary O'Neil
Kathy Staff (Crossroads, Last of the Summer Wine)
Shreela Ghosh (Eastenders)
George Takei
1989/90 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Hexagon
Nikki Kelly (Hi De Hi)
Linda Lusardi
Stu Francis (Crackajack)
Barry McGuigan
1989/90 Babes in the Wood
Hexagon
Little & Large
Jan Leeming
Mia Carla
Tony Peers
Alan Meadows
Patsy Ann Scott
1990/91 Cinderella
Hexagon
Lionel Blair
Rod Hull & Emu
Liza Goddard
Fred Evans
Jimmy Thompson
David Tudor
Michael Gyngell
Paul Gyngell
Denise Van Outen
1991/92 Dick Whittington
Hexagon
Anita Dobson (Eastenders)
Christopher Biggins
The Chuckle Brothers
Bruce Montague (Butterflies)
Basil Soper
1992/93 Jack and the Beanstalk
Hexagon
Linda Nolan
Timmy Mallett
Tony Scannell
Charlie Drake
1993/94 Peter Pan
Hexagon
Leslie Grantham (Eastenders)
Bernie Clifton
Una Stubbs (Sherlock, Worzel Gummidge)
Michaela Strachan (The Really Wild Show)
1994/95 Aladdin
Hexagon
Dennis Waterman (Minder, New Tricks)
Rula Lenska
Tudor Davies
Charlie Cairoli
Jet (Gladiators)
1995/96 Cinderella
Hexagon
Bobby Davro
Linda Robson (Within These Walls, Birds of a Feather)
1996/97 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Hexagon
Mr Motivator (GMTV)
Wendy Turner
Peter Piper
Des King
Maurice Thorogood
Rory The Tiger
1997/98 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Hexagon
Linda Lusardi
Bernard Curry (Wentworth)
Dave Benson Phillips
The Power Rangers
1998/99 The Wizard of Oz
Hexagon
Michaela Strachan (The Hit Man and Her)
Andy Ford
Tony Adams
Simon Slater
1999/00 Peter Pan
Hexagon
Chris Jarvis
Hilary O'Neil
Derek Griffiths
Graham Rogers
Jo Michaels
2000/01 Cinderella
Hexagon
Keith Chegwin
Kym Valentine (Neighbours)
Peter Piper
2001/02 Aladdin
Hexagon
Kulvinder Ghir
Nick Weir
2002/03 Jack and the Beanstalk
Hexagon
Keith Chegwin
Carol Harrison (Eastenders)
Bill & Ben
2003/04 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Hexagon
Su Pollard (Hi De Hi)
Christopher Lilicrap
Deborah Chapman
2004/05 Mother Goose
Hexagon
Bonnie Langford (Eastenders)
Mark Speight
Christopher Lilicrap
2005/06 Cinderella
Hexagon
Lynda Baron (Open All Hours)
Michelle Hardwick
Christopher Lilicrap
2006/07 Aladdin
Hexagon
Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who)
Nicola Weeks
Christopher Lilicrap
2007/08 Jack and the Beanstalk
Hexagon
Toyah Wilcox
Simon Ludders
Harvey James
Christoper Lilicrap
2008/09 Dick Whittington
Hexagon
John Altman (Eastenders)
Guy Sinclair (Allo Allo)
2009/10 Cinderella
Hexagon
Rula Lenska
Sally Oliver
Nicola Weeks
Simon Davies
Rolan Bell
Laura Jeffrey
2010/11 Sleeping Beauty
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Jane Tucker (Rainbow)
Leah Bracknell (Emmerdale)
Jolyon Dixon
2011/12 Aladdin
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Anne Charleston (Crossraods, Neighbours, Emmerdale, Dosa and Joe, Prisoner Cell Block H)
2012/13 Beauty and the Beast
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Vicki Michelle (Allo Allo)
Jolyon Dixon
2013/14 Jack & the Beanstalk
Hexagon
Dani Harmer (Tracy Beaker)
Ken Morley (Coronation Street)
Emma Barton (Eastenders)
Paul Morse
Jon Clegg
Debbie McGee
Richard Morse
2014/15 Cinderella
Hexagon
Liza Goddard
Jon Clegg
Anna Williamson
Dave Myers
2015/16 Dick Whittington
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Kerry Newell
Paul Morse
2016/17 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Paul Morse
Karl Loxley
2017/18 Peter Pan
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Paul Morse
Kieran Morris
2018/19 Aladdin
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Paul Morse
2019/20 Cinderella
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Paul Morse
Gracie Johnson
2020/21 NO PANTOMIME DUE TO THE WORLD WIDE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19
Hexagon
2021/22 Beauty and the Beast
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Paul Morse
2022/23 Jack and the Beanstalk
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Paul Morse
Carl Tracey
Rachel Delooze
Ryan Alexander Full
2023/24 Sleeping Beauty
Hexagon
Justin Fletcher
Paul Morse
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