Est: 2016
Liverpool
Empire
The Liverpool Empire Theatre is a theatre on the corner of Lime Street in Liverpool, England. The playhouse, which opened in 1925, is the second one to be built on the site. It has the largest two-tier auditorium in the United Kingdom and can seat 2,348 people.
Panto history at Liverpool Empire
1946: Queen of Hearts
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1955: Dick Whittington
1956: Cinderella
1957: Babes
1958: Dick Whittington
1959: Jack and the Beanstalk
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1963: Puss in Boots
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1966: Old King Cole
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1972: Dick Whittington
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1977: Aladdin
1978: Dick Whittington
1979: Jack and the Beanstalk
1980: Babes in the wood
1981: Cinderella
1982: Mother Goose
1983: Aladdin
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1985: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1986: Aladdin
1987: Dick Whittington
1988: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1989: Cinderella
1990: Babes in the Wood
1991: Aladdin
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1994: Robinson Crusoe
1995: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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2005: Cinderella
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2008: Cinderella
2009: Peter Pan
2010: Aladdin
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2012: Cinderella
2013: Peter Pan
2014: Aladdin
2015: Dick Whittington
2016: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2017: Cinderella
2018: Jack
2019: Peter Pan
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1955: Dick Whittington
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Cast
Joan Regan
Sonnie Hale
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Produced by: Tom Arnold Pantomime
1956: Cinderella
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Cast
The Beverley Sisters
Ken Dodd
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Produced by: Tom Arnold Pantomime
1946: Queen of Hearts
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1946
1957: Babes in the Wood
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Cast
Jimmy Jewel
Ben Warris
1958
1958: Dick Whittington
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Cast
Joan Regan
Sonnie Hale
1959: Jack and the Beanstalk
Cast
Lorrae Desmond (A Country Practice)
Morecombe and Wise
Jimmy Clitherhoe
Hylda Baker
1959
1963
1963: Puss in Boots
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Cast
Jimmy Tarbuck
Frankie Vaughan
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Produced by: Tom Arnold Pantomimes
1966
1966: Merry King Cole
Cast
Dusty Springfrield
Peter Goodwright
Sid Plummer
Paul Ryan
Barry Ryan
Pat Lancaster
Charlie Cairolo
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Produced by: Tom Arnold Pantomimes
1972 Dick Whittington
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Cast
Frank Ifield
Riy Hudd
Nat Jackley
1972
1977
1977: Aladdin
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Cast
Syd Little
Eddie Large
Charlie Cairolo
Norman Collier
Patsy Ann Scott
John Gower
1978: Dick Whittington
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Cast
Cilla Black
Cannon and Ball
Frankie Desmond
George Roper
The Smurfs
1979: Jack and the Beanstalk
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Cast
Tom O'Connor
1978
1980: Babes in the Wood
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Cast
Les Dawson
1981: Cinderella
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Cast
Windsor Davis
Melvyn Haye
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1982
1982: Mother Goose
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Cast
John Inman (Are You Being Served?' Grace and Favour) as Mother Goose
Dawson Chance
Jimmy Patton
Brian Patton
Barbara Newman
1983: Aladdin​
Cast
Tom O'Connor
1985
1985: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Cast
Stan Boardman
Denise Nolan
1986
1986: Aladdin
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Cast
Cilla Black
Gareth Hunt
Bob Carolgees
1987: Dick Whittington
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Cast
Syd Lttle
Eddie Large
Patsy Ann Scott
Peter Lewis
Barnaby
Roland Rat
John Bett
Pepe & Co
1987
1988
1988: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Cast:
Dana
Dean Sullivan (Brookside)
Su Douglas
Ken Gibson
Bobby Bennett
1989 Cinderella
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Cast
Peter Howitt (Bread)
1990
1990: Babes in the Wood
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Cast
Stefan Dennis (Dream Team, Prisoner Cell Block H, Neighbours)
Emma Wray (Watching)
Maureen Nolan
Wally Scott
Billy Butler
Ken Wilson
Franky Whittle
1991
1991: Aladdin
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Cast
Mr T (The A Team)
Danny McCall (Brookside)
Wyn Calvin
Richard De Vere
Bradley Walsh
Johnny Kennedy
1994
1994: Robinson Crusoe
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Cast
David Essex
1995
1995: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Cast
Letitia Dean (Eastenders)
Steve Johnson
Barbaby
Sue Denning
Ken Gibson
Stephen J Dean
Margi Clarke (Making Out, Coronation Street)
2005
2005: Cinderella
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Cast
Julian Clary
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Produced by: Qdos Entertainment)
2008
2008/09: Cinderella
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Cast
Cilla Black
Les Dennis (Family Fortunes)
Ted Robbins (Phoenix Nights)
John Pickard (Hollyoaks)
Jennifer Ellison (Brookside)
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Produced by: First Family Entertainment
2009
2009/10: Peter Pan
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Cast
Henry Winkler (Happy Days)
Les Dennis (Family Fortunes)
Natasha Hamilton (Atomic Kitten)
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Produced by: First Family Entertainment
2010
2010/11: Aladdin
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Cast
Pamela Anderson (Baywatch)
Les Dennis (Family Fortunes)
Mark Mraghan
Dani Rayner
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Produced by: First Family Entertainment
2012
2012/13: Cinderella
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Cast
Coleen Nolan
Liz McClarnin (Atomic Kitten)
Pete Price
Pauline Daniels
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Produced by: First Family Entertainment
2013
2013/14: Peter Pan
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Cast
Ray Quinn (Brookside)
Louis Emerick (Brookside)
Pete Price
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Produced by: First Family Entertainment
2014
2014/15: Aladdin
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Cast
Ray Quinn (Brookside)
Claire Sweeney (Brookside, Scarborough)
Leanne Campbell
Pete Price
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Produced by: First Family Entertainment
2015
2015/16: Dick Whittington
Cast
Sally Lindsay (Coronation Street)
Leanne Campbell
Eric Potts (Coronation Street)
Pete Price
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Produced by: First Family Entertainment
2016
2016/17: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Cast
Jorgie Porter
Leanne Cambell
Liam Mellor
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Produced by: First Family Entertainment
2017
2017/18: Cinderella
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Cast
Duncan James (Blue)
Jodie Prenger (I'd Do Anything)
John Evans
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Produced by: Qdos Entertainment
2018/19: Jack and the Beanstalk
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Cast
Shirley Ballas (Strictly Come Dancing)
John Evans
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Produced by: Qdos Entertainment
2019/20: Peter Pan
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Cast
John Evans
Tony Maudsley (Benidorm, The Job Lot)
Asa Elliott (Benidorm)
Niki Evans (X Factor)
Louis Emerick (Brookside)
Produced by: Qdos Entertainment
2018
2019
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