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Est: 2016
SOUTHAMPTON
1959/60 Humpty Dumpty (Gaumont)
Petula Clarke
Tommy Cooper
Derek Roy
Betty Jumel
Edmund Hockridge
Southampton
Mayflower Theatre
Built in 1928, The Mayflower Theatre is the
largest theatre in the South
Panto history at Mayflower Theatre
1959: Humpty Dumpty
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1961: Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
1962: Babes in the wood
1963: Puss in Boots
1964: Mother Goose
1965: Cinderella
1966: Aladdin
1967: Robin Hood
1968: Cinderella
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1984: Cinderella
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1986: Gaumont Closed being coverted into Mayflower
1987: Babes in the wood
1988: Cinderella
1989: Jack and the Beanstalk
1990: Babes in the Wood
1991: Aladdin
1992: Robinson Crusoe
1993: Cinderella
1994: Dick Whittington
1995: Jack and the Beanstalk
1996: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1997: Cinderella
1998: Goldilocks and the three bears
1999: Cinderella (Guildhall - Co production)
2000: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2001: Dick Whittington
2002: Cinderella
2003: Aladdin
2004: Peter Pan
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2008: Cinderella
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2010: Aladdin
2011: Peter Pan
2012: Jack and the Beanstalk
2013: Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates
2014: Cinderella
2015: Aladdin
2016: Robin Hood
2017: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2018: Dick Whittington
2019: Peter Pan
2020: Sleeping Beauty (Short run due to covid)
2021: Cinderella
2022: Goldilocks and the three bears
2023: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2024: Jack and the Beanstalk
2025: Peter Pan
1959/60 Humpty Dumpty
Petula Clarke
Tommy Cooper
Derek Roy
Betty Jumel
Edmund Hockridge
1960/61 Mother Goose
Don Maclean
Libby Morris
Mark Wynter
Jimmy Edmundson
Dale Williams
Pauline Mee
Ken Wilson
1962/63 Babes in the Wood
Anita Harris
Roy Bradley
Pauline Mee
Mike Sarne
Jimmy Jewel
Ben Warriss
1963/64: Puss in Boots
Bill Maynard
Joan Regan
Richard Hearne
Gaumont
1987
1987/88: Babes in the Wood
18th December 1987
Les Dawson
John Nettles
The Roly Polys
Allan Stewart
Aiden J Harvey
Ann Sidney
1988/89: Cinderella
22nd December 1988 - 5th February 1989
Paul Nicholas
Roy Walker
Fern Britton
Fiona Kennedy
Jan Hunt
Dawson Chance
Dame Hilda Bracket
1988
1990
1965/66: Cinderella
Susan Maughan
Clifford Henry
Little & Large
Barri Chatt
Terri Gardener
1984/85: Cinderella
Colin Baker
Jacqueline Pearce
Mary Tamm
The Trollettes
Nicola Bryant
1990/91 Babes in the Wood
21st December 1990 - 16th February 1991
Cannon and Ball
Christopher Biggins
Bernadette Nolan
The Halfwits
Maurice Thorogood
1991
1991/92: Aladdin
Stefan Dennis
Michael Elphick
Allan Stewart
Jane Danielle
Danny La Rue
Dawson Chance
1993/94: Cinderella
16th December 1993 - 6th February 1994
Brian Conley
Gloria Hunniford
Gareth Chilcott
Ian Smith
Ann Sidney
Brian Godfrey
David Morton
Jodie Jackson
1993
1994
1994/95: Dick Whittington
16th December 1994 - 5th February 1995
Lesley Joseph
John Nettles
Jeffrey Holland
Windsor Davies
Rosemarie Ford
Kris Akabusi
Katie Budd
The Simmons Brothers
1995
1995/96 - Jack & The Beanstalk (Mayflower)
Ray Meagher
1997
1997/98: Cinderella
18th December 1997 - 8th February 1998
Due to ill health Dudley Moore had to pull out of
this production before rehearsals started.
He was replaced by Brian Conley
Brian Conley
Danny La Rue
Postman Pat
Ann Sidney
Dawson Chance
Brian Godfrey
David Moreton
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Pictured below: Brian and David as the ugly sisters
1998
1998/99: Goldilocks & The 3 Bears
Karl Howman
Frank Bruno
Stephen Beckett
Emily Symons
Mike Doyle
Don Maclean
Sooty
2000/01: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
22nd December 2000 - 21st January 2001
Lily Savage / Paul O'Grady
Sherrie Hewson
Sean Canning
Colette Bibby
Kris Akabusi
Andrew Kennedy
David Langham
1999
2000
2001
2001/02 - Dick Whittington (Mayflower)
Jim Davidson
Roger Kitter
Kate Ritchie
Victor Spinetti
John Lyons
John Virgo
2002/03: Cinderella
19th December 2002 - 26th January 2003
Brian Conley
Dawson Chance
Nigel Ellacott
Peter Robbins
Lynsey Britton
2003/04: Aladdin
21st December 2003 - 1st February 2004
Jim Davidson
Lucy Benjamin
Roger Kitter
John Lyons
Mr Blobby
Masashi Fujimoto
Alan Morley
Hon Ping Tang
Jane Kennedy
2004/05: Peter Pan
17th December 2004 -23rd January 2005
Paul Nicholas (Eastenders)
Geoffrey Hughes
Nadia (Big Brother)
Sarah Jane Honeywell
2002
2003
2004
2005-2007
2005/06 - No Mayflower panto - Santa Clause the Musical was playing instead starring Anita Dobson, Hilary O'Neil, Roy Barraclough and Gary Wilmot
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2006/07 - No Mayflower panto - White Christmas was playing instead starring Ken Kercheval and Craig McLachlan
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2007/08 - No Mayflower panto - The Wizard of Oz was playing instead starring Russ Abbot, Gregor Fisher, Matthew Kelly and Gary Wilmot
2008
2008/09: Cinderella
Craig McLachlan
Stephanie Powers
Matthew Kelly
Christopher Biggins
2009/10 - Santa Claus & Jack Frost
Roy Barraclough
2010/11 - Aladdin
Paul O'Grady
Jon Lee
2011/12: Peter Pan
Ben Richards
Lucy Benjamin
Daniel Boys
Les Dennis
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2010
2011
2012
2012/13: Jack & the Beanstalk
Julian Clary
Lee Mead
Nigel Havers
Jeffrey Holland
Paul Zerdin
Produced by: Qdos
2013
2013/14: Robinson Crusoe
Brian Conley
Lesley Joseph
Produced by: Qdos
2014
2014/15: Cinderella
13th December 2014 - 4th January 2015
Brian Conley
Gok Wan
Produced by Qdos
2015
2015/16: Aladdin
12th December 2015 - 3rd January 2016
Joe Pasqulae
Duncan James
Ceri Dupree
Produced by Qdos
2016
2016/17: Robin Hood
17th December 2016 - 8th January 2017
Shane Richie
Jessie Wallace
Produced by: Qdos
2017
2017/18: Snow White
15th December 2017 - 7th January 2018
Craig Revel Horwood
The Chuckle Brothers
Flawless
Produced by Qdos
2018
2018/19: Dick Whittington
15th December 2018 - 6th January 2019
Steve McFadden
Bobby Davro
Andrew Ryan
Joe McElderry
Suzanne Shaw
Sheila Ferguson
Produced by Qdos
2019
2019/20: Peter Pan
14th December 2019 - 5th January 2020
Darren Day
Marti Pellow
The Grumbleweeds
Jaymi Hensley
Cassie Compton
Kellie Gnauch
The Timbuktu Tumblers
Micha Richardson
Produced by: Qdos
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2020/21 Sleeping Beauty
One act Covid safe pantomime!
19th December 2020 - 3rd January 2021
Although this performance did open it was forced to close after one day due to ongoing cast illness meaning the rest of the run was pulled.
Joe Pasquale
Lesley Joseph
Neal Wright
Ceri Dupree
Georgia Carr
Sarah Earnshaw
Produced by: Qdos
2020
2021
2021/22: Cinderella
10th December 2021 - 2nd January 2022
Craig Revel Horwood
Debbie McGee
Richard Cadell and Sooty
Georgia Carr
Daniel Norford
Produced by: Crossroads Pantomimes
2022
2022: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
10th December 2022 - 31st December 2022
Jason Donovan
Faye Brookes
Richard Cadell & Sooty
Adam Strong
Produced by: Crossroads Pantomimes
2023
2023: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
9th December 2023 - 31st December 2023
Prince Ashley and his Guards Ashley: Banjo & Diversity
The Man in the Mirror: Christopher Biggins
Muddles: Kev Orkian
Queen Dragonella: Rachel Stanley
Snow White: Kirsty Ingram
The Magni'cent Seven: Jamie John, Karen Anderson, Josh Bennett, Jessica Pellegrini, Maria Popska.
Brian Wheeler, Bernadette Windsor
Ensemble: Taylor Bliss, Jacob McLay Reid, Tilly-May Padley, Jessica Pickles, Chloe Radford, Kitty Rich,
Owen Richardson, Tianna Sealy-Jewiss, Eddie Simms, Jaden Wilkinson
Understudy The Man in the Mirror and Muddles:
Scott Coltman
Understudy Queen Dragonella and Snow White:
Aimée McQueen
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Creative Team
Written by Alan McHugh
Additional Material by Kev Orkian
Directed by Thom Southerland
Choreographed by Gary Lloyd
Choreography for Diversity by Ashley Banjo
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Production company: Crossroads Pantomimes
2024
2025
2024/2025: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Dates: 14th December 2024 - 5th January 2025
Ashley Banjo & Diversity,
Kev Orkian, Matt Rixon, Anne Smith,
Jacqueline Hughes, Lauren Hampton​
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Production company: Crossroads Pantomimes
2025/2026: PETER PAN
Dates: 13th December 2025 - 4th January 2026
CAPTAIN HOOK: Alexandra Burke
SMEE: Max Fulham
THE MAGICAL MERMAID: Dr Ranj
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Production company: Crossroads Pantomimes
Marketing
Video: 2018 TV trailer
Video: 2019 panto advert 1
Photos
Programmes
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