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2000s
WHO WAS TOP OF THE CHARTS IN THE 2000s?
The era's unstoppable guitar music leads the way, with The Killers'
“Mr. Brightside” the single most-streamed track of the decade, closely followed by the sticky-dance-floor anthems of Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks and Florence + the Machine.
Panto was thrilled to host a lineup of popular music stars from the 2010s. The audience was treated to an unforgettable night of music and entertainment at many locations across the country! Did you ever see one the stars below in panto?
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is a British singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fifth series of the British television series The X Factor in 2008, and has been signed to Epic Records, RCA Records and Syco Music.
2021/22: Aladdin - Manchester Opera House
2022/23: Jack and the Beanstalk - London Palladium
2024/25: Jack and the Beanstalk - New Wimbledon Theatre
2025/26: Peter Pan - Mayflower Theatre, SOUTHAMPTON
2026/27: Sleeping Beauty - Milton Keynes Theatre
Blue are an English boy band consisting of members Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and
Lee Ryan. The group formed in 2000 and released three studio albums before announcing a
hiatus In late 2004.
Blue
Duncan James
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2014/15: Jack & The Beanstalk - Birmingham Hippodrome
2015/16: Aladdin - Southampton Mayflower Theatre
2016/17: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Plymouth Theatre Royal
2017/18: Cinderella - Liverpool Empire
2018/19: Jack & The Beanstalk - Derby Arena
2019/20: Aladdin - White Rock Theatre Hastings
2021/22: Jack and the Beanstalk - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Video: 2015 promo
Video: 2016 promo
Video: 2018 advert for
Jack and the Beanstalk starring Duncan James
Lee Ryan
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2015/16: Jack & The Beanstalk -Beck Theatre, Hayes
2017/18: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Darlington Hippodrome
2018/19: Aladdin - New Wimbledon Theatre
Antony Costa
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2008/09: Aladdin - New Theatre Cardiff
2009/10: Jack and the Beanstalk - Ipswich Regent
2014/15: Aladdin - Kings Theatre Portsmouth
2015/16: Cinderella - Grove Theatre Dunstable
2016/17: Jack and the Beanstalk - Woodville Theatre, Gravesend
2017/18: Beauty and the Beast - Grand Theatre York
2018/19: Peter Pan - Whitley Bay Playhouse
2019/20: Aladdin - De Montfort Hall Leicester
2021/22: Cinderella - Sands Centre, Carlisle
Video: 2017 meet the cast spot
Video: 2018 promo
Video: 2016 advert for Jack and the Beanstalk starring Antony Costa
Simon Webbe
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2015/16: Aladdin - Theatre Royal Plymouth
2016/17: Jack and the Beanstalk - Royal & Derngate Northampton
2017/18: Jack and the Beanstalk - Wycombe Swan High Wycombe
2018/19: Aladdin - Bradford Alhambra
2019/20: Aladdin - New Theatre Hull
2020/21: Robinson Crusoe - Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Video: 2016 panto launch footage featuring Simon Webbe
Video: 2015 promo
Gareth Gates
Gareth Paul Gates is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002. As of 2008, Gates had sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly.
2008/09: Cinderella - New Wimbledon Theatre
2010/11: Snow White - New Victoria Woking
2011/12: Aladdin - Milton Keynes Theatre
2012/13: Sleeping Beauty - Marlowe Theatre Canterbury
2013/14: Cinderella - Alban Arena St Albans
2014/15: Snow White - Fairfield Halls Croydon
2015/16: Cinderella - Crewe Lyceum
2016/17: Cinderella - Grand Opera House Belfast
2017: Touring Easter Panto - Robin Hood
2017/18: Jack and the Beanstalk - Wolverhampton Grand
2018/19: Cinderella - Manchester Opera House
2019/20: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Nottingham
2021 (Easter): Sleeping Beauty - M&S Arena, Liverpool
2021/22: Sleeping Beauty - New Theatre Cardiff
2022/23: Jack and the Beanstalk - New Theatre, Hull
2023: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Darlington Hippodrome
2024/25: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Churchill Theatre, Bromley
2025/26: Cinderella - Playhouse, WESTON SUPER MARE
2026: Beauty and the Beast - The Britannia Theatre, GREAT YARMOUTH
Video: 2017 panto interview with Gareth Gates
G4
G4 are a four-piece British vocal troupe who first came to prominence when they finished second in Series 1 of The X Factor in 2004, and are known for their operatic delivery of modern pop songs.
Johnathan Ansell
2011/12: Cinderella - Watersmeet Rickmansworth
2012/13: Cinderella - Sheffield Lyceum
2013/14: Sleeping Beauty - Watersmeet Rickmansworth
2014/15: Snow White - Carriageworks Leeds
2015/16: Snow White - Pomegranate Theatre
Hear'Say
Hear'Say were a British pop group. They were created through the ITV reality TV show Popstars in February 2001, the first UK series of the international Popstars franchise. The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, originally consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan.
Noel Sullivan
2012/13: Aladdin - Hawth Crawley
2016/17: Sleeping Beauty - Ferneham Hall Fareham
2023/24: Jack and the Beanstalk - Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
2025: Cinderella - Regent Theatre, IPSWICH
2005/06: Mother Goose - Regent Theatre Stoke
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Kym Marsh
Suzanne Shaw
2005/06: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Milton Keynes Theatre
2011/12: Cinderella
2012/13: Aladdin - Richmond Theatre
2013/14: Cinderella - Bristol Hippodrome
2014/15: Cinderella - Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
2016/17: Aladdin - Grand Opera House York
2017/18: Cinderella - Birmingham Hippodrome
2018/19: Dick Whittington - Southampton Mayflower
2020: Easter tour of Puss in Boots - Cancelled due to Covid-19
2020/21: Sleeping Beauty - Milton Keynes Theatre
2021/22: Beauty and the Beast - Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield
2022/23: Dick Whittington - Birmingham Hippodrome
Video: 2013 TV advert for Cinderella starring Suzanne Shaw
Johnny Shentall
2003/04: Snow White - Hawth Theatre Crawley
2007/08: Jack and the Beanstalk - Derby Assembly Hall
2010/11: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Windsor
Jedward
John and Edward Grimes, collectively known as Jedward, are an Irish singing and television presenting duo. They are identical twins who first appeared as John & Edward in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, generating a phenomenon of ironic popularity described as "the Jedward paradox"
2010/11: Cinderella - Olympia Theatre
2011/12: Jedward and the Beanstalk - Olympia Theatre
2012/13: Jedward and the Magic Lamp - Olympia Theatre
2013/14: Beauty & The Beast - Olympia Theatre
Video: Clip from Beauty and The Beast in 2013 starring Jedward
JLS
JLS (an initialism of Jack the Lad Swing are an English boyband, which consists of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, originally formed by Williams.
Aston Merrygold
2005/06: Peter Pan - New Theatre Cardiff
2006/07: Peter Pan - Grand Opera House Belfast
2008/09: Peter Pan - Wolverhampton Grand
2026/27: Peter Pan - New Wimbledon, LONDON
Joe McElderry
Joseph McElderry (born 16 June 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009. His first single "The Climb" reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Charts. He was also the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar in 2011 and the first series of The Jump in 2014. In 2015, McElderry played the lead role of Joseph in the touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
2013/14: Cinderella - Beck Theatre Hayes
2015/16: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - New Theatre Hull
2016/17: Aladdin - Wolverhampton Grand
2018/19: Dick Whittington - Southampton Mayflower
2019/20: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Birmingham Hippodrome
April 2021: Robin Hood - Theatre Royal Newcastle CANCELLED
2021/22: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Theatre Royal Newcastle
Originally announced as Humpty Dumpty
2022/23: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Newcastle
2023/24: Pinocchio - Theatre Royal Newcastle
2024/25: The Little Mermaid - Theatre Royal Newcastle
2025/27 Aladdin - Theatre Royal Newcastle
2026/27: Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Newcastle
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Video: Clip of Joe performing 'Brand New Day' from Cinderella 2013
Video: Clip of Joe performing 'Wonderful Dream' from Cinderella 2013
Liberty X
Liberty X (originally called Liberty) are a British group originally consisting of Michelle Heaton,
Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young. The group was formed by the five finalists of the 2001 ITV talent show Popstars who failed to make it into the winning group Hear'Say.
Kelli Young
2017/18: Peter Pan - Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield
2019: Cinderella - Shaw Theatre, London
Video: Trailer from Peter Pan from 2017 starring Kelli Young
Michelle Heaton
2007/08: Cinderella - Sunderland Empire
2015/16: Aladdin - Harpenden Public Halls
2016/17: Snow White - Gaiety Theatre
2017/18: Snow White - Tyne Tees Theatre
2018/19: Cinderella - Grand Opera House York
2019/20: Aladdin - DG1 Leisure Dumfries
2022/23: Beauty and the Beast - The Spotlight Theatre, Hoddesdon
2025/26: Peter Pan - Forum, BILLINGHAM
Kevin Simm
2009/10: Cinderella - King George's Hall Blackburn
2010/11: Aladdin - King George's Hall Blackburn
2014/15: Snow White - King George's Hall Blackburn
2015/16: Aladdin - King George's Hall Blackburn
2017/18: Beauty and the Beast - King George's Hall Blackburn
2018/19: Sleeping Beauty - King George's Hall Blackburn
2021/22: Aladdin - Globe Theatre, Blackpool Pleasure Beach
2022/23: Cinderella - Globe Theatre, Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Lloyd Daniels
Lloyd Daniels (born 14 December 1992) is a Welsh singer. He auditioned for Series 6 of The X Factor UK and made it all the way to the quarter final as part of the Boys category mentored by Cheryl Cole.
2012/13: Cinderella - Harlequin Theatre Redill
2013/14: Jack and the Beanstalk - Stiwt Theatre Wrexham
2014/15: Snow White - Stiwt Theatre Wrexham
2015/16: Jack and the Beanstalk - Palace Theatre Redditch
2016: Touring Easter Panto - The Wizard of Oz
2016/17: Peter Pan - Pavilion Theatre Worthing
2017/18: Peter Pan - Maidstone Studios
2018: Jack and the Beanstalk - Feb half term panto - Forum Billingham
2018/19: Cinderella - Northwich Memorial Court
2021/22: Treasure Island - Middleton Arena
Video: Clip from Lloyd in Peter Pan in 2017
The Saturdays were a British-Irish girl group based in London, England. The group formed during the summer of 2007 and have been on hiatus since 2014. The lineup consists of Frankie Bridge, Una Healy,
Rochelle Humes, Mollie King, and Vanessa White.
The Saturdays
Rochelle Humes
2007/08: Aladdin - Broadway Theatre Catford
Credit as Rochelle Wiseman
Same Difference
Same Difference were an English bubblegum pop duo from Portsmouth, England, made up of siblings Sean Smith and Sarah Smith. They came to prominence in 2007 when they finished third in the fourth series of the ITV talent show, The X Factor.
2011/12: Sleeping Beauty - Broxbourne Civic Centre
2012/13: Sleeping Beauty - Weston Super Mare Playhouse
2013/14: Sleeping Beauty - Carriageworks, Leeds
2014/15: Cinderella - Middleton Arena
2015/16: Aladdin - Stiwt Theatre Wrexham (Sean only)
2016/17: Aladdin - The Epstein Theatre Liverpool (Sean only)
2018/19: Sleeping Beauty - Capitol Horsham (Sean only)
2019 (Easter): The Wizard of Oz - Epstein Theatre, Liverpool (Sean only)
2019/20: Aladdin - The Forum, Barrow(Sean only)
2021/22: Jack and the Beanstalk - Portsmouth (Sean only)
Sean Smith answers our questionsrecorded August 2020.
Video: 2020 ITV News item
Scooch
Scooch represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with their song "Flying the Flag (For You)", finishing joint 22nd out of 24 entries after receiving 19 points in the final.
The song reached number 5 in the UK Top 40 Singles Chart on 13 May 2007 after having been available for download for two months before that.
Russ Spencer & Caroline Barnes
2001/02: Cinderella -Towngate Theatre Poole (Russ only)
2003/04: Peter Pan - Lighthouse Poole (Russ only)
2008/09: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Broadway Theatre Catford (Russ only)
2009/10: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Floral Pavilion New Brighton
2011/12: Sleeping Beauty -Doncaster Civic (Russ only)
2013/14: Jack and the Beanstalk - Princess Theatre Torquay
2014/15: Cinderella - Grand Opera House York
2015/16: Jack and the Beanstalk - Grand Opera House York
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2000/01: Aladdin - Customs House South Shields
2007/08: Jack and the Beanstalk - Customs House South Shields
2008/09: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Customs House South Shields
2009/10: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne
2011/12: Dick Whittington - Consett Empire
David Ducasse
The Wanted
The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band consisting of group members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness and Nathan Sykes and, until his death in 2022, Tom Parker. The group was formed in 2009 and signed a worldwide contract to Universal Music, Island Records and Mercury Records, and was managed by Scooter Braun.
Tom Parker
Tom passed away on 30th March 2022
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2018/19: Cinderella - Venue Cymru
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Video: Behind the scenes at Tom's panto photoshoot