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STOCKPORT
THEATRE ROYAL, HIPPODROME, DAVENPORT THEATRE & STOCKPORT PLAZA
1928/29 DICK WHITTINGTON
Stockport Hippodrome
Enid Morrell
Bert Thompson
Betty Royce
Betty Le Brooke
Hodley Claxton
Jack Audley
Harry Wray
Doris Inglis
1956/57 MOTHER GOOSE
Theatre Royal
Tommy Dixon
Nita Dene
Clifford Wade
Charlie O'Brien
June Hayes
Geoff Reed
1960/61 BABES IN THE WOOD
Stockport Plaza
The Dallas Boys
1967/68 ALADDIN
Davenport Theatre
Wilfred Brambell (Steptoe & Son) as Widow Twankey
Eve Boswell as Aladdin
Danny Ross as Wishee Washee
Tony Melody as Abanazar
Audrey Joyce as So Shy
Roy Rama as Slave of the Lamp
Dorothy Holgate as Princess Balroubador
With Richard Andrews, Derek Wright, Malcolm Hilbery, Ian White
Choreography by Bunty Billing
Produced by Jack Billing
Opened 22nd December 1967
1965/66 CINDERELLA
Davenport Theatre
Al Read
Robert Earl
Julie De Marco
Kenneth Henry
Robert Earl
Johnnie Tudor
Charles Cardiff
David Vickers
John Peacock
1969/70 MOTHER GOOSE
Davenport Theatre
Hylda Baker
Alan Randall
Mimi Law
Tricia Money
Jean Barbour
Peter Barbour
1970/71 DICK WHITTINGTON
Davenport Theatre
Frank Ifield
Bobby Bennett
1971/72 BABES IN THE WOOD
Davenport Theatre
Mike & Bernie Winters
1971/72 Mother Goose
Romily Forum
Max Wall
Anne Sessions
Julie Devon
Barry Halfpenny
Colin Gayle
Malcolm Dicon
Linda Beckett
Irene Stevens
Anita Dixon
Ken Skelton
Steve Allen
1972/73 CINDERELLA
Davenport Theatre
Charlie Drake
John Boulter
1973/74 ALADDIN
Davenport Theatre
Hope and Keen
Billy Dainty
Joe Baker
Billy Reilly
Pavlovs Puppets
Frances Parkes
Noel Cowder
1974/75 BABES IN THE WOOD
Davenport Theatre
Millican & Nesbitt
1976/77 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Davenport Theatre
Little & Large
Lyn Paul
Sue Hodge
Guy Graham
Ron Meadows
Jan Currey
1977/78 Dick Whittington
Davenport Theatre
Cannon & Ball
Leah Bell
The Rockin' Berries
1978/79 TREASURE ISLAND
Romiley Forum
Peter Adamson (Coronation Street)
George Bolton
Dave Thomas
1978/79 BABES IN THE WOOD
Davenport Theatre
Windsor Davies (Never the Twain)
Don Estelle (It Ain't Half Hot Mum)
Linda Lou Allen
Joe Black
Alan J Bartley
1979/80 CINDERELLA
Davenport Theatre
Charlie Drake as Buttons
Anne Ashton as Cinderella
Barry Hopkins as The Prince
Stewart Sherwin as Baron Hardup
Harman & Elliott (AKA The Chuckle Brothers) as The Brokers Men
Billy Whittaker as Ugly Sister
Mimi Law as Ugly Sister
With Margot Anne Kennedy, Stan Simmons, Ian Calvin
Produced and Directed by Bob Duffy
1980/81 MOTHER GOOSE
Davenport Theatre
John Inman (Are You Being Served?) as Mother Goose
Jimmy Patton as Jimmy
Brian Patton as Brian
Jan Fyffe as Colin
Charmaine Parsons as Fairy
Nicholas Brent as Demon King
Sian Hopkins as Jill
Brian Godfrey as Sammy
With Peter Austin, Barbara Newman and Geofrey Russell
Written and Produced by Bill Robertson
Choreographed by Rita King
1981/82 ALADDIN
Davenport Theatre
Russ Abbott
Phil Wood
Anne Aston
Hugo Myatt
1982/83 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Davenport Theatre
Les Dawson as Dame Ada
Pete Lewis as Fleshcreep
Patti Gold as Jack Trott
Roy Barraclough (Coronation Street) as Fairy Vegetable
Lenny Windsor as Lenny
Beverley Andrews as Princess
With Robin Denys, Martin Beaumont and Eric Desiles
Produced and Directed by Peter Roberts
Script by Norman Murray
Choreography by Marie Ashton
1983/84 CINDERELLA
Davenport Theatre
John Inman (Are You Being Served?)
Jack Douglas (Carry On Films)
Roy Barraclough (Coronation Street)
Beverley Andrews
1984/85 SINBAD THE SAILOR
Davenport Theatre
Ken Dodd as Sinbad
Alan Curtis as Yazid
Bryan Sullivan as Yusuf
Johnathan Linsley as Hasan
Freddie Lees as Bertha
with Jacquie Toye, Katherine Francoise McCarney, Nicholas Powell, Stuart Clark, Scott Chealer, Tony Parkin with The Acromaniacs
Opened 14th December 1984
Directed by Alan Curtis
Choreography Stephanie Light
Musical Director Nigel Hogg
1985/86 ALADDIN
Davenport Theatre
John Inman (Are You Being Served?)
Jack Douglas (Carry On Films)
Roy Barraclough (Coronation Street)
Beverley Andrews
1986/87 CINDERELLA
Davenport Theatre
Lewis Collins
Aiden J Harvey
Lynda Baron (Open All Hours)
Simon Barry
Ken Platt
Alan Vicars
The Houghton Weavers
1988/89 MOTHER GOOSE
Davenport Theatre
Peter O'Brien (Neighbours, The Flying Doctors, The Bill)
Elaine Smith (Neighbours)
Mike Doyle
Jeffrey Longmore
Peter Piper
1989/90 DICK WHITTINGTON
Davenport Theatre
Anne Charleston (Bellbird, Prisoner Cell Block H, Crossroads, Emmerdale, Neighbours)
Ian Smith (Prisoner Cell Block H, Neighbours)
Kenneth Waller (Bread)
Nick Conway (Bread)
Billy Pearce
Anthony Mayne
Joe Black
Duckula
1990/91 ALADDIN
Davenport Theatre
Danny La Rue as Widow Twankey
Rachel Friend (Neighbours) as Princess Balroubador
Mark Stevens (Neighbours) as Aladdin
Robert Aldous as Abanazar
Peter Piper as Wishee Washee
David Bell as Slave of the Lamp
Dorothy Brome as So-ho
With Max Latimer, Jim & John Lavelle, Mark Dudley, Claire Blackwell, Joanne Cookson, Carol Hasberry, Sophie Pavlov, Nick Haswell, Steve Haswell and Jodie Gale
Directed by Richard Frost
Choreography by Phil Winston
Musical Director Chris Hocking
Written by Bryan Blackburn
Produced by New Pantomime Productions
1991/92 CINDERELLA
Davenport Theatre
Lionel Blair (Give Us A Clue)
Una Stubbs (Worzel Gummidge, Give Us A Clue)
Craig Douglas
Phil Randal
Ross Davison (Eastenders)
1992/93 Jack and the Beanstalk
Davenport Theatre
Max Boyce
Jane Freeman
Lewis Macleod
Ian Botham
Graham Hamilton
Duggie Chapman
William Shrew
Jenny Howe
1993/94 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Davenport Theatre
Letitia Dean (Eastenders)
Freddie Garrity
Diana Davies
Johnnie Carson
Martin Ball
Stephen J Dean
1994/95 MOTHER GOOSE
Davenport Theatre
John Inman (Are You Being Served?, Grace and Favour)
Lynne Perrie (Coronation Street) - Replaced by Susan Maughan
Christopher Farries
Claire Sweeney (Brookside)
Hope & Keen
Jo-Anne Sale
Barbara Newman
1995/96 Cinderella
Davenport Theatre
Nicola Quilter
Ian Kelsey
Tom Bright
Norman Barrett
Simon Bashford
Jon Bartram
Rhianydd-Lesley Jones
1996/97 ALADDIN
Davenport Theatre
Geoffrey Hughes
Sandi Ning
The Roly Polys
Tony Monroe
Tony Vallance
Johnathan Owen
2000/01 CINDERELLA
Stockport Plaza
Kathy Staff
Martin Hancock
Laura-Page Andrews
Karen Henson
John Goodrum
Jeremy Worsnip
Derek Lewis
Deborah Field
2001/02 ALADDIN
Stockport Plaza
Toyah Willcox
Martin Gold
Mark Chatterton
Steven Cole
2002/03 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Stockport Plaza
Bella Emberg
Martin Hancock (Coronation Street)
Kate Baines (Hollyoaks)
Eileen Pollock (Bread)
Mark Chatterton
Lisa Williams
Graham Ashe
2003/04 ROBIN HOOD AND THE BABES IN THE WOOD
Stockport Plaza
Cathy Shipton (Casualty)
Alun Lewis (Birds of a Feather, Emmerdale)
Allan Beswick
Colin Ridgewell
Seb Craig
Lisa Williams
Rachel Attersby
Graham Ashe
Zoe Edgar
Andy Fryer
Matthew Scott Hale
David Farrell
2004/05 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Stockport Plaza
Denise Welch (Soldier Soldier, Coronation Street)
Daniel Collopy (Home and Away)
Douglas Mounce
Melissa D'Arcy
Benjamin Goodridge
Mark Campbell
2005/06 DICK WHITTINGTON
Stockport Plaza
Ken Morley (Coronation Street)
Daphne Neville
Tam Ryan
Neil Patrick
Steven Cartait (Brookside)
Benjamin Goodridge
Antony Law
Peter Chapman
2006/07 SLEEPING BEAUTY
Stockport Plaza
Vicki Michelle (Allo Allo)
Kim Hartman (Allo Allo)
Tam Ryan
Robin Parkinson
Colin Roberts
Mary Ann Cafferkey
Barry Ryan English
2007/08 ALADDIN
Stockport Plaza
Charles Lawson (Coronation Street)
Rachel Holloway
Tam Ryan
Swift
Antony Law
Louise Franck
Alex Poulton
Lauryn Campbell
2008/09 CINDERELLA
Stockport Plaza
Lisa Riley (Emmerdale)
Martin Daniels
Nic Adams
Rodney Ward
Robert Pearce
Naomi Slater
2009/10 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Stockport Plaza
Claire King (Emmerdale, Bad Girls, Coronation Street)
Roger Kitter (Allo Allo)
Tony Rudd
Louise Frank
2010/11 PETER PAN
Stockport Plaza
John Challis (Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass)
2011/12 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Stockport Plaza
Claire Sweeney (Brookside, Scarborough)
Paul Shane (Hi De Hi, Holby City)
2012/13 ALADDIN
Stockport Plaza
John Altman (Eastenders)
Gary Daimer
Dave Benson Phillips (Play Days, Get Your Own Back)
Craig Perry
Danny Posthill
2013/14 DICK WHITTINGTON
Stockport Plaza
John Challis (Only Fools and Horses)
Gary Damer
Jayne Bickerton
Danny Posthill
2015/16 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Stockport Plaza
Dean Sullivan (Brooksdie)
Kim Hartman (Allo Allo)
Bradley Thompson
Bradley Clarkson
Becky Bennett
2016/17 PETER PAN
Stockport Plaza
John Altman (Eastenders)
Jamie Jukes
Becky Bennett
Bradley Thompson
Shelley Anne Rivers
2017/18 ALADDIN
Stockport Plaza
Ted Robbins (Phoenix Nights)
Brian Capron (Coronation Street)
Bradley Thompson
Benjamin Connor
Becky Bennett
2018/10 SLEEPING BEAUTY
Stockport Plaza
Ted Robbins (Phoenix Nights)
Claire King (Emmerdale, Bad Girls, Coronation Street)
Bradley Thompson
Robert Laughlin
Annelies Williams
2019/20 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Stockport Plaza
Ted Robbins (Phoenix Nights)
Cheryl Fergison (Eastenders)
Bradley Thompson
Tyler Sargent
Lisa Jane Kelsey
2020/21 No panto due to Covid-19
2021/22 DICK WHITTINGTON
Stockport Plaza
Brian Capron (Coronation Street)
Bradley Thompson
Becky Bennett
Richard Aucott
Tyler Sargent
2022/23 CINDERELLA
Stockport Plaza
Cheryl Fergison
Phil Mealey
Michael Alan-Bailey
Jeremy Stroughair
Robert Laughlin
Sarah Alexandra Brown
2023/24 PETER PAN
Stockport Plaza
Brian Capron
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