BECK THEATRE - HAYES
1979/80 Cinderella
Bernie Clifton
1980/81 Aladdin (Malcolm Knight Productions)
Ken Goodwin
1981/82 Dick Whittington (David Kirk Production)
Trevor Bannister as Sarah The Cook
Lynda Baron (Open All Hours) as Dick Whittington
Bobby Bragg as Idle Jack
1982/83 Jack and the Beanstalk
Sheila White as Jack
Billie Boyle as Silly Billy
Ian Liston as The Wicked Squire
David Masterman as Dame Durden
Opened 16th December 1982
1983/84 Babes in the Wood
Basil Brush
Chris Tarrant (Who Want's To Be A Millionaire?)
Pete Murray
Jimmy Thompson
Leigh Samuels
Donna Freeman
A Paul Elliott Production
Opened 15th December 1983
1984/85 Cinderella
Dennis Waterman (Minder, New Tricks) as Buttons
Rula Lenska (Coronation Street) as Prince Charming
Annabel Etkind as Cinderella
Ken Wood as The Brokers Man
Peter Robbins as Ugly Sister
Nigel Ellacott as Ugly Sister
Betty Benfield as Fairy Godmother
Paul Ratcliffe
Jane Danielle as Dandini
Peter Purves (Blue Peter) as Baron Hardup
A Paul Elliott Production
Opened 13th December 1984
1985/86 Aladdin
Lorraine Chase (Emmerdale, Worzel Gummidge)
Colin Baker (The Brothers, Doctor Who)
Derek Griffiths (Playschool) as Abanazar
Diana Moran
Michael Sharvell Martin
Mike Amatt
Tony Brandon
Directed by Peter Purves
A Paul Elliott Production
Opened 12th December 1985
1986/87 Dick Whittington (Charles Vance productions)
Barbara Windsor (Carry On Films, Eastenders)
John Craven (Newsround)
Trevor Bannister (Are You Being Served?, Grace and Favour)
Jeff Stevenson
Hugo Myattt (Knightmare)
Pollyann Tanner
Terry Doogan
Opened 12th December 1986
1987/88 Cinderella (Charles Vance productions)
Wendy Richard (Are You Being Served?, Carry on Girls, Eastenders) as Dandini
Frank Carson as Buttons
Hugh Lloyd as Baron Hardup
Sara Peters as Prince Charming
Vince Gardner & Simon Parkes as Ugly Sisters
Gina Maher as Cinderella
with Norma Hughes, David Paul
and The Tanwood Dancers
Opened 12th December 1987
1988/89 Jack and the Beanstalk
Lynda Baron (Open All Hours)
Charlie Drake
Sally Thomsett
Jack Smethurst
Peter Simon
Hugo Myatt
Little Ginny
Marty Swift
and The Tanwood Dancers
This production ran from 10th December 1988 - 14th January 1989
A Roy Hastings Production
1989/90 Babes in the Wood
Jan Harvey (Howards' Way) as Robin Hood
Stephen Yardley (Howards' Way) as The Sheriff of Nottingham
Peter Simon (Going Live) as Simple Sion
With Meg Duval, Roy Brandon, Ian Dickens, Allan Stirland, Frankie Jones and The Tanwood Dancers
Directed by Roy Minting
A Roy Hastings Production
This production ran from 9th December 1989 - 13th January 1990
1990/91 Aladdin
Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who, Worzel Gummidge) as Abanazar
Peter Simon as Wishee Washee
Sophie Lawrence (Eastenders) as Aladdin
Polly Lawrence
Duggie Clark
James English
Oliver Gray
Allan Stirland
Damian Lloyd
Debbie Perry
The Tanwood Dancers
A Roy Hastings Pantomime
Directed by Roy Minting
Opened 8th December 1990
1991/92 Dick Whittington (Pantoni Productions)
Lucinda Cowden (Neighbours) as Dick Whittington
Ted Rogers (3,2,1)
Linda Regan (Hi De Hi)
Peter Dayson
David Weller
Debbie Stephenson
Robert Rawles
1992/93 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Letitia Dean (Eastenders) as Snow White
Lynette Bradley as Fairy Kindheart
Bruce James as Dame Doughnut
Melvyn Hayes (It A'int half Hot Mum)
Su Douglas as Esmerelda the Wicked Queen
Stephne Dean as The Prince
Martin Ball as Jason
With Phil Searle, John Pedrick, Paul Hinton, Trevor Jones, Zena Camplin, Mark Sealey, Little Beam, Paige Clifford, David Street, Justin Cleverly and Dawn Andrews
1993/94 Cinderella
Marion Ramsey (Police Academy)
Bradley Walsh (Doctor Who, The Chase) as Buttons
Rachel Hiew as Cinderlla
Neville Granger
Emma Charles
featuring Fantaisie En Noir
and Perrier Petite Ponies
1994/95 Beauty and the Beast
John Adam (Home and Away) as The Beast / Prince
Sue Hodge (Allo Allo) as Morgana
Kellie Bright (The Upper Hand, Bad Girls, Eastenders) as Beauty
Bryan Johnson as Father
Lesley Hayward as Claudette
Filipa Jeronimo as Clarissa
With Tracey Sparkes, Tonin Mann, Martin Wimpress, Rosie Glossop, Honour Tomkinson, Alex Henry, Rosie Cullinan, Kim Stewart, Caroline Welstead, Darryl Matthews, Craig Matthews, Laura Danaher, Donna Smallworth, Laura Checkley, Vicky Fitzwater and Luke
1995/96 Dick Whittington
Andy Crane (CBBC) as Dick Whittington
Mike Burns (The Brittas Empire) as Bertha the Cook
Gordon & Bunny Jay as Captain and Mate
Damien Williams as King Rat
Rob Stuart as Sarah the Cook
Liana Bridges as Alice Fitzwarren
with FantaIsie Ne Noir and Matthew Stirling
1996/97 Babes in the Wood
Juliette Kaplan (Last of the Summer Wine) as Fairy
Bruce Montague (Bitterflies) as Sheiff
Jeff Stevenson as Muddles
Simon Davies
Jill Greenacre (The Brittas Empire) as RobinHood
Charles Burden as Nurse
A Charles Vance Production
1997/98 Cinderella
Bernie Clifton as Buttons
Jackie Piper (Carry On Films) as Fairy
Lydia Watson as Cinderella
The Lavelles as Ugly Sisters
Sara France as Prince Charming
A Charles Vance production
1998/99 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Charles Vance pantomimes)
Kym Valentine (Neighbours) as Snow White
Paul Laidlaw as Wicked Queen
Gary Hailes (Eastenders) as Henchman
Kim Smith
1999/00 Aladdin (Charles Vance pantomimes)
Ian Rawlings (Sons and Daughters, Neighbours) Rod, Jane and Freddy (Rainbow)
Hugo Myatt as Abanazar
Ruth Carr
Geoffrey Davies as Widow Twankey
2000/01 Jack and the Beanstalk (Charles Vance pantomimes)
Little & Large
Gemma Bissix (Hollyoaks, Eastenders)
Paul Mead
Andrew Ryan
Natasha Gray
2001/02 Dick Whittington (Charles Vance pantomimes)
Ryan Maloney (Neighbours) as Idle Jack
Ruth Carr
Tweedy & Alexis
Hugo Myatt (Knightmare) as King Rat
Marty Swift as Sarah The Cook
Elisha Gazdowicz (Neighbours) as Dick Whittington
2002/03 Cinderella (Charles Vance pantomimes)
Bobby Crush as Buttons
Emma Willis (Grange Hill) as Cinderella
Ruth Carr as Dandini
Rod, Jane & Freddy (Rainbow) as Prince Charming and the Ugly Sisters
2003/04 Peter Pan (Qdos pantomimes)
John Altman (Eastenders) as Captain Hook
Russ Kane
Jeff Stevenson
Sara Hillier as Peter Pan
2004/05 Beauty and the Beast (Qdos pantomimes)
Paul Daniels
Debbie McGee
Hilary O'Neil
2005/06 Aladdin (UK Productions)
Sid Sloane as Genie
Peter Ellis (The Bill) as Abanazar
Eva Alexander as Aladdin
Rik Gaynor as Wishee Washee
Chrales Burden as Widow Twankey
2006/07 Jack and the Beanstalk (UK Productions)
Sarah Thomas (Last of the Summer Wine) as Fairy
Andy Collins as Simple Simon
Kristin O'Brien as Jack
Stephen David as Dame Trott
Terry Morrison as Fleshcreep
with Marcus Knibbs
2007/08 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Qdos pantomimes)
Sid Owen (Eastenders, Bad Girls) as Prince
Jemma Keys
Mark Jones
2008/09 Peter Pan (Qdos pantomimes)
Leslie Grantham (Eastenders) as Captain Hook
Mark Jones
Toby Hull & Emu
2009/10 Cinderella (Qdos pantomimes)
Mark Jones as Buttons
2010/11 Sleeping Beauty (Qdos pantomimes)
Lorraine Chase (Emmerdale) as Carabosse
Mark Jones
2012/13 Peter Pan (Qdos pantomimes)
Adam Woodyatt (Eastenders) as Captain Hook
Neal Wright
Kerris Peeling
2013/14 Cinderella (Qdos pantomimes)
Joe McElderry (X Factor) as Prince Charming
Shane Richie Jnr as Dandini
2014/15 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Qdos pantomimes)
Linda Robson (Birds of a Feather, Loose Women) as Wicked Queen
Lauren Stroud
Tim McArthur
2015/16 Jack and the Beanstalk (Qdos pantomimes)
Lee Ryan (Blue) as Jack
Kerris Peeling as Fairy
Neil Bromley as Dame Trot
2016/17 Cinderella (Qdos pantomimes)
Pauline Quirke (Birds of a Feather, The Sculptress) as Fairy Godmother
Charlie Quirke (Birds of a Feather as Dandini
2017/18 Aladdin (HQ Theatres in association with Daryl Back)
Rita Simons (Eastenders) as Spirit of the Ring
2018/19 Peter Pan (HQ Theatres in association with Daryl Back)
Ryan Thomas (Coronation Street, Neighbours) as Captain Hook
2019/20 Sleeping Beauty (HQ Theatres in association with Daryl Back)
Debbie McGee as The Good Fairy
2020/21 No panto due to Covid-19
2021/22 Jack and the Beanstalk (HQ Theatres in association with Daryl Back)
Anne Hegerty
James Moore
Adam Shorey
2022/23 Cinderella (Imagine Theatre)
Nathan Connor as Prince Charming
Parle Patel as Dandini
Sue Holderness as Baroness
2023/24 Beauty and the Beast (Imagine Theatre)