Est: 2016
Windsor Theatre Royal
The Theatre Royal is an Edwardian theatre on Thames Street in Windsor in Berkshire. The present building is the second theatre to stand on this site and opened on 13 December 1910.
Panto history at Theatre Royal Windsor
1938: Aladdin
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1941: Cinderella
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1947: Aladdin
1948: Toad of Toad Hall
1949: Dick Whittington
1950: Jack and the Beanstalk
1951: Cinderella
1952: Robinson Crusoe
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1955: Babes in the wood
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1959: Jack and the beanstalk
1960: Robin Crusoe
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1962: Mother Goose
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1964: Red Riding Hood
1965: Dick Whittington
1966: Cinderella
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1984: Cinderella
1985: Aladdin
1986: Babes in the wood
1987: Mother Goose
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1990: Cinderella
1991: Puss in Boots
1992: Sleeping Beauty
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1995: Dick Whittington
1996: Cinderella
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1998: Puss in Boots
1999: Cinderella
2000: Jack and the Beanstalk
2001: Dick
2002: Aladdin
2003: Cinderella
2004: Jack and the Beanstalk
2005: Beauty and the Beast
2006: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2007: Cinderella
2008: Peter Pan
2009: Aladdin
2010: Cinderella
2011: Sleeping Beauty
2012: Jack and the Beanstalk
2013: Aladdin
2014: Beauty and the Beast
2015: Cinderella
2016: Jack and the Beanstalk
2017: Sleeping Beauty
2018: Dick Whittington
2019: Aladdin
2020: Cinderella
2021: Jack and the Beanstalk
2022: Sleeping Beauty
2023: Aladdin
2024: Dick Whittington
2025: Cinderella
2026: Jack and the Beanstalk
1949/50: Dick Whittington
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Cast
Duncan Lewis
Sally Rogers
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1949
1950/51: Jack and the Beanstalk
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Cast
Patrick Cargill
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1951
1951/52: Cinderella
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1952
1952/53: ROBINSON CRUSOE
1955
1955/56: BABES IN THE WOOD
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Cast
Patricia Routledge
1959
1959/60: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
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Cast
Sally Nesbitt
Bridget Thorold
Duncan Lewis
Joe Gibbons
Patricia Lancaster
Frank Lawless
Tommy Wright
John Auld
Tony Hilton
Alison Davies
Malcolm Russell
Bail Lord
Shirley Barrett
1960/61: ROBINSON CRUSOE
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Cast
Henry Woolf
Frank Lawless
Michael Miller
Frank Thornton
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1962/63: MOTHER GOOSE
1960
1962
1984
1984/85: CINDERELLA
15th December 1984 -26th January 1985
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Cast
Joe Brown
Jess Conrad
John Gower
Melanie Parr
Bryan Burdon
Sheila Mathews
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1985
1985/86: ALADDIN
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Cast
Joe Brown
Bryan Burdon
Emlyn Harris
Lynette Dundas
Nick Burnell
John Gower
Peter Spraggon
Robert Mill
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1986
1986/87: BABES IN THE WOOD
12th December 1986 -24th January 1987
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Cast
Joe Brown
Bryan Burdon
John Gower
Peter Spraggon
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1987
1987/88: MOTHER GOOSE
18th December 1987 -23rd January 1988
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Cast
Joe Brown
Bryan Burdon
David Lodge
Paul Burton
Jane McDowell
Barbra Newman
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1990
1990/1991: CINDERELLA
14th December 1990 -19th January 1991
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Cast
Joe Brown
Bryan Burdon
John Gower
Julia De Lane
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1991/1992: PUSS IN BOOTS
13th December 1991 - 18th January 1992
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Cast
Bryan Burdon
Henry McGee
1991
1992
1992/1993: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
18th December 1992 -23rd January 1993
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Cast
Ernie Wise
Bryan Burdon
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1995
1995/96: DICK WHITTINGTON
15th December 1995 -13th January 1996
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Cast
Peter Davison
Bryan Burdon
Geoffrey Abbott
Rebecca Thornhill
Sylvester McCoy
Gary Sharkey
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1996
1996/97: CINDERELLA
12th December 1986 -24th January 1987
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Cast
Bryan Burdon
John D Collins
Stuart Morrison
Dennis Waterman
Wendy Craig
Geoffrey Davies
Mike Holoway
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1998
1998/99: PUSS IN BOOTS
9th December 1998 -16th January 1999
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Cast
Rod Hull and Emu
Ian McCaskell
Bryan Burdon
Henry McGee
Kate Weston
Mark Hayford
Stephanie Bagshaw
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1999/00: CINDERELLA
8th December 1999 -15th January 2000
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Cast
Eric Sykes
Natalie Walter
Diana Moran
Christopher Beeny
John D Collins
Kate Weston
Carryl Varley
Howard Attfield
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1999
2000
2000/01: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
7th December 2000 -14th January 2001
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Cast
Eric Sykes
Michelle Morris
Kat Heavenor
Christopher Beeny
Trevor Bannister
John Challis
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2001
2001/02: DICK WHITTINGTON
5th December 2001 -13th January 2002
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Cast
Paul Daniels
Debbie McGee
Trevor Bannister
Christopher Beeny
Louise Perry
Lyn Paul
Gary Turner
Paul De Boer
James Head
James Wells
Karen Pocock
Jessica Jones
Zoe Sharpe
Hailey Simmonds
Marlon Moore
Juliet Giugh
Shelley Cousins
Vanessa Brierly
2002
2002/03: ALADDIN
11th December 2002 -19th January 2003
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Cast
Paul Nicholas
Christopher Beeny
Mina Anwar
Michael Sharvell-Martin
Mr Blobby
Henry McGee
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2003
2003/04: CINDERELLA
10th December 2003 -11th January 2004
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Cast
Mark Speight
Valerie Singleton
Toby Hull and Emu
Glenda Mckay
Postman Pat
Christopher Beeny
Michael Sharvell-Martin
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2004/05: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
7th December 2005 - 8th January 2006
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Cast
Wayne Sleep
Dora Bryan
Tony Caunter
Lisa M Kay
Jeremy Spake
Rae Baker
Michael Sharvell-Martin
Sooty
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2004
2005
2005/06: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
7th December 2005 - 8th January 2006
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Cast
Wayne Sleep
Sue Holderness
Ed Stewart
Michael Sharvell-Martin
Christopher Beeny
Andrew Alexander
and featuring the voice of Eric Sykes
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2006
2006/07 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
6th December 2006 - 7th January 2007
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Cast
Marti Webb
Bernie Clifton
Leanne Dobinson
Christopher Beeny
Michael Sharvell-Martin
Muff in the Mule
and the voice of Michael Parkinson
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2007
2007/08: CINDERELLA
5th December 2007 - 6th January 2008
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Cast
Wayne Sleep
Rupert the Bear
Jan Leeming
Ed Stewport Stewart
Muffin the Mule
Christopher Beeny
Michael Sharvell-Martin
Johndeep More
Chris Crosby​
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2008/09: PETER PAN
3rd December 2008 - 11th January 2009
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Cast
Jack Ellis
Christopher Parker
Michael Sharvell-Martin
Elizabeth Sladen
Christopher Beeny
Hannah Williams
Liam Buckland
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2008
2009
2009/10: ALADDIN
9th December 2009 - 10th January 2010
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Cast
Steven Blakeley
Jess Conrad
Wendy Craig
Toby Hull and Emu
Samantha Barks
Poppy Jharkra
Michael Sharvell-Martin
and the voice of Tony Blackburn
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2010/11: CINDERELLA
8th December 2010 - 9th January 2011
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Cast
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Lisa Scott-Lee
Charlie Dimmock
Jess Conrad
Christopher Benny
Fireman Sam
Johnny Shentall​
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2010
2011
2011/12: SLEEPING BEAUTY
7th December 2011 - 8th January 2012
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Cast
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Noddy
Tony Christie
Britt Ekland
Anita Harris
Bradley Clarkson
Chloe Medley
and the voice of Christopher Biggins
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2012
2012/13: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
5th December 2012 - 6th January 2013
Cast
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Postman Pat
Matthew Kelly
Britt Ekland
Anita Harris
Anthony Kavanagh
Olivia Scott-Taylor
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2013
2013/14: ALADDIN
4th December 2013 - 5th January 2014
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Cast
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Basil Brush
Rosemary Shrager
Peter Duncan
Jasmine Gur
Twist & Pulse
Giovanni Spano​
2014
2014/15: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
3rd December 2014 - 11th January 2015
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Cast
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Basil Brush
Rydian​
Sheila Ferguson
Postman Pat
Georgina Leondas
Sally Geeson
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2015
2015/16: CINDERELLA
2nd December 2015 - 10th January 2016
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Cast
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Basil Brush
Ann Widdecombe
Zoe Salmon
Jai McDowall
Shain Pendergast
Alex Baeaumont
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2016
2016/17: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
30th November 2016 - 8th January 2017
Cast​
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Jason Gardiner
Anthea Turner
Timmy Mallett
and the voice of Brian Blessed
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Directed & Choreographed by Henry Metcalf
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2017/18: SLEEPING BEAUTY
29th November 2017 - 7th January 2018
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Cast
Basil Brush
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Denise Pearson
Jenny Ryan
and the voice of Tom Baker
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Written by Steven Blakeley
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2017
2018
2018/19: DICK WHITTINGTON
23rd November 2018 - 6th January 2019
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Cast
Marti Webb
Anita Harris
Basil Brush
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Mike Read
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Anne Hegerty withdrew to appear on ITVs 'I'm a Celbrity Get e Out of Here'
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Written by Steven Blakeley
Directed by Carole Todd
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2019
2019/20: ALADDIN
29th November 2019 - 12th January 2020
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Cast
Paul Nicholas
Basil Brush
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Marti Webb
Joe Thompson-Oubari
Rhiannon Bacchus
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Written by Steven Blakeley
Directed by Carole Todd
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2020/21: CINDERELLA
3rd November 2020 - 10th January 2021
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Cast
Debbie McGee
Basil Brush
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Alice Filary
Dominic Sibanda
Joe Thompson-Oubari
Billie Hardy
Jamie Corner
Nathan Vaughan-Harris
Milo Quinton
Sarah Kacey
Rhiannon Bacchus
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Written by Steven Blakeley
Directed by Carole Todd
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2021/22: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
26th November 2021 - 9th January 2022
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Cast
Anita Harris
Basil Brush
Steven Blakeley
Kevin Cruise
Elizabeth Carter
Alice Fillary
Jay Worley
and featuring the voice of Shirley Ballas
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Written by Steven Blakeley
Directed by Carole Todd
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2020
2021
2022
2022/23: SLEEPING BEAUTY
25th November 2022 - 8th January 2023
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Cast
Anita Harris: Carabosse
Basil Brush: King Basil of Windsoria
Steven Blakeley: Nurse Nelly
Kevin Cruise: Chester the Jester
Elizabeth Carter: Fairy Sunbeam
Lauren Lane: Princess Aurora - Sleeping Beauty
David Luke: Prince Edgar of Etonia
with Joshua De La Garde, Ike Fallon, Elliot Owen-Cowles, Mia Welsh, Isabella Everett, Kayleigh Cooper
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Written by Steven Blakeley
Directed by Carole Todd
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2023
2023/24: ALADDIN
24th November 2023 - 14th January 2024
Cast
Basil Brush
Kevin Cruise
Steven Blakeley
Anita Harris
Patti Boulaye
Carmen Law
Robby Khela
Paul Zenon
2024
2024/25: DICK WHITTINGTON
22nd November 2024 - 13th January 2025
Cast:
Basil Brush
Dotty Dame: Steven Blakeley
Comic: Kevin Cruise
Fairy Bowbells: Hilary O'Neil
Alice Fitzwarren: Mia Welsh
Dick Whittington: Mikko Juan
Cat: Rina Punwani
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2025
2025/26: CINDERELLA
21st November 2025 - 11th January 2026
Cast:
STEVEN BLAKELEY: Dotty Dame
KEVIN CRUISE: Buttons
HILARY O'NEIL: Fairy Godmother
BROGAN MCFARLANE: Cinderella
MICHAEL PRAED
JEFREY HARMER
RIBBY KHELA
JAY WORLEY​​
2026
2026/27: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
20th November 2026 - 10th January 2027
Cast:
Kevin Cruise
Steven Blakeley
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