Updated 4 April 2012
The Panto Season extends from mid-November to mid February all over the UK. Cities, towns and villages all have one or more pantos on for the holiday season. Use this list to find some of the bigger productions.What's that? You don't know what a panto is? Click to find out about pantos - the traditional British family entertainment.
Panto List
NOTE: Pantos for the Christmas and holiday season are announced in the autumn. This list is just meant to give you an idea of what to expect. Come pack around October 2012 to see what's on for the 2012/2013 season.
- Bath Theatre Royal Dick Whittington
- Birmingham Hippodrome Cinderella - A star-studded extravaganza with Brian Conley, Lynda Bellingham and Basil Brush.
- Bristol Hippodrome Peter Pan - with David Hasselhoff as Hook
- Cambridge Arts Theatre Cinderella
- Canterbury,Marlowe Theatre Cinderella - with Coronation Street and East Enders stars.
- Cardiff, New Theatre Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates - with Christopher Biggins as Mrs. Crusoe.
- Derby, Assembly Rooms Dick Whittington and His Cat - with Paul Nicholas as King Rat and Linda Robson as Fairy Bow Bells.
- Edinburgh, Kings Theatre Cinderella - and boy are the Ugly Sisters UHG-LEE!
- Glasgow
- King's Theatre Sleeping Beauty
- Tron Theatre Mr. Merlin A Pure Magic Panto - "Mister Merlin’s magic is mince if he doesn’t have his wand..."
- Leeds, Carriageworks Beauty and the Beast
- Llandudno,Venue Cymru, Wales Aladdin - Plus fun workshops at a selection of National Trust properties.
- London and London area
- The Broadway in Barking Aladdin
- The Beck Theatre in Hayes, Middlesex - Aladdin
- The Compass Theatre, Ickenham, Middlesex Dick Whittington
- Hackney Empire Cinderella -, usually the biggie in London.
- Greenwich Theatre Aladdin - Everyone loves the Greenwich Panto - so popular they don't even need TV stars to draw the crowds.
- Millfield Theatre Beauty and the Beast
- New Wimbledon Theatre Dick Whittington - Dame Edna Everage herself will be the panto dame to out panto dame the lot. Always a smashing panto here, this one promises to be spectacular.
- The Rosemary Branch, pub theatre Beowulf-The Panto! - The "boutique" panto reaches new heights of silliness.
- The Shaw Theatre Jack and the Beanstalk
- Theatre Royal Stratford East Cinderella -
- Manchester The Opera House - Cinderella
- Musselburgh, Brunton Theatre Aladdin
- Newcastle,Theatre Royal Sleeping Beauty
- Norwich,Theatre Royal Sleeping Beauty
- Nottingham,Theatre Royal Sleeping Beauty
- Oxford Playhouse Mother Goose
- Pitlochry Festival Theatre Sleeping Beauty
- Sheffield, Lyceum Sleeping Beauty
- Swansea, Grand Theatre Aladdin - with Jimmy Osmond as Wishee Washee
- York
- Theatre Royal The York Family Robinson
- Grand Opera House
