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Qdos Entertainment has announced that Elaine Paige will join the cast of Pantoland at The Palladium for the three-week festive run beginning 12 December 2020, which sees pantomime return to the world-famous The London Palladium for a fifth consecutive year. Paige, returning to The London Palladium having played Queen Rat in Dick Whittington in 2017,... Continue Reading →
Double Olivier nominees (and former CBBC TV presenters) Dan and Jeff return for a 10th anniversary festive season of ‘Potted Panto’, hot on the heels of their world tour and Las Vegas residency of Harry Potter parody ‘Potted Potter’. ‘Potted Panto’, written by Daniel Clarkson, Jefferson Turner and Richard Hurst, will run for a festive... Continue Reading →
The New Wolsey Theatre has released the following statement regarding its current season: Following the recent ministerial statement that social distancing will be required within theatres at least until November, with no certainty on when these measures and associated Covid-19 protocols might be removed, the management and Board of the New Wolsey Theatre have taken... Continue Reading →
Capital Theatres has announced that this year’s King’s panto, Sleeping Beauty has been rescheduled until November 2021. In line with the King’s panto producer, Qdos Entertainment’s announcement on Monday 3 August, the uncertainty around ongoing restrictions and maintaining social distancing means that it is not possible for us to open on 28 November 2020 as... Continue Reading →
The New Wolsey Theatre has announced that the next Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto by Peter Rowe will be Jack and The Beanstalk. The production will run from Thursday 26 November 2020 to Saturday 30 January 2021. Dame Dolly Durden’s family farm has fallen on hard times – Squire Snuffbox is demanding the rent and Giant... Continue Reading →
