ABERDEEN
Aladdin
Neighbour’s Stefan Dennis stars in this pantomime
December 8, 2007 – January 5, 2008
His Majesty’s Theatre, AB25
www.hmtaberdeen.com
BERKSHIRE
Honk!
November 28, 2007 – January 5, 2008
Steven Dexter directs a revival of the George Stiles and Anthony Drewe show
Watermill Theatre, RG20
www.watermill.org.uk
BIRMINGHAM
Aladdin
December 19, 2007 - January 27, 2008
A pantomime starring Doctor Who actor John Barrowman
Birmingham Hippodrome, B5
www.birminghamhippodrome.com
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Peter Pan
November 28-2007 – January 19, 2008
Rachel Kavanaugh directs a new musical version of the classic adventure
Birmingham Repetory Theatre, B1
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
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Santa Claus The Musical
A new musical comedy for families
December 7 – 30, 2007
Alexandra Theatre, B5
www.alexandratheatre.org.uk
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Treasure Island
November 14, 2007 – January 26, 2008
The Birmingham Stage Company presents a stage adaptation of the classic book
Old Rep Theatre, B5
www.oldreptheatre.org.uk
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BRIGHTON
Cinderella
Kim and Aggie from How Clean Is Your House? star in a traditional pantomime
December 7, 2007 – January 6, 2008
Theatre Royal, BN1
www.theambassadors.com/theatreroyal
BRISTOL
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Andy Burden directs the classic family story
December 13, 2007 – January 20, 2008
Tobacco Factory, BS3
www.tobaccofactory.com
The Ugly Duckling
Sally Cookson directs a new adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson story
December 6, 2007 – January 20, 2008
Tobacco Factory, BS3
www.tobaccofactory.com
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Cinderella
Brian Conley heads the pantomime cast
December 7, 2007 – January 6, 2008
Wycombe Swan, HP1
www.wycombeswan.co.uk
CARDIFF
White Christmas
Snow, song and festive cheer, starring Neighbour’s Craig McLachlan
December 13, 2007 – January 12, 2008
Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Theatre, CF10
www.wmc.org.uk
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Birds of a Feather’s Lesley Joseph stars in this pantomime
December 15, 2007 – January 26, 2008
New Theatre, CF10
www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
DERBY
Treasure Island
November 24, 2007 – January 26, 2008
Maurice Clarke stars in the swashbuckling musical adventure
Derby Playhouse, DE1
www.derbyplayhouse.co.uk
EDINBURGH
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Allan and Grant Stott star in this pantomime
December 1, 2007 – January 20, 2008
King’s Theatre, EH3
www.eft.co.uk
The Snowman
After its Edinburgh premiere last Christmas, the wintery tale returns
December 13 – 30, 2007
Edinburgh Festival Theatre, EH8
www.eft.co.uk
White Christmas
The Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye film is brought to the stage
November 28 – December 8, 2007
Edinburgh Playhouse, EH1
www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk
Wizard of Oz
A visit to Oz for the whole family
December 1 – 30, 2007
Lyceum Theatre, EH3
www.lyceum.org.uk
GLASGOW
Cinderella
A raft of radio and TV personalities star in this family pantomime
November 28, 2007 – January 26, 2008
The Pavillion Theatre, G2
www.paviliontheatre.co.uk
Eeting Beauty: What Happens When the Spell Goes Wrong?
A traditional tale is given a twist in this pantomime
November 30, 2007 – January 6, 2008
Tron Theatre, G1
www.tron.co.uk
Peter Pan
A family adventure in Neverland
December 1, 2007 – January 5, 2008
Citizen’s Theatre, G5
www.citz.co.uk
Sleeping Beauty
Gerard Kelly and Karen Dunbar star in this pantomime
November 30, 2007 – January 12, 2008
King’s Theatre, G2
www.theambassadors.com/kings
KENT
Peter Pan
Starsky and Hutch’s Paul Michael Glaser plays Captain Hook in this pantomime
November 30, 2007 – January 13, 2008
The Churchill Theatre, BR1
www.theambassadors.com/churchill
LEEDS
Beauty and the Beast
A new version of the classic fairytale, adapted for the stage by children’s
author Mike Kenny
December 6, 2007 – January 12, 2008
West Yorkshire Playhouse, LS2
http://wyplayhouse.com
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis’s masterpiece comes to the stage
November 28, 2007 – February 2, 2008
West Yorkshire Playhouse, LS2
http://www.wyplayhouse.com
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LIVERPOOL
Aladdin
A rock’n’roll-style pantomime
November 23 – January 12
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, L1
www.everymanplayhouse.com
Dr Doolittle
Tommy Steel stars in a pantomime awash with animals
December 6 – 29, 2007
Liverpool Empire, L1
www.liverpoolempire.org.uk
LONDON
Anansi Trades Places
Talawa Theatre Company reawakens the much-loved African and Caribbean
character Anansi
December 13, 2007 – January 5, 2008
Shaw Theatre, NW1
www.talawa.com
Beauty and the Beast
The Lyric joins forces with Told By An Idiot to produce a show for the family
starring Lisa Hammond
November 29, 2007 – January 5, 2008
The Lyric, W6
www.lyric.co.uk
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The BFG
Roald Dahl’s tale is brought to life with puppetry and music
November 9, 2007 – February 9, 2008
Polka Theater, SW19
www.polkatheatre.com
The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit
Rik Mayall narrates the family story of an ugly monster with a beautiful heart
December 12 – 30, 2008
Pleasance Theatre, N7
www.pleasance.co.uk
A Christmas Carol
With new music by Steven Edis, the Dickens classic is brought to the stage
December 5, 2007 – January 5, 2008
Tabard Theatre, W4
www.tabardtheatre.co.uk
Christmas Carol
A new adaptation, by Brian Sibley, of Charles Dickens’s novel
December 4, 2007 – January 6, 2008
Greenwich Playhouse, SE10
www.galleontheatre.co.uk
Cinderella
December 4 2007– January 20, 2008
Stephen Fry has written this pantomime starring Debbie Chazen, Oliver
Chopping and Pauline Collins
Old Vic Theatre. SE1
www.oldvictheatre.com
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Cinderella
December 1, 2007 – January 19, 2008
A pantomime starring Michael Bertenshaw and Darren Hart
Theatre Royal, Stratford East, E15
www.stratfordeast.com
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Cinderella
November 10, 2007 – January 27, 2008
Original music, marionettes, rod puppets and theatrical wizardry
Little Angel Theatre, N1
www.littleangeltheatre.com
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Cinderella
December 7, 2007 – January 20, 2008
A family pantomime starring Nigel Havers
Richmond Theatre, TW9
www.theambassadors.com/richmond
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Danny, the Champion of the World
December 11, 2007 – January 26, 2008
The Birmingham Stage Company adapts Roald Dahl’s book
Bloomsbury Theatre, N1
www.thebloomsbury.com
Dick Whittington
Andrew Pollard stars in this pantomime
December 4, 2007 – January 5, 2008
Greenwich Theatre, SE10
www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk
Duck!
December 1, 2007 – January 27, 2008
The story of Ugly, a duckling who strikes out on his own
Unicorn Theatre, SE1
www.unicorntheatre.com
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Fungus the Bogeyman
A family show, full of music
November 24, 2007 –January 6, 2008
Arts Depot, N12
www.artsdepot.co.uk
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Giraffes Can't
Blunderbus Theatre Company take children on a visit to the African jungle
November 13 – December 23, 2007
Watermans Theatre, TW8
www.watermans.org.uk
Herge's Adventures of Tintin
Rufus Norris’s adaptation of the popular graphic novel comes to the West End
December 6, 2007 - January 12, 2008
Playhouse theatre, WC2
www.theambassadors.com/playhouse
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Jack and the Beanstalk
A pantomime starring Mel Giedroyc, Steve Furst and Andy Gray
December 1, 2007 – January 12, 2008
Barbican Theatre. EC2
www.barbican.org.uk
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Little Wolf's Book of Badness
A musical based on the book by Ian Whybrow
December 6, 2007 – January 5, 2008
Hampstead Theatre, NW3
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
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Loft
Seven former members of Cirque du Soleil perform circus theatre
December 6 – December 30, 2007
Roundhouse, NW1
www.roundhouse.org.uk
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Men of Steel
A puppet extravaganza for families
December 6, 2007 – January 6, 2008
Soho Theatre, W1
www.sohotheatre.com
Mother Goose
A family pantomime for all ages
December 1, 2007 – January 12, 2008
Queen’s Theatre, RM11
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Potted Potter
A Harry Potter parody with Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner
December 17, 2007 – January 5, 2008
Trafalgar Studios, SW1
www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios
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Rapunzel
December 18, 2007 – January 5, 2008
Kneehigh Theatre present a new take on Rapunzel
Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, SE1
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
The Snowman
5 Dec 2007 – 6 Jan 2008
An adaptation of Raymond Briggs’s much-loved book
Peacock Theatre, WC2
http://www.sadlerswells.com
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
December 7, 2007 – January 20, 2008
A pantomime starring Ross Kemp, Bobby Davro, Warwick Davis and Aimie Atkinson
New Wimbledon Theatre, SW19
www.theambassadors.com/newwimbledon
The Tinderbox
London Buble present a new version of the timeless story
December 5, 2007 – January 5, 2008
The Albany, SE8
www.thealbany.org.uk
Treasure Island
An adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale
December 6, 2007 – January 13, 2008
King's Head Theatre, N1
www.kingsheadtheatre.org
MANCHESTER
A Tasty Tale
December 18, 2007 – January 5, 2008
An adaptation of Hansel and Gretel
The Royal Exchange, M2
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Dick Whittington and his Cat
A Pantomine full of music, dance and slapstick comedy
December 1 – December 12, 2007
Hackney Empire, E8
www.hackneyempire.co.uk
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Hood in the Wood
An adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood
December 18, 2007 – January 5, 2008
The Royal Exchange, M2
www.royalexchanged.co.uk
NEWCASTLE
Aladdin
A pantomime promising 3D special effects
December 3, 2007 – January 19, 2008
Theatre Royal, NE1
www.theatreroyal.co.uk
Sleeping Beauty
A pantomime for families
December 7, 2007 – January 5, 2008
The Journal Tyne Theatre, NE1
www.thejournaltynetheatre.co.uk
NORWICH
Dick Whittington
Colin Baker stars as the King Rat in this pantomime
December 19, 2007 – January 20, 2008
Theatre Royal, NR2
www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
OXFORD
Aladdin
Starring Simon Green as Window Twankey
November 30, 2007 - January 13, 2008
Oxford Playhouse, OX1
www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Creation Theatre Company bring Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and
Rumpelstiltskin to the stage
November 21, 2007 – January 12, 2008
BMW Plant. OX4
www.creationtheatre.co.uk
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PETERBOROUGH
Jack and the Beanstalk
Emmerdale’s Daniel Brocklebank and Hollyoak’s Oliver Farnworth star in this
pantomime
December 14 – 30, 2007
The Cresset Theatre, PE3
www.cresset.co.uk
SHEFFIELD
Cinderella
Emmerdale’s Hayley Tamaddon stars in a show full of singing, dancing and
audience participation
December 13, 2007 – January 12, 2008
Lyceum Theatre, S1
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
SUNDERLAND
Cinderella
Mickey Rooney plays Cinderella’s father Baron Hardup
December 8, 2007 – January 6, 2008
Sunderland Empire, SR1
www.sunderlandempire.org.uk
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SURREY
Peter Pan
December 8, 2007 – January 13, 2008
Henry Winkler stars as Hook in this pantomime
New Victoria Theatre, GU21
www.theambassadors.com/newvictoria
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STIRLING
Cinderella
A traditional pantomime by a team of teenagers
November 28 – December 29, 2007
MacRobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling
www.macrobert.org
