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Cumbria Christmas Panto Round Up - 11th November 2017 - 3rd January 2018
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It’s Panto Time, (oh yes it is!)
Sleeping Beauty – Sands Centre
11 December – 31 December
This year, The Sands Centre presents one of the world’s best known and most loved pantomimes, Sleeping Beauty. Packed with great songs, amazing dance routines and lots of laughter, this production is a treat for the whole family. The all-star cast includes Carlisle-born 911 frontman Lee Brennan as the Prince, alongside Cheryl Fergison as Evil Fairy ‘Carabosse’ and local breakfast star, Robbie Dee as The Dame.
For tickets visit www.thesandscentre.co.uk
The Secret Garden – Theatre by the Lake
27 November – 13 January 2018
This year, Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake presents a spectacular production of the beloved classic, The Secret Garden. Adapted for the stage by Jessica Swale, who recently won the 2016 Olivier Award for Best Comedy for her play Nell Gwynn, this richly imagined portrayal of Hodgson Burnett’s magical tale is accompanied by a delightful score and a menagerie of puppets. A Christmas must-see for all ages.
Cinders (Rocket Theatre Group) – Old Fire Station
19 – 20 December
Carlisle’s freshest new theatre group perform their first ever pantomime at the Old Fire Station this December. Giving a unique local flavour to a well-known, classic tale, Rocket Theatre Group present Cinders, Buttons and a cast of all the usual suspects in their brand new production. Be prepared for a lot of laughs and a pantomime like none you’ve been to before.
Tickets £10 available from OFS, The Old Town Hall and at www.oldfirestation.carlisle.city
Aladdin – Whitehaven Theatre Group
5 -10 December
Whitehaven Theatre Group are set to grant your Christmas wishes – oh, yes they are – with a fun-filled adaptation of this classic tale. The amateur theatre group will bring Egremont Market Hall to life, from 5 – 10 December, with wit, wickedness and a cave of wonders.
http://www.whitehaventheatregroup.com
Camelot the Panto – John Peel Theatre, Wigton
4 – 10 December
Wigton’s John Peel Theatre is gearing up for the ever popular family pantomime. This year, Camelot the Pantomime (or King Arthur and his Merry Nights), written by Liz Bell and the John Peel Theatre Writing Workshop, audiences will be transported back into the world of Damsels in Distress, Knights of Old and Evil vs Good Magicians.
A cast drawn from the theatre’s own company of actors, will bring all the usual traditional elements: an outrageous dame, a lovelorn princess, a pantomime horse – actually, there are quite a lot of horses – a pantomime cat and lots of witty dialogue as well as magic battles and a fair bit of slapstick.
As well as six evening performances, there are two matinees on Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets £8 available from Easton’s or online at www.wigtontheatre.org
The Grinch – Rosehill Youth Theatre
4 – 7 December
The talented bunch from Rosehill Youth Theatre are stealing Christmas this year, with their panto production of The Grinch. Showing at Whitehaven’s Solway Hall from 4 – 7 December, any Scrooge’s out there? This one’s for you.
Cinderella – Upfront Puppet Theatre
17 December – 3 January
Upfront Puppet Theatre’s Christmas production of Cinderella will be a fun filled interpretation of the classic fairy story by Charles Perrault. It will be fully staged using a combination of rod and string puppets, special stage effects, scenery and lighting that will bring the show to life.
Will Cinderella make it back home before the clock strikes twelve and the Fairy Godmother’s spell times out? Will the Prince find a girl who can wear the lost slipper so he can ask her to marry him? All will be revealed as the show unfolds.
For tickets and more information visit www.up-front.com
Keswick’s Own Christmas Proms
3 December
The well-established Christmas concert returns to Theatre by the Lake with a variety of acts to suit all musical tastes. Husband and wife team Graeme Danby and Valerie Reid, both professional singers, will be joined on stage by St Herbert’s C of E Primary School Choir, and are accompanied by the NASUWT Riverside Band for an evening of talent, enthusiasm and top-class entertainment.
http://www.theatrebythelake.com
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