Est: 2016
Blackpool
Grand Theatre
Blackpool Grand Theatre is a theatre in Blackpool.
Since 2006, it has also been known as the National Theatre of Variety.
Panto history at BLACKPOOL GRAND
1982: Cinderella
1983: Aladdin
1984:
1985: Robinson Crusoe
1986: Jack and the Beanstalk
1987: Turn again Whittington
1988: Aladdin
1989: Jack and the Beanstalk
1990: Cinderella
1991: Goldilocks and the three bears
1992:
1993:
1994: Peter Pan
1995: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1996: Cinderella
1997: Jack and the Beanstalk
1998:
1999: Dick Whittington
1982: CINDERELLA
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Cast
The Houghton Weavers
Cinderella: Denise Distel
Prince & Dandini: The Caravelles
Fairy Godmother: Julie Owen
Baron: John Comer
Ugly Sisters: Bobby Kent and Eddie Munro
2000: Robin Hood and the babes in the wood.
2001: Cinderella
2002: Aladdin
2003: Peter Pan
2004: Jack and the Beanstalk
2005: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2006: Dick Whittington
2007: Sleeping Beauty
2008: Cinderella
2009: Peter Pan
2010: Aladdin
2011: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2012: Cinderella
2013: Peter Pan
2014: Sleeping Beauty
2015: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2016: Aladdin
2017: Cinderella
2018: Beauty and the Beast
2019: Peter Pan
2020: Pantomonium
2021: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2022: Sleeping Beauty
2023: Aladdin
2024: Cinderella
1982
1983
1983: ALADDIN
Cast
Widow Twankey: Roy Barraclough
Cedric Monarch, Barry Cheese, Mike Onion, Cheryl Murray, Leslie Melville,
Eric Hamilton, Stan Boardman, Malcolm Dixon
1985: ROBINSON CRUSOE
12th December 1985 - 4th January 1986
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Cast
The Houghton Weavers, Tommy Trafford, Keith Hopkins, Lynda Lee Lewis, Maxine Valentine, Chris Ifill, Ronnie Parnell
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1986: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
11th December 1986 - 3rd January 1987
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Cast
Princess: Sally Moon
Baliff: Norman Barrett
Dame Trot: Tommy Trafford
Jack Trot: Keith Hopkins
Giant Blunderbore: Michael White
King: Ronnie Parnell
Fairy: Ruth Perry
Tom Bright. Suzy Breeze
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Produced by Trafford Parnell Productions
1985
1986
1987: TURN AGAIN WHITTINGTON
10th December 1987 - 9th January 1988
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Cast
Norman Wisdom (as Dick Whittington), Tony Fayne (as Alderman Fitzwarren),
Mimi Law (as Queen), Billy Whittaker (as Mrs Whittington), Second Generation
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Produced by Charles Hayley Productions
1987
1988
1988: ALADDIN
Opened 18th December 1988
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Cast
Widow Twankey: Danny La Rue
Emporer: Ken Platt
Wishee Washee: Billy Pearce
Robert Aldous, David Ellen
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Written and Directed by Mike Goddard
Choreographed by David Ellen
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1989: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
14th December 1989 - 13th January 1990
Cast
Jack Durden: Alvin Stardust
Jill: Linda Nolan
The King: Gary Hailes
Vegetable Fairy: Joan Laurie
Dame Durden: Peter Thorne
Simple Simon: Freddie Garrity
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Directed by Roy Patrick
1989
1990
1990: CINDERELLA
17th December 1990 - 12th January 1991
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Cast
Fairy Godmother: Kathy Staff
Buttons: Mark Curry
Baron: Frederick Pyne
Cinderella: Hilary O'Neil
Prince Charming: Steve Harvey
Darren Markham
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1991: GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
14th December 1991 - 5th January 1992
Cast
Dame Spangle: Russell Grant
Ian Lavender
Maddi Cryer
Flogwell Flax,
Norman Barrett
1991
1994
1994: PETER PAN
23rd December 1994 - 14th January 1995
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Cast
Peter Pan: Stefan Dennis
Captain Hook: Patrick Mower
Smee: Tom Bright
Mrs Darling: Sophie Corbett
Wendy: Karen West
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1995: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
15th December 1995 - 13th January 1996
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Cast
Muddles: Martin Daniels
Snow White: Maureen Nolan
The Wicked Queen: Anne Nolan
Clive Webb
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1995
1996
1996: CINDERELLA
Opened 19th December 1996
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Cast
Buttons: Roy Walker
Cinderella: Jenny Powell
Ugly Sister: Tom Bright
Baron: Jack Douglas
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Produced by UK Productions
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1997
1997: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
15th December 1997 - 10th January 1998
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Cast:
Fleshcreep: Howard Antony
King: Stuart Golland
Dame Trot: Tom Bright
Jack Trot: Bernie Nolan
Simple Simon: Rik Gaynor
Princess: Francine Lewis
Fairy: Juliette Kaplan
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Produced by UK Productions
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1999
1999: DICK WHITTINGTON
15th December 1999 - 8th January 2000
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Cast
Idle Jack: Ben Shephard
Dick Whittington: Deborah McAndrew
Fanny: Tom Bright
Alderman Fitzwarren: Michael Knowles
Fairy: Anna Karen
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Produced by UK Productions
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2000: ROBIN HOOD AND THE BABES IN THE WOOD
17th December 2000 - 6th January 2001
Cast
The Sheriff of Nottingham: Jonathon Morris
Johnny Casson
Robin Hood: Alex Lovell
Nurse: Tom Bright
Aimi Macdonald, John Peate, Diane Lee Carol, Matthew Linus Hunt
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Produced by UK Productions
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2000
2001
2001: CINDERELLA
12th December 2001- 5th January 2002
Cast
Fairy Godmother: Ruth Madoc
Baron Hardup: Tom Owen
Buttons: Mark Homer
Phillipa Healy, Bobbie Kent, Jamie Morris, Amira Matthews, Karen Holmes
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Produced by UK Productions
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2002
2002: ALADDIN
12th December 2002 - 5th January 2003
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Cast
Widow Twankey: Ken Morley
Des Coleman,
Aladdin: Anna Williamson
Abanazar: Shaun Curry
Wishee Washee: Steve Walls
Ian Gareth Jones, Karen Roberts, Robert Armstrong, Tristan Walker
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Produced by UK Productions
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2003
2003: PETER PAN
11th December 2003 - 4th January 2004
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Cast
Captain Hook: Tony Caunter
Peter Pan: Sophie McDonnell
Maureen Nolan,
Smee: Steve Royle
The Nitwits
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Produced by UK Productions
2004
2004: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
9th December 2004 - 4th January 2005
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Cast
Ken Morley (as ), Mike Grady (as Dame Trott),
Kate Baines (as Jack Trott), Michelle Hughes (as Princess),
Steve Royle (as Simple Simon), Barry Daniels
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Produced by UK Productions
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2005: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
9th December 2005 - 3rd January 2006
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Cast
Wicked Queen: Ruth Madoc
Henchman: Tony Scannell
Muddles: Steve Royle
Kenny Baker,
Snow White: Michelle Hughes
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Produced by UK Productions
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2005
2006
2006: DICK WHITTINGTON
8th December 2006 - 6th January 2007
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Cast
King Rat: Ray Meagher
Dick Whittington: Andrew Newton-Lee
Idle Jack: Steve Royle
Fairy Bowbells: Janine Jones
Alice Fitzwarren: Michelle Hughes
Captain: Mark Two
Sarah the Cook: Charles Burden
Alderman Fitzwarren: Barry Daniels
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Produced by UK Productions
2007: SLEEPING BEAUTY
7th December 2007 - 5th January 2008
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Cast
Good Fairy: Ruth Madoc
Bad Fairy: Natalie Cleverley
Sleeping Beauty: Jessica Punch
Prince: Shaun Dalton
Nurse Nelly: Douglas Mounce
King: Iain Rogerson
Silly Billy: Steve Royle
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Produced by UK Productions
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2007
2008: CINDERELLA
5th December 2008 - 4th January 2009
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Cast
Fairy Godmother: Amanda Barrie
Buttons: Steve Royle
Cinderella: Sophie Thierens
Ugly Sisters: Jamie Morris, Terry Keeble,
Baron: Don Crann
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Produced by UK Productions
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2009: PETER PAN
4th December 2009 - 3rd January 2010
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Cast
Peter Pan: Barney Harwood
Mrs Darling: Carrie Ellis
The Pirate Crew: The Nitwits
Captain Hook: Gary Turner
Smee: Steve Royle
Tinkerbell: Gemma Hunt
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Produced by UK Productions
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2008
2009
2010
2010: ALADDIN
3rd December 2010 - 2nd January 2011
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Cast
Abanazar: Alex Ferns
Aladdin: Amy Thompson
Wishee Washee: Steve Royle
Widow Twankey: Douglas Mounce
Princess: Rebecca Marks
PC Pong: Martin Pemberton
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Produced by UK Productions
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2011: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
2nd December 2011 - 2nd January 2012
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Cast
The Wicked Queen: Vicky Entwistle
Snow White: Jenny Jones
Muddles: Steve Royle
Henchman: Martin Pemberton
Prince: Kieran Brown
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Produced by UK Productions
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2011
2012: CINDERELLA
7th December 2012 - 6th January 2013
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Cast
Prince Charming: Danny Miller
Cinderella: Amy Thompson
Buttons: Steve Royle
Ugly Sisters: Jamie Morris and Tarot Joseph
Baron Hardup: Richard Colson
Fairy Godmother: Hayley Kay
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Produced by UK Productions
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2013: PETER PAN
6th December 2012 - 5th January 2014
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Cast
Captain Hook: Tom Lister
Smee: Steve Royle
Peter Pan: Jordan Lee Davies
Mrs Darling: Hayley Kay
The Pirate Crew: The Nitwits
Tinkerbell: Lucy Johnson
Wendy: Samantha Giffard
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Produced by UK Productions
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2012
2013
2014: SLEEPING BEAUTY
5th December 2014 - 4th January 2015
Cast
Carabosse: Jennifer Ellison
Silly Billy: Steve Royle
The King: Michael Chances
Nurse Nellie: Nick Wilton
The Prince: Lewis Bradley
Good Fairy: Hayley Kay
Princess Beauty: Phoebe Lewis
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Produced by UK Productions
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2015: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
4th December 2015 - 3rd December 2016
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Cast
Wicked Queen: Su Pollard
Muddles: Steve Royle
Prince: Daniel Whiston
Nurse: Jamie Steen
Snow White: Millie Booth
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Produced by UK Productions
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2014
2015
2016
2016: ALADDIN
9th December 2016 - 8th January 2017
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Cast
Abanazar: Mark Moraghan
Widow Twankey: Philip Meeks
Wishee Washee: Steve Royle
Aladdin: Barney Harwood
Slae of the Ring: Hayley Kay
PC Pong: Mark James
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Produced by UK Productions
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2017
2017: CINDERELLA
5th December 2017 - 7th January 2018
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Cast
Prince Charming: JJ Hamblett
Buttons: Steve Royle
Fairy Godmother: Melanie Walters
Cinderella: Olivia Birchenough
Ugly Sisters: Jamie Morris and Tarot Joseph
Dandini: Mark Peterson
Baron Hardup: David Alcock
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Produced by UK Productions
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2018
2018: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
7th December 2018 - 6th January 2019
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Cast
The Prince: Danny Walters
Belle: Amelia Adams-Pearce
Louis La Plonk: Steve Royle
Polly La Plonk: Nick Wilton
Fairy Bon Bon: Hayley Kay
Hugo Pompidou: Ben Harlow
Clement: Marcus Knibbs
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Produced by UK Productions
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2019
2019: PETER PAN
6th December 2019 - 5th January 2020
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Cast
Captain Hook: Tom Lister
Smee: Steve Royle
Peter Pan: Jack Heasman
Ruth Betteridge, Rachel Grundy, Natalie Hollingworth,
Mrs Darling: Christina Meehan
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Produced by UK Productions
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2020
2020: PANTOMONIUM!
18th December 2020 - 3rd January 2021
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Cast
Tom Lister, Steve Royle, Nick Wilton, Olivia Birchenough
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Produced by UK Productions
Written by Jon Monie
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2021: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
3rd December 2021 - 2nd January 2022
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Cast
The Wicked Queen: Vicky Entwistle
Muddles: Steve Royle
Nurse: Jamie Steen
Prince: Chris Warner-Drake
Snow White: Ellie Green
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Produced by UK Productions
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2022: SLEEPING BEAUTY
2nd December 2022 - 1st January 2023
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Cast
The Good Fairy: Hayley Tamaddon
Silly Billy: Steve Royle
Nurse: Philip Meeks
The King: Daniel Taylor
Carabosse: Christina Meehan
Princess Rose: Maisie Sellwood
The Prince: Josh Belward
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Produced by UK Productions
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2022
2023
2023: ALADDIN
1st December 2023 - 1st January 2024
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Cast
Abanazar: Tom Lister
Wishee Washee: Steve Royle
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Produced by UK Productions
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2024
2024: CINDERELLA
6th December 2024 - 5th January 2025
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Cast
Fairy Godmother: Hayley Tamaddon
Buttons: Steve Royle
Melody Hard-Up: Jamie Morris
Harmony Hard-Up: Tarot Joseph
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Produced by UK Productions
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