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Panto was thrilled to host a lineup of popular music stars from the 2010s. The audience was treated to an unforgettable night of music and entertainment at many locations across the country! Did you ever see one the stars below in panto?

The 1990s music world was surrounded boy boy and girl power! The bands came together and entertained us all but when they parted the place to go was panto... Click a name to read more...  

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WHO WAS TOP OF THE CHARTS IN THE 2010s?
1 - "Candle in the Wind" - Elton John
2 - "Unchained Melody"- Robson & Jerome
3 - "Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet

Best-selling songs of the 1990s based on combined sales *Information correct at time of print.

A1 (stylised as a1) is a British-Norwegian boy group formed in 1998. The original line-up consisted of Paul Marazzi, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read and Ben Adams. Ingebrigtsen is originally from Oslo, Norway, while the other members originate from London.

2015/16: CinderellaPavilion Theatre Worthing 

2016/17: Santa Claus The MusicalNew Theatre Royal Portsmouth

2017/18: AladdinMarina Theatre Lowestoft 

2019/20: CinderellaPavilion Theatre Worthing

2021/22: Jack and the BeanstalkRedditch Palace

2022/23: Jack and the BeanstalkPavilion Theatre Worthing

2023/24: Jack and the Beanstalk - De Montfort Hall, Leicester 

Mark Read

A1

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Video: Mark Reid interviewed in 2015 about his panto debut

Video: 2017 Trailer

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Ben Adams

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2009/10: CinderellaMilton Keynes Theatre

2014/15: AladdinNew Victoria Theatre Woking

2015/16: AladdinMilton Keynes Theatre

2016/15: AladdinOpera House Manchester

2017/18: Robin HoodBarbican Centre

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Video: Ben Adams in Aladdin 2015
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Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model.

He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004.  He later joined the pop group 5th Story, set up for The Big Reunion, before joining the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks from 2017 to 2020.

Adam had been due to appear in Sleeping Beauty at Liverpool's Epstein Theatre for the Easter panto season in 2017 but was replaced at the last minute by Lee Brennan from boyband 911 after Adam injured his knee and was unable to perform

2006/07: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Norwich

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Dane Bowers

ANOTHER LEVEL

Another Level were a British soul and R&B-influenced boy band that formed in 1997 and broke up in 2000, consisting of Mark Baron, Dane Bowers, Bobak Kianoush and Wayne Williams. They achieved seven top ten singles, including the 1998 number-one "Freak Me".

2014/15: Cinderella - Grange Theatre, Northwich
2017/18: Peter Pan - Liverpool Empire
2021/22: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Mall of Emirates Theatre, Dubai
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Ant & Dec are a British television presenting duo, consisting of Anthony McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) and Declan Donnelly (born 25 September 1975), from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Formed after their meeting as child actors on CBBC's drama Byker Grove, they performed together as pop musicians PJ & Duncan, the names of their characters from the series.

1998/99: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsEmpire Theatre Sunderland

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Atomic Kitten is an English girl group formed in Liverpool in 1998, whose current members are Liz McClarnon, Jenny Frost and Natasha Hamilton. The group was founded by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) members Andy McCluskey and Stuart Kershaw, who served as principal songwriters during Atomic Kitten's early years.

2009: Peter Pan - Empire Theatre Liverpool

2012: Cinderella - Southport Theatre

2015: Aladdin - Derby Arena

2016: Aladdin - Epstein Theatre Liverpool

2018: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Ipswich Regent

2019: Aladdin - Castle Theatre Wellingborough 

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Natasha Hamilton

Atomic Kitten

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Video: Natasha Hamilton panto interview 2016
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Kerry Katona

2016: CinderellaTheatre Royal, Lincoln

2017: Sleeping BeautyMiddleton Arena

2018: CinderellaNorthwich Memorial Court

2019 (Easter Tour): Beauty & The Beast
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Sleeping BeautyKenneth More Theatre, Ilford

2020 (Easter Tour): The Wizard of Oz

2020 (Online): Once Upon a Pantomime

2021: (Online) Adult panto - Throbbin' Hood and the Babes in the Wood
2021: 
Sleeping BeautyGrange Theatre, Oldham

2022: CinderellaTheatre Royal, Lincoln

2023 (Easter Tour): Rapunzel

2024 (Easter Tour): Robin Hood


(Kerry stood in for the last part of the Easter Tour when Louie Spence had to drop out for personal reasons).

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Liz McClarnon

2012: Cinderella - Empire Theatre Liverpool

2016: Aladdin - Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield

Video: Liz McLarnon in the 2012 panto advert for Cinderella
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Beverly Knight

Beverley Knight MBE is an English singer, songwriter, actress and radio personality. She released her first album, The B-Funk, in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released eight studio albums.

2017/18 : CINDERELLABirmingham Hippodrome

2020/21: Pantoland at the Palladium - London Palladium

2022 (February): Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Video appearance only) - Stourbridge Town Hall Theatre

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Video: Beverley Knight in the Walk down /
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B*Witched are an Irish girl group consisting of twin sisters Edele and Keavy Lynch, Lindsay Armaou and Sinéad O'Carroll. Originally active between 1997 and 2002, they enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2002, releasing two albums and eight singles, all of which made the UK Top 20.

Keavy Lynch

B*witched

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2005/06: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsTheatre Royal Nottingham

2009/10: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsFairfield Hall Croydon

2015/16: Robin HoodWoodville Theatre Gravesend

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Video: Keavy & Adele in Robin Hood 2017

2015: Treasure IslandTouring Easter panto

2015/16: Robin HoodWoodville Theatre Gravesend

2016/17: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsEllesmere Port Civic

2019/20: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsOldham Grange Theatre

Edele Lynch

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Boyzone were an Irish boy band, created in 1993 by talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's The Late Late Show. Their most successful line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, and Shane Lynch.

2005/06: CinderellaChurchill Theatre, Bromley

2006/07: The Wizard of OzMarlowe Theatre, Canterbury

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Stephen Gately

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Shane Lynch

2004/05: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsWycombe Swan High Wycombe

2005/06: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsGordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage

2006/07: CinderellaAshton Under Lyme

2007/08: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsCentral Theatre Chatham

2009/10: CinderellaSouthport Theatre

2010/11: Sleeping BeautyYvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford

2012/13: AladdinStag Theatre Sevenoaks

2014/15: AladdinWoodville Gravesend

2015/16: Peter PanStag Theatre Sevenoaks

2016/17: AladdinWhitley Bay Playhouse

2017/18: Robin HoodBarbican Theatre

2019/20: AladdinKing's Theatre Portsmouth

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Video: Advert for Aladdin from 2012 starring Shane Lynch





 
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2005/06: The Wizard of OzWeymouth Pavilion

2014/15: Jack & the BeanstalkLimerick

2015/16: Sleeping BeautyLimerick

Keith Duffy

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2010/11: AladdinGaiety Theatre, Ireland

Mikey Graham

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Chesney Lee Hawkes is an English pop singer and occasional actor. He started his career at the age of 19 when he appeared in the film Buddy's Song, which featured his best-known single "The One and Only", which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks and reached the top 10 in the United States.

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2007/08: Dick WhittingtonThe Lowry, Salford

2010/11: AladdinThe Deco Northampton

2016/17: CinderellaHarlequin Theatre Redhill

2017/18: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsPavilion Theatre Worthing

Chesney Hawkes

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Chesney Hawkes 2017 panto interview

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Eternal were formed in 1992 and originally consisted of the Bennett sisters, Kéllé Bryan, and

Louise Redknapp. They became a trio in 1995 when Redknapp quit the group to go solo. Eternal eventually disbanded in 2000 after selling 10 million records worldwide.

2015/16: Jack and the BeanstalkPalace Theatre Redditch

Vernie Bennett

Eternal

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Video: Clip of Vernie Bennett in panto 2015

2006/07: CinderellaBroadway Theatre Catford

2007/08: CinderellaPalace Theatre Telford

2008/09: AladdinWatersmeet Rickmansworth

2009/10: CinderellaDerby Assembly Rooms

2010/11: CinderellaWeston Super Mare Playhouse

2023/24: Snow White - Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Kelle Bryan

Video: Cinderella panto interview with Kelle Bryan from 2009

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Five (stylised as 5ive) are a British boy band from London consisting of members Sean Conlon, Ritchie Neville, and Scott Robinson. They were formed in 1997 by the same team that managed the Spice Girls before they launched their career. The group were mostly known as a five-piece, consisting of Robinson, Neville, Conlon, Abz Love and Jason "J" Brown.

Five enjoyed moderate success worldwide, particularly in their native United Kingdom, as well as

most of the rest of Europe and Asia.

2015: Easter Panto: Beauty and the BeastLiverpool Epstein Theatre

2015/16: AladdinDerby Arena

2019/20: Jack and the BeanstalkSouthport Theatre

Ritchie Neville

Five

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2015/16: AladdinPrinces Theatre Clacton

Scott Robinson

The Honeyz are a British R&B girl group, composed of members Celena Cherry and Mariama Goodman. The group had five UK top 10 hits between 1998 and 2000, with "Finally Found" (1998), "End of the Line" (1998), "Love of a Lifetime" (1999), "Never Let You Down" (1999) and "Won't Take It Lying Down" (2000).

2002/03: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsNew Theatre Hull

2006/07: Jack and the BeanstalkLibrary Theatre Luton

2007/08: CinderellaLeatherhead Theatre

2010/11: Peter PanOctagon Theatre Yeovil

Celena Cherry

Honeyz

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Anna Kumble worked as a model before going into a pop career. Lolly arrived on the British pop music scene in 1999 with the release of her first single, "Viva La Radio". She released five singles and two albums over her two-year career in music. Her real name was released one letter at a time in Smash Hits magazine. After quitting her record label Polydor, Lolly reverted to her real name and began TV presenting, working for the BBC on programmes such as Xchange.

2001/02: Peter PanTheatre Royal Brighton

2004/05: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsAssembly Rooms Derby

2005/06: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsThe Capital Horsham

2006/07: Dick WhittingtonWeston Super Mare Playhouse

2009/10: Dick WhittingtonThe Stag Theatre Sevenoaks

2011/12: Mother GooseThe Stag Theatre Sevenoaks

2012/13: Jack and the BeanstalkWeymouth Pavilion

2013/14: Robin HoodThe Stag Theatre Sevenoaks

2015/16: Peter PanThe Stag Theatre Sevenoaks

2018/19: CinderellaThe Place, Telford

2022/23: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsThe Place, Telford

2023: Beauty and the Beast - Empire, Blackburn

Lolly

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Nicola Sharon French is an English singer. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of

"Total Eclipse of the Heart", which reached the US and UK top 5, and for representing the United Kingdom in the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm.

Nicki French

2009/10: CinderellaThe Brindley, Runcorn

2011/12: CinderellaLighthouse Theatre, Kettering

2012/13: CinderellaPrincess Theatre, Torquay

2013/14: Snow WhitePalace Theatre, Newark

2014/15: Beauty & The BeastThe Place, Telford

2015/16: Snow WhitePomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield

2016/17: Santa Claus The MusicalNew Theatre Royal, Portsmouth

2017/18: Beauty and the BeastQueen's Theatre, Barnstaple

2018/19: The Wizard of OzSands Centre, Carlisle

2019/20: Beauty and the BeastFerneham Hall, Fareham

2021/22: CinderellaQueen's Theatre, Barnstaple

2022/23: Jack and the BeanstalkBrindley, Runcorn

2024/25: Aladdin - Elgiva, Chesham

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Nicki French Q&A recorded November 2020. 

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S Club 7 are an English pop group from London originally consisting of Tina Barrett, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt, Rachel Stevens and Paul Cattermole. The group was created in 1998 by the former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, who signed them to Polydor Records.

2008/09: Peter PanWhite Rock Hastings

2009/10: CinderellaNew Victoria Theatre Woking

2012/13: AladdinO2 London

2014/15: AladdinConnaught Theatre Worthing

2016/17: Peter PanAlhambra Theatre Bradford

Jon Lee

S Club 7

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2019/20: CinderellaIpswich Regent

Hannah Spearitt

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Tina Barrett

2013/15: Beauty and the BeastPomeganate Theatre Chesterfield

2014: Easter panto - The Wizard of OzPavilion Theatre Rhyl

2015/16: Dick WhittingtonBritannia Theatre Chatham

2007 August: Beauty & BeastEmpire Theatre Southend

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Paul passed away in 2023

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Rachel Stevens

2017: Jack and the BeanstalkBournemouth Pavilion

2018: CinderellaAlban Arena St Albans

Video: Rachel Stevens in the 2018 panto trailer for Cinderella
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Steps are a British dance-pop group consisting of Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian "H" Watkins. Steps were formed in May 1997 and achieved a series of charting singles between 1997 and 2001 including two number-one singles in the UK (one a double A-side), two number-one albums in the UK, 14 consecutive top 5 singles in the UK and a string of hits throughout Europe.

 

2007/08: AladdinTheatre Royal Newcastle Upon Tyne

2008/09: AladdinBroadway Theatre Peterborough

2010/11: AladdinGrove Theatre Dunstable

2014/15: AladdinGrand Opera House Belfast

2015/16: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsWhitley Bay Playhouse

2016/17: Sleeping BeautySunderland Empire

2019/20: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsBradford Alhambra

2021/22: CinderellaDarlington Hippodrome

2022/23: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsTheatre Royal, Nottingham

2023/24: Peter Pan - Bristol Hippodrome

2024/25: Sleeping Beauty - Woking , New Victoria Theatre

Faye Tozer

Steps

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Ian 'H' Watkins

 

2004/05: Dick WhittingtonTheatre Royal Brighton

2005/06: Sleeping BeautyDevonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne

2006/07: CinderellaCharter Theatre Preston

2007/08: CinderellaGrimsby Auditorium

2009/10: Jack and the BeanstalkSouthport Theatre

2010/11: Beauty and the BeastGrimsby Auditorium

2011/12: Beauty and the BeastFernham Hall Fareham

2013/14: Jack and the BeanstalkLyceum Theatre Sheffield

2014/15: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsHazlitt Theatre Maidstone

2015/16: AladdinNew Theatre Cardiff

2018/19: CinderellaSwansea Grand

2022/23: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - New Theatre, Cardiff

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2010/11: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsRotherham

2011/12: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsWeymouth Pavilion

2013/14: Jack and the BeanstalkSouthport Theatre

2014/15: CinderellaDorking Halls (Easter panto)

2015: Beauty and the Beast Dorking Halls (Easter panto)

2015/16: AladdinHarlequin Theatre Redhill

2016/17: Jack and the BeanstalkWatersmeet Rickmansworth
2018: 
CinderellaSt Helens Theatre Royal (Easter panto)

2018/19: AladdinPavilion Theatre Worthing

2019/20: Jack & The BeanstalkPomegranate Theatre Chesterfield

2022/23: Cinderella - Floral Pavilion, New Brighton

2024 (Easter Tour): Beauty and the Beast 

Lee Latchford-Evans

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Video: Finale from 2018s Cinderella starring Lee Latchford Evans
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2007/08: Jack and the Beanstalk Assembly Rooms Derby

2010/11: CinderellaTheatre Royal Windsor

Lisa Scott Lee

Robert Matthew Van Winkle, known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host

2011/12: Peter Pan - Central Theatre Chatham

Vanilla Ice

Vanilla Ice

911 are an English pop group consisting of Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable and Simon "Spike" Dawbarn. They were formed in Glasgow in 1995 and released their debut single "Night to Remember" in May 1996. This was followed by their debut album The Journey in March 1997, which was certified Gold by the BPI in November 1997.

Lee Brennan

911

2003/04: Peter PanWolverhampton Grand

2004/05: Peter PanDarlington Civic

2005/06: Peter PanCharter Theatre Preston

2006/07: Peter PanDerby Assembly Rooms

2015/16: AladdinCarriageworks Theare Leeds

2016/17: AladdinPomegranate Theatre Chesterfield

2017: Easter Panto - Sleeping BeautyEpstein Theatre

2017/18: Sleeping BeautySands Centre Carlisle

2018/19: Beauty and the BeastGrimsby Auditorium
2021/22: CinderellaLeas Hall Cliff Hall

2022/23: Beauty & The BeastRedditch Palace

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Video: 2017 panto launch

2014/15: CinderellaWilliam Aston Hall

Jimmy Constable

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