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oh yes it is...
1990s
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...
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: Cinderella - Pavilion Theatre Worthing
2016/17: Santa Claus The Musical - New Theatre Royal Portsmouth
2017/18: Aladdin - Marina Theatre Lowestoft
2019/20: Cinderella - Pavilion Theatre Worthing
2021/22: Jack and the Beanstalk - Redditch Palace
2022/23: Jack and the Beanstalk - Pavilion Theatre Worthing
2023/24: Jack and the Beanstalk - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Mark Read
A1
Video: Mark Reid interviewed in 2015 about his panto debut
Video: 2017 Trailer
Ben Adams
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2009/10: Cinderella - Milton Keynes Theatre
2014/15: Aladdin - New Victoria Theatre Woking
2015/16: Aladdin - Milton Keynes Theatre
2016/15: Aladdin - Opera House Manchester
2017/18: Robin Hood - Barbican Centre
Video: Ben Adams in Aladdin 2015
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
Adam Rickitt
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
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 Dwarfs - Empire Theatre Sunderland
Ant & Dec
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
Video: Natasha Hamilton panto interview 2016
Kerry Katona
2016: Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
2017: Sleeping Beauty - Middleton Arena
2018: Cinderella - Northwich Memorial Court
2019 (Easter Tour): Beauty & The Beast
2019: Sleeping Beauty - Kenneth 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 Beauty - Grange Theatre, Oldham
2022: Cinderella - Theatre 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).
Liz McClarnon
2012: Cinderella - Empire Theatre Liverpool
2016: Aladdin - Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield
Video: Liz McLarnon in the 2012 panto advert for Cinderella
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 : CINDERELLA - Birmingham Hippodrome
2020/21: Pantoland at the Palladium - London Palladium
2022 (February): Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Video appearance only) - Stourbridge Town Hall Theatre
Beverley Knight 2017 panto interview
Video: Beverley Knight in the Walk down /
finale from her 2017 pantomime
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
2005/06: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Theatre Royal Nottingham
2009/10: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Fairfield Hall Croydon
2015/16: Robin Hood - Woodville Theatre Gravesend
Video: Keavy & Adele in Robin Hood 2017
2015: Treasure Island - Touring Easter panto
2015/16: Robin Hood - Woodville Theatre Gravesend
2016/17: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Ellesmere Port Civic
2019/20: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Oldham Grange Theatre
Edele Lynch
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: Cinderella - Churchill Theatre, Bromley
2006/07: The Wizard of Oz - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
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Stephen Gately passed away in 2009
Stephen Gately
Boyzone
Shane Lynch
2004/05: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Wycombe Swan High Wycombe
2005/06: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
2006/07: Cinderella - Ashton Under Lyme
2007/08: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Central Theatre Chatham
2009/10: Cinderella - Southport Theatre
2010/11: Sleeping Beauty - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
2012/13: Aladdin - Stag Theatre Sevenoaks
2014/15: Aladdin - Woodville Gravesend
2015/16: Peter Pan - Stag Theatre Sevenoaks
2016/17: Aladdin - Whitley Bay Playhouse
2017/18: Robin Hood - Barbican Theatre
2019/20: Aladdin - King's Theatre Portsmouth
Video: Advert for Aladdin from 2012 starring Shane Lynch
2005/06: The Wizard of Oz - Weymouth Pavilion
2014/15: Jack & the Beanstalk - Limerick
2015/16: Sleeping Beauty - Limerick
Keith Duffy
2010/11: Aladdin - Gaiety Theatre, Ireland
Mikey Graham
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 Whittington - The Lowry, Salford
2010/11: Aladdin - The Deco Northampton
2016/17: Cinderella - Harlequin Theatre Redhill
2017/18: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Pavilion Theatre Worthing
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes 2017 panto interview
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 Beanstalk - Palace Theatre Redditch
Vernie Bennett
Eternal
Video: Clip of Vernie Bennett in panto 2015
2006/07: Cinderella - Broadway Theatre Catford
2007/08: Cinderella - Palace Theatre Telford
2008/09: Aladdin - Watersmeet Rickmansworth
2009/10: Cinderella - Derby Assembly Rooms
2010/11: Cinderella - Weston 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 Beast - Liverpool Epstein Theatre
2015/16: Aladdin - Derby Arena
2019/20: Jack and the Beanstalk - Southport Theatre
Ritchie Neville
Five
2015/16: Aladdin - Princes 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 Dwarfs - New Theatre Hull
2006/07: Jack and the Beanstalk - Library Theatre Luton
2007/08: Cinderella - Leatherhead Theatre
2010/11: Peter Pan - Octagon Theatre Yeovil
Celena Cherry
Honeyz
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 Pan - Theatre Royal Brighton
2004/05: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Assembly Rooms Derby
2005/06: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - The Capital Horsham
2006/07: Dick Whittington - Weston Super Mare Playhouse
2009/10: Dick Whittington - The Stag Theatre Sevenoaks
2011/12: Mother Goose - The Stag Theatre Sevenoaks
2012/13: Jack and the Beanstalk - Weymouth Pavilion
2013/14: Robin Hood - The Stag Theatre Sevenoaks
2015/16: Peter Pan - The Stag Theatre Sevenoaks
2018/19: Cinderella - The Place, Telford
2022/23: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - The Place, Telford
2023: Beauty and the Beast - Empire, Blackburn
Lolly
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: Cinderella - The Brindley, Runcorn
2011/12: Cinderella - Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering
2012/13: Cinderella - Princess Theatre, Torquay
2013/14: Snow White - Palace Theatre, Newark
2014/15: Beauty & The Beast - The Place, Telford
2015/16: Snow White - Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield
2016/17: Santa Claus The Musical - New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth
2017/18: Beauty and the Beast - Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple
2018/19: The Wizard of Oz - Sands Centre, Carlisle
2019/20: Beauty and the Beast - Ferneham Hall, Fareham
2021/22: Cinderella - Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple
2022/23: Jack and the Beanstalk - Brindley, Runcorn
2024/25: Aladdin - Elgiva, Chesham
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Nicki French Q&A recorded November 2020.
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 Pan - White Rock Hastings
2009/10: Cinderella - New Victoria Theatre Woking
2012/13: Aladdin - O2 London
2014/15: Aladdin - Connaught Theatre Worthing
2016/17: Peter Pan - Alhambra Theatre Bradford
Jon Lee
S Club 7
Video: Trailer for Aladdin from 2014 starring Jon Lee
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2019/20: Cinderella - Ipswich Regent
Hannah Spearitt
Tina Barrett
2013/15: Beauty and the Beast - Pomeganate Theatre Chesterfield
2014: Easter panto - The Wizard of Oz - Pavilion Theatre Rhyl
2015/16: Dick Whittington - Britannia Theatre Chatham
2007 August: Beauty & Beast - Empire Theatre Southend
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Paul passed away in 2023
Paul Cattermole
Rachel Stevens
2017: Jack and the Beanstalk - Bournemouth Pavilion
2018: Cinderella - Alban Arena St Albans
Video: Rachel Stevens in the 2018 panto trailer for Cinderella
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: Aladdin - Theatre Royal Newcastle Upon Tyne
2008/09: Aladdin - Broadway Theatre Peterborough
2010/11: Aladdin - Grove Theatre Dunstable
2014/15: Aladdin - Grand Opera House Belfast
2015/16: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Whitley Bay Playhouse
2016/17: Sleeping Beauty - Sunderland Empire
2019/20: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Bradford Alhambra
2021/22: Cinderella - Darlington Hippodrome
2022/23: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2023/24: Peter Pan - Bristol Hippodrome
2024/25: Sleeping Beauty - Woking , New Victoria Theatre
Faye Tozer
Steps
Video: Trailer for 2019's Snow White starring Fay Tozer
Ian 'H' Watkins
2004/05: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Brighton
2005/06: Sleeping Beauty - Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne
2006/07: Cinderella - Charter Theatre Preston
2007/08: Cinderella - Grimsby Auditorium
2009/10: Jack and the Beanstalk - Southport Theatre
2010/11: Beauty and the Beast - Grimsby Auditorium
2011/12: Beauty and the Beast - Fernham Hall Fareham
2013/14: Jack and the Beanstalk - Lyceum Theatre Sheffield
2014/15: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone
2015/16: Aladdin - New Theatre Cardiff
2018/19: Cinderella - Swansea Grand
2022/23: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - New Theatre, Cardiff
Video: Trailer for 2014's Snow White starring H
2010/11: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Rotherham
2011/12: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Weymouth Pavilion
2013/14: Jack and the Beanstalk - Southport Theatre
2014/15: Cinderella - Dorking Halls (Easter panto)
2015: Beauty and the Beast - Dorking Halls (Easter panto)
2015/16: Aladdin - Harlequin Theatre Redhill
2016/17: Jack and the Beanstalk - Watersmeet Rickmansworth
2018: Cinderella - St Helens Theatre Royal (Easter panto)
2018/19: Aladdin - Pavilion Theatre Worthing
2019/20: Jack & The Beanstalk - Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield
2022/23: Cinderella - Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
2024 (Easter Tour): Beauty and the Beast
Lee Latchford-Evans
Video: 2018s Aladdin interview starring Lee Latchford Evans
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Video: Finale from 2018s Cinderella starring Lee Latchford Evans
2007/08: Jack and the Beanstalk - Assembly Rooms Derby
2010/11: Cinderella - Theatre 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
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 Pan - Wolverhampton Grand
2004/05: Peter Pan - Darlington Civic
2005/06: Peter Pan - Charter Theatre Preston
2006/07: Peter Pan - Derby Assembly Rooms
2015/16: Aladdin - Carriageworks Theare Leeds
2016/17: Aladdin - Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield
2017: Easter Panto - Sleeping Beauty - Epstein Theatre
2017/18: Sleeping Beauty - Sands Centre Carlisle
2018/19: Beauty and the Beast - Grimsby Auditorium
2021/22: Cinderella - Leas Hall Cliff Hall
2022/23: Beauty & The Beast - Redditch Palace
Video: 2015 Trailer
Video: 2017 panto launch
2014/15: Cinderella - William Aston Hall
Jimmy Constable
