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Est: 2016
SUNDERLAND EMPIRE
1960/61 Humpty Dumpty
Wendy Bowman
1965/66 Babes in the Wood
Frank Ifield
Gordon & Bunny Jay
1968/69 Robin Hood
Richard Hearne
Mark Wynter
Len Howe
Christine Cassel
Joe Gandey
Brutus & Patra
Betty Smith
Barry J Gordon
1970/71 Jack and the Beanstalk
Wendy Bowman
Carol Asti
Clifford Henry
Cathy Cota
1971/72 Cinderella
Julie Rogers
Ray Fell
Jenny Maynard
1972/73 Dick Whittington
Wendy Bowman
1975/76 Cinderella
Clinton Ford
Vicki Lane
Pauline Whitaker
Maggie Palmer
Freddie Davies
Patsy Maclean
Joe Black
Michael Sanderson
1976/77 Aladdin
Earl Robinson
Jane Terry
Don Smoothey
John Wade
Peter Goodwright
Susan Mosco
David Harrison
Eileen Todds
1977/78 Babes in the Wood
Frank Ifield
Ken Roberts
Danny O'Dea
Susan Mosco
Geoffrey Reed
Peter Scott
Bob Denzar
Karen Halliday
Adrian Trustcott
Roger Kain
Michael Garland
Gordon & Bunny Jay
1979/80 Dick Whittington
Basil Brush
Bert Weedon
Tom Mennard
Anthea Askey
The Simmons Brothers
Carol Saggar
Glyn Bailey
1980/81 Sinbad the Sailor
Carl Wayne
Avril Angers
Ken Roberts
Alan Curtis
Roy Kean
Susan Gene
Juliet Vaughan
Derek Wright
Tricia Ryan
1981/82 Cinderella
Paul Henry
Susan Hanson
Don Estelle
Tom Mennard
Kent Baker
Janet Edis
Derek Wright
Ava Healy
Joy Launor Heyes
1982/83 Babes in the Wood
Windsor Davies
Melvyn Hayes
John Clegg
Joy Launor Hayes
Steve King
Carol Sagar
Derek Wright
Kathy Ryan
1983/84 Jack and the Beanstalk
Nicholas Parsons
Geoffrey Hughes
Gordon & Bunny Jay
Colette Kelly
Derek Wright
Ava Healy
Michael Kilgarrif
David Purchase
June Shand
1984/85 Mother Goose
Stanley Baxter
Janet Wantling
Vivien Ingham
Carol Sagar
John Ramage
Joy Launor Heyes
Kathy Ryan
Derek Wright
Clive Hopkins
1985/86 The Sleeping Beauty
Paul Shane
Don Estelle
Joe Black
Carole Bianco
Joy Launor Heyes
with the Pom Pom Puppets
1986/87 Humpty Dumpty
Keith Harris
Orville
Cuddles
Chris Corcoran
Ronnne Coyles
Derek Rutt
1987/88 Aladdin
The Krankies
Lyn Paul
Willie Ross
1988/89 Cinderella
Tom O'Connor
Jacqui Scott
Gordon & Bunny Jay
Reginald Marsh
Dooby Duck
Ted Robbins
Willie Ross
Alison Marsh
Rebecca Marsh
1989/90 Jack and the Beanstalk
Les Dawson
Rose-Marie
Dooby Duck
Ken Layton
Peter Diamond
Ted Robbins
Vivienne McMaster
Simon Fox
Lee Morgan
Selina Joscelin
Lee Morgan
Spencer Morgan
1990/91 Mother Goose
Peter Howitt (Bread)
Gordon Peters
Karl Denver
Billy Fane (Byker Grove)
Clare Sweeney (Brookside)
Dooby Duck
1991/92 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Alex Papps (Home and Away)
Nicole Dickson (Home and Away)
Mark Little (Neighbours)
Steve Colman
1992/93 Cinderella
Alex Papps (Home and Away)
Mark Little (Neighbours)
Rebekah Elmaloglou (Neighbours) / Home and Away)
Steve Colman
Nicky Bolton
Kevin O'Keefe
Maxine Brown
1993/94 Aladdin
Peter Dean (Eastenders)
Tina Thomsen (Home and Away)
Kate Richie (Home and Away)
Benjamin Mitchell (Neighbours)
Sue Lidell
Willi Ross
Billy Fane (Byker Grove)
David Marriner
Claire Reynolds
Kevin O'Keefe
Shadow (Gladiators)
1994/95 Dick Whittington
Bill Maynard (Heartbeat)
Paul Leyshon (Hollyoaks)
Tricia Penrose (Heartbeat)
Shadow (Gladiators)
Sue Liddell
Maxie & Mitch
Amanda Lloyd Spencer
Lisa David
1995/96 Sleeping Beauty
Ken Morley (Coronation Street)
Hunter (Gladiators)
Kate Copstick (Playschool)
Billy Fane (Byker Grove)
Victoria Murray
John B Kirtley
1996/97 Babes in the Wood
Ian Kelsey (Emmerdale / Casualty)
Chris Greener
Billy Fane (Byker Grove)
Vogue (Gladiators)
John Alford pulled out of this production due to illness
1997/98 Cinderella
John Pickard (2.4 Children)
Tonicha Jeronimo (Emmerdale)
Benjie McNair (Neighbours)
Cobra (Gladiators)
Billy Fane (Byker Grove)
1998/99 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Ant & Dec
Clare Buckfield (2.4 Children)
Ricky D
1999/00 Aladdin
Stuart Miles
Francine Lewis
Peter Thorne
Cobra (Gladiators)
Richard McCourt
Billy Hardy
Donald Scott
Maxie & Mitch
2000/01 Sleeping Beauty
Craig Fairbrass
Tracey Coleman
Kate Copstick
Peter Thorne
Stephen Picton
Theresa O'Malley
Paul 'Goffy' Gouch
2001/02 Peter Pan
Brian Blessed
Kirsten O'Brien
Hilderard Neil
Carl Johns
The Acraloons
Ian Stuart Robertson
Oliver Roll
Ian Edwards
Abigail Rosser
Caroline Lester
Laura Gallagher
Produced by Sound Business Limited
2002/03 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Danielle Nicholls
Aaron Bayley
Susan Maughan
Barnaby
Kenny Gibson
David Redgrave
Albert Wilkinson
Trevor Jones
Glynn Jones
Tony Cooper
Darren Horan
John Pedrick
Max Anin
Caroline Lester
Nicola Christian
Lisa Baker
Jenny Norton
Alan Byland
Mark Connell
David Richardson
Jonathan Fitzgerald
A Jim Davidson Production in association with Midas Entertainment
2003/04 Cinderella
Darren Day
Jean Fergusson
Syd Little
Kate Heavenor
Gareth Owen
Simon Bashford
Mark Two
Tim Churchill
A Jim Davidson Production in association with Midas Entertainment
2004/05 No panto - Starlight Express
2005/06 No panto - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
2006/07 No panto - Scrooge The Musical
2007/08 Cinderella
Mickey Rooney
Michelle Heaton
Les Dennis
Andy Scott Lee
Dale Meeks
Jan Rooney
Chris Dennis
Richard Pocock
A First Family Entertainment production
2008/09 Aladdin
Paul Michael Glaser
Dale Meeks
Sheila Ferguson
Jennifer Hubilla
Anthony Kavanagh
Sam Bradshaw
James Foster
Jack Gow
Sophie Reid
A First Family Entertainment production written by George Wood
2009/10 Peter Pan
John Challis
Steve Walls
James Baxter
Steve Luck
Keeren Rose Greener
Jessica Robinson
A First Family Entertainment production adapted by Eric Potts
2010/11 No panto - White Christmas
2011/12 No panto - Legally Blonde
2012/13 Peter Pan
Tom Lister
Sy Thomas
Katy Ashworth
Sarah-Jane Buckley
The Nitwits
Victoria Boden
Elisha Covell
Courtney-May Briggs
Produced by UK Production
2013/14 Cinderella
Sherrie Hewson
Jamie Rickers
Amy Thompson
Owen Thompson
Bobbie Winderbank
Jamie Morris
Tarot Joseph
A UK Productions pantomime
2014/15 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Matt Lapinskas
Andrew Agnew
Su Pollard
Philip Meeks
Victoria Serra
A UK Productions pantomime
2015/16 Aladdin
Alison Hammond
Terence Maynard
Derek Moran
Ian Good
Tom Whalley
Matthew Dale
A UK Productions pantomime
2016/17 Sleeping Beauty
Andrew Agnew
Vicky Entwistle
Faye Tozer
Bobby Crush
Marcus Knibbs
Arthur Boan
Amy-Leigh Hickman
A UK Productions pantomime
2017/18 Jack and the Beanstalk
Janine Duvitski
Bill Ward
Jade Natalie
Charlie Guest
Philip Meeks
A UK Productions pantomime
2018/19 Peter Pan
Jamie Lomas
Melanie Walters
Richard McCourt
Josh Andrews
The Nitwits
Lauren Ferreira
Ruth Betteridge
A UK Productions pantomime
2019/20 Cinderella
Scarlett Moffatt
Duncan Burt
Miss Rory
Gemma Naylor
Jon Moses
Tom Whalley
A UK Productions pantomime
2020/21 No panto due to Covid-19
2021/22 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Miss Rory
Tom Whalley
Su Pollard
Claire Maynard
Jonathan Carlton
A UK Productions pantomime
2022/23 Aladdin
Miss Rory
Tom Whalley
Gary Lucy
A UK Productions pantomime
2023/24 Beauty and the Beast
Miss Rory
Tom Whalley
A UK Productions pantomime
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