We take a look at Pantos taking place across the North East this festive season
As we get very close to the festive season it’s also reaching panto season. So many pantomimes are taking place across the region this year from beauty and the beast to Cinderella to Peter Pan. So we are taking a look at the pantos taking place in the North East this year.
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00:00 There are so many pantomimes taking place across the North East this year so we have
00:05 rounded up a few so you can see what's going on this festive season in the world of Panto.
00:10 Firstly, we take a trip to the Sunderland Empire where Beauty and the Beast will be
00:15 playing.
00:16 This year's Panto is a tale as old as time, starring Emmerdale's Charlie Hardwick as Fairy
00:20 Bon Bon, Miss Rory as Rorina Leplanc and Panto favourite Tom Worley as Louis Leplanc.
00:26 But can Belle break the curse and fall in love and can she save the Beast?
00:30 You will have to wait and see at the Sunderland Empire from the 8th to the 31st of December.
00:35 For our next Panto, we take a trip to the Darlington Hippodrome to see Gareth Gates
00:39 in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
00:41 Joining pop and musical theatre star Gareth Gates is Jenny the Vixen Ryan from ITV's The
00:47 Chase as the Wicked Queen as well as Panto favourite Josh Benson who will be playing
00:51 the lovable Muddles.
00:53 With a magic mirror, the Magnificent Seven and plenty of audience participation, this
00:58 classic fairy tale will not be one to miss this festive season.
01:01 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be playing at the Darlington Hippodrome from the 8th
01:05 to the 31st of December.
01:08 For our next Pantomime, we take a look at Cinderella at the Playhouse Whitley Bay.
01:12 This classic fairy tale where a girl meets her prince features some Panto favourites
01:16 including Steve Waltz as Buttons and Simmons and Simmons as the Prince's Footmen.
01:21 We follow the classic tale of Cinderella as she makes her way to the ball to meet her
01:25 prince but will she make it there without her ugly sisters finding out?
01:29 It also features TV and dance sensation Louis Spence as the Fairy Godfather who helps Cinderella
01:34 go to the ball and we managed to speak to him as he tried on his wings.
01:38 Yeah, I mean, you know, I don't really get nervous.
01:41 It's more excited, you know, so and Panto's always fun.
01:44 It's never, you know, something, it's not like, I mean, it is serious but it's fun.
01:49 It's for the family, you know, you can interact with the audience a bit so it's a little bit
01:53 looser than when you do a West End show and everything has to be 100% to script.
01:58 So yeah, I just always look forward to, you know, having fun at Christmas.
02:03 Cinderella will be bringing some magic to Whitley Bay this festive season at the Playhouse
02:07 from the 8th of December to the 6th of January.
02:10 Now let's take a trip to Neverland, well, to the Time Theatre and Opera House to see
02:14 Peter Pan.
02:15 So many stars are in this Panto including the North East's own Sam Lavery as Tiger Lily.
02:21 Time Theatre comic Charlie Richmond will star as Mr. Smee and Lewis Denny is back by popular
02:25 demand as Mrs. Smee.
02:27 Peter Pan will be running from the 8th of December to the 7th of January at the Time
02:31 Theatre and Opera House.
02:34 And for our final Pantomime, we take a look at Pinocchio at the Theatre Royal.
02:38 Danny Adams stars as Pinocchio this Christmas time in Newcastle and Clive Webb will be playing
02:42 Geppetto and it also stars Newcastle's own Joe McKeldrie as Jiminy Cricket.
02:47 This classic fairy tale will be showing at the Theatre Royal from the 28th of November
02:51 to the 14th of January.
02:53 So there are so many different pantomimes taking place across the region, so there is
02:57 plenty of shows to choose from to celebrate this festive season.