Come and join us at the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe for the enchanting family pantomime Beauty and the Beast

When an arrogant prince is cursed to live as a beast, his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. Can village girl Belle see beyond appearances and learn to love a beast?

production photos

Production photographer: Wes Webster

reviews

“Over the years Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre has gained an enviable reputation for staging some of the best pantomimes in the land – and this year’s offering of Beauty and the Beast can only enhance its standing.” Nantwich News

“Packed with drama, slapstick comedy and song and dance, Beauty and the Beast may well be Crewe Lyceum's most triumphant panto yet. 5 stars” Crewe Nub News

cast

CREATIVE TEAM

Associate Producer CALLUM ROBERTS

Writer IAIN LAUCHLAN

Director DAVID MCNEILL

Choreographer JENNY PHILLIPS

Musical Arranger DANIEL JARVIS

Musical Director CHRISTOPHER BOND

Lighting Designer CARL KNAPPER

Sound Designer KATE HARVEY

Fight Director LISA CONNELL

junior ensemble

Accessible Performances

• Relaxed Performance – Thursday 19 December at 1:30pm and Friday 27 December 2024 at 1pm

• BSL Interpreted Performance – Friday 3 January 2025 at 7pm

 *please confirm dates with the venue prior to booking

Come and join us at the Royal Spa Centre for the enchanting family pantomime Beauty and the Beast starring Spa Centre panto favourites JP MCCUE and SEAN DODDS.

When an arrogant prince is cursed to live as a beast, his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. Can village girl Belle see beyond appearances and learn to love a beast?

production pics

Photographer: Helen Ashbourne

cast

CREATIVE TEAM

Writer JP MCCUE AND SEAN DODDS

Co-Director JP MCCUE

Co-Director STEPHEN FLETCHER

Choreographer CONNOR CLIFFORD

Musical Director TIM SPENCER

Musical Arranger TIM SPENCER

LX Designer TOBY DARVILL

Sound Designer CHRISTOPHER JAMES

Fight Director LISA CONNELL

Accessible Performances

• Relaxed Performance – Saturday 4 January 2025 at 10am

• BSL Interpreted Performance – Friday 27 December 2024 at 5pm

 *please confirm dates with the venue prior to booking

Life in Cludgie on the Cobbles is quiet and peaceful.  Beauty passes her days helping her mother, Professor Porridge and their neighbours Dame Dolly Drumchapel and her son, Hector.  Up in Cludgie Castle, however, things are not so tranquil.  The arrogant Prince Lorenzo has had a curse placed on him by an enchantress and must find true love before the final petal falls from a magic rose.  Will he be able to change his ways…and his appearance?  Will Beauty be the one to help him…and what are those strange howling noises coming from Cludgie Castle at night?  Join Glasgow’s favourite panto gang to find out in a show filled with laughter, music and the usual Pavilion mayhem! 

Production photos

Photographer: Martin Shields

Cast

CREATIVE TEAM

Associate Producer ERIC POTTS

Written & Directed by ERIC POTTS & LIAM DOLAN

Additional Material THE KRANKIES & RONNIE CHRISTIE

Set & Artwork Design IAIN MACPHERSON

Choreographer STEPHANIE FULTON

Musical Arranger/Musical Director CHRIS PUGH

Lighting Designer JASON TAYLOR

Sound Design SAM VINCENT

Video Engineer & Programmer TOM FITCH

THE BAND

Musical Director/Keys CHRIS PUGH

Bass GORDON DAVIDSON

Drums ALAN PARKER

Accessible Performances

• Relaxed Performance – Saturday 21 December 2024 at 11am

• BSL Interpreted Performance - Thursday 5 December 2024 at 11am and 7pm

 *please confirm dates with the venue prior to booking

Starring JOE MCFADDEN, SUZANNE SHAW, LA VOIX and JON CLEGG

Come and join us for the enchanting family pantomime Beauty and the Beast this Christmas.

When an arrogant Prince is cursed to live as a beast his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. When pretty village girl, Beauty comes into his life is this the chance he has been waiting for?

Production Photographs

Photos: Matt Martin

cAST, CREaTIVE TEAM AND CREW

The Band

Musical Director / Keys Daniel Jarvis

Bass Elliot Mason

Drums Robert Jane

Video Team

Video Design & Engineering Pixellux

Creative Director & Video Co Designer Nina Dunn

Video Co Designer & 3d Animator Matt Brown

Technical Director & Lead Engineer Harrison Cooke

Video Programmer & Unreal Engine Technical Artist Luigi Sardi

Production Video Engineer Nick Ward

2d Artist Libby Ward

Content Producer Helen Slevin

Video Equipment Supplier Blue-I

For Beauty And The Beast

Production Manager Andy Nurse

Production Electrician Stuart West

Company Stage Manager Nick Farmer

Deputy Stage Manager Chloe Chancheong

Assistant Stage Manager (Book Cover) Andrea Duncan

Dance Captain Emily Scott

Wardrobe Supervisor Mea Warburton

Wardrobe Assistant Phoebe Repp

Lighting Operators Sky Willis, Michael Kew

Follow Spot Operators Anthony Englezou, Isaac Riott

Sound Operator 1 Kirsty Robson

Sound Operator 2 Connor Elder

Stage Ali Graham, Rik Cunningham

Dresser Ella Cooley

JUNIOR ENSEMBLE

STARRING MARK RHODES, WENDY AND THEO THE MOUSE AND WINK TAYLOR

Come and join us for the enchanting family pantomime Beauty and the Beast this Christmas.

When an arrogant Prince is cursed to live as a beast his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. When pretty village girl, Beauty comes into his life is this the chance he has been waiting for?

production pics

Photos: Stephen Sutton

cast, creative team and crew

Band

Musical Director / Keys Clive Fishlock

Drums Aaron O’Sullivan

Bass Eric Rupert

For Beauty and the Beast

Production Manager Mike Groves

Technical Manager James Bennett

Company Stage Manager Graham Ray

Deputy Stage Manager Jazmyne Evans

Assistant Stage Manager (Book Cover) Lora Josephine Parry

Wardrobe Supervisor Emily Midgley

Dance Captain Alice Oberg

Flymen Mick Carter, Charlie Allan-Smith

Stage Crew Tom Price, Harry Gledhill, Hannah Stait, Izzy Carmichael

Sound Number 2 Tom Price

Programmer/ Lx Op Tom Hawley

Sound Op Simon Yorath

Follow Spots Paul Bailey, Chloe Payne, Adam Martin

Chaperones Charlotte Homer and Team

JUNIOR ENSEMBLE

STARRING ANTONY COSTA, MINA ANWAR AND JOE POLLARD

Come and join us for the enchanting family pantomime Beauty and the Beast this Christmas.

When an arrogant Prince is cursed to live as a beast his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. When pretty village girl, Beauty comes into his life is this the chance he has been waiting for?

Production Photographs

Photos: James Frazer

Cast, Creative Team and Crew

Company Stage Manager/Show Caller Sandra Szaron

Assistant Stage Manager (Book Cover) Millie Drury

Dance Captain Genevieve Jameson

Wardrobe Supervisor Tania Ortiz Zamorano

Chaperones Jo Martin and Team

Production Manager Huw Jones

Head Of Stage Emma Daly

Lighting Operator Stephanie Greenwood

Follow Spot Operators Elise Marra, Rhona Jack, Lucy Brown, Kacy Munday

Sound No.2 Natasha Sanders

Production Electricians Morris Fan, Tom Smith

Junior Ensemble

Come and join us for the enchanting family pantomime Beauty and the Beast this Christmas.

When an arrogant Prince is cursed to live as a beast his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. When pretty village girl, Beauty comes into his life is this the chance he has been waiting for?

Production Pics

Photos: Graham Davies

Cast, Creative Team and Crew

THE BAND

Musical Director / Keys Christopher Bond

Drums Ray Dizon

FOR BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Company Stage Manager on the Book Zoe Wale

Assistant Stage Manager (Book Cover) Ella Kaufmann

Wardrobe Supervisor Abby Edwards

Chaperones Serena Thomas and Team

JUNIOR ENSEMBLE

Come and join us for the enchanting family pantomime Beauty and the Beast this Christmas.

When an arrogant Prince is cursed to live as a beast his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. When pretty village girl, Beauty comes into his life is this the chance he has been waiting for?

Cast

Junior Ensemble

Congratulations to all of those successful in auditioning to be part of the Junior Ensemble this year.

When an arrogant Prince is cursed to live as a beast his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. When pretty village girl, Beauty comes into his life is this the chance he has been waiting for?

Beauty and the Beast will be sure to make you laugh, cry and fall in love with a host of hilarious and hairy characters - so book your tickets now and discover if Beauty can see beyond appearances and learn to love a beast!

Production Photos

Cast

Junior Ensemble

Thanks to everyone who auditioned for the Junior Ensemble in Beauty and the Beast and congratulations to those who succeeded in gaining a place in the production

STARRING REBECCA KEATLEY, JOHN EVANS, JAMES LUSTED AND JASON MARC-WILLIAMS

When an arrogant Prince is cursed to live as a beast his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. When pretty village girl, Beauty comes into his life is this the chance he has been waiting for?

Beauty and the Beast will be sure to make you laugh, cry and fall in love with a host of hilarious and hairy characters - so book your tickets now and discover if Beauty can see beyond appearances and learn to love a beast!

Production Photos

Casting

Cast and Creative Team

Creative Team

  Writer                                                                        Christian Patterson

Co-Director                                                              Jason Marc-Williams

Co- Director                                                             Carole Todd

Choreographer                                                       Rachel Sargent

Fight Director                                                          Lisa Connell

Musical Arranger                                                    Steve Clark

Lighting Designer                                                   Matt Ladkin

Sound Designer                                                      Scott Smith-Andrews

For Beauty and the Beast                                   

Production Manager                                             Dan Terry

Company Stage Manager                                     Jordy Cernik

Deputy Stage Manager                                         Rebecca Medlock

ASM                                                                           Phoebe Pearson

Wardrobe Supervisor                                            Imogen Walsh

Wardrobe Assistant                                               Erin Thomas

Musical Director / keys                                         Steve Clark

Bass/Guitar                                                              Ben Clark

Drums                                                                       Sam Leighton

Sound Op                                                                 Scott Smith- Andrews

24 / 06/ 2020 - Pantomime 2020 Postponement Announcement

After careful consideration and in light of the most recent guidelines issued by the Scottish Government, it is with enormous regret that we have made the difficult decision to postpone the 2020 pantomime, Beauty and the Beast. However we are not saying goodbye completely, oh no we’re not! The pantomime will be back for our Christmas season in 2021.

We have made this decision after carefully assessing the options open to us in relation to social distancing within our venue as well as the financial risk for us and our producers, but most importantly we believe that you need to experience a pantomime in a packed auditorium with a large audience full of families who can interact with the actors on stage, as that is the beauty and tradition of pantomime. If we are unable to achieve that this year then we would not be doing the artform justice. Therefore, postponing until next year feels like the most sensible, fair and safe option.

“It was with a heavy heart that we have had to take the difficult decision to postpone this year’s pantomime. We understand the impact this will have; however, the safety of our customers along with that of the cast and our staff is our main priority. Please be assured this decision was not taken lightly and we are currently researching any and all opportunities to provide another form of festive entertainment.” Lesley O’Hare, Culture and Libraries Manager

The theatre are in the process of finalising the schedule for next year and their Box Office team will then be contacting everyone who has booked tickets for Beauty and the Beast as soon as possible with options to transfer your booking to 2021; you may wish to review your booking and other options including refunds and credit towards tickets for other shows will be also be available. In the meantime please bear with them and thank you for your support and patience.

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Come and join us for Falkirk’s magical family pantomime, Beauty and the Beast this festive season.

Beauty and the Beast has all the ingredients for a magical trip to the theatre, with hilarious slapstick humour, plenty of audience interaction and marvellous musical numbers that you will be singing for days afterwards, all in one magical show that is suitable for everyone to enjoy whether they are 3 or 103!

Beauty and the Beast will be sure to make you laugh, cry and fall in love with a host of hilarious and hairy
characters - so book your tickets now for a fun filled panto, and to discover if Beauty can see beyond appearances and learn to love a beast!

Beauty & the Beast runs from Friday 11th - Wednesday 30th December 2020.

Junior Ensemble

More information on junior ensemble auditions will be released shortly. Please keep an eye on our Children’s Auditions page for the most up to date info.

Pantomime is back at Fairfield Halls and it’s going to be a Beauty of a panto and a Beast of a show!

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Announcement from Fairfield Halls - 10th August 2020

Beauty and the Beast - Pantomime - Rescheduled to 2021

Afternoon all, after lots of discussions with our friends at Imagine Theatre, it is with much sadness that we have had to make the difficult decision to postpone this year’s festive pantomime at Fairfield Halls - Beauty and the Beast. The good news though is that this amazing show will be back in 2021 – oh yes it will!

We’ll be in touch with ticket holders to transfer bookings over to the new dates and look forward to announcing cast details as soon as we can.

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The show tells the story of a Prince who is cursed by an Enchantress and turned into a Hairy Beast, will he find true love and reverse the curse? Will village girl Belle be able to see his true heart under his beastly appearance? All will be revealed. Featuring all the ingredients of a traditional pantomime including big song and dance numbers, side-splitting comedy, lots of audience participation and a huge sprinkling of pantomime magic this is a show that will delight young and old.

Star cast still to be announced. Be sure to book your tickets before the last petal of the rose falls!

Beauty & the Beast runs from Tuesday 8th December - Sunday 3rd January 2021.

Junior Ensemble

Junior Ensemble auditions were due to take place on Sunday 28th June. However, due to current circumstances we can confirm that the date is being moved to some time in September 2020. We will announce the final date shortly.

More info will be released on our Children’s Auditions page soon.

Eden Court Box Office
01463 234 234

This year’s ‘beauty’ of a pantomime at Eden Court is Beauty and the Beast.

A conceited Prince gets cursed and spends 500 years trapped in a castle as a Beast. The arrival of a beautiful, intelligent and feisty young woman offers the possibility of the curse being lifted, but she can learn to see beyond appearances and learn to love a Beast?

The show runs from Friday 6 December 2019 until Sunday 5 January 2020.

Reviews

Photographer: Paul Clapp

Meet the Cast

Junior Ensemble

Congratulations to the junior dancers who successfully auditioned to be part of the Junior Ensemble this Christmas.

News

Box Office
0844 871 3021

This year's spectacular family pantomime at Southport Theatre is Beauty and the Beast. 
The show runs from Friday 14 - Sunday 30 December 2018.

Meet the Cast

Junior Ensemble

Congratulations to everyone successful in gaining a place in the Junior Ensemble for Beauty and the Beast this year.

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