For Christmas 2011 listings, please click the red links below for North, East, South or West Yorkshire productions:
North Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes 2011
pantos and Christmas productions across North Yorkshire including York, Scarborough, Whitby, Harrogate, Helmsley, Skipton, Pickering, Richmond and more
East Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes 2011
pantos and Christmas productions across East Yorkshire including Hull, Bridlington, Driffield, Pocklington and more
South Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes 2011
pantos and Christmas productions across South Yorkshire including Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and more
West Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes 2011
pantos and Christmas productions across West Yorkshire, including Bradford, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Holmfirth, Otley, Pontefract, Wakefield and more
The details below are for 2010 pantos – use the links above to find pantos in 2011/12 broken down by area of Yorkshire.
2010 productions (see above for 2011/12 productions)
Yorkshire boasts many great theatres and there’s a terrific selection of Christmas productions this year – we’ve detailed a variety of shows below from across the region, in alphabetical order by town or city:
Barnsley
Dick Whittington & His Cat
Lamproom Theatre, Westgate, Barnsley S70 2DX
11 December 2010 to 2 January 2011
Tickets: Adults £12.00, Concessions £11.00, Family Tickets £40.00
Box Office: 01266 200 075
Bradford
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
The Alhambra Theatre, Morley Street, Bradford BD7 1AJ
18 December 2010 to 6 February 2011
Tickets: various prices
Box Office: 01274 432 000
www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/alhambra
Bridlington
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
The Spa, South Marine Drive, Bridlington YO15 3JH
15 December 2010 to 4 January 2011
Tickets: various prices
Box Office: 01262 678 258
Dewsbury
The Snow Queen
Dewsbury Little Theatre, Upper Road, Batley Carr, Dewsbury
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 23-25 November 2010
Box Office: 01924 324 840
Doncaster
Cinderella
Brodsworth Miners Welfare, Welfare Road, Woodlands, Doncaster DN6 7PP
17 & 18 December 2010
Tickets: £2.50
Box Office: 01302 723 280
www.brodsworthminerswelfare.org.uk
Driffield
Aladdin
Driffield Community Centre, Mill Street, Driffield, East Yorks YO25 6TR
24 – 29 December 2010
Tickets: £7 each or 4 for £22 available only online
www.starstrucktheatreacademy.co.uk
Easingwold
Peter Pan
Galtres Centre, Market Place, Easingwold York
23-27 November
Tickets: £10 for adults, £6 for under 16s
Box Office: 01347 822 472
Halifax
Sleeping Beauty
The Victoria Theatre, Wards End, Halifax HX1 1BU
11 December 2010 – 2 January 2011
Box Office: 01422 351 158
www.calderdale.gov.uk/leisure/entertainment/victoria-theatre/index.html
Little Jack Horner
Halifax YMCA, Marlborough Hall, 13 Crossley Street, Halifax HX1 1UG
29 January 2011 to 5 February 2011 (excluding Sundays)
Tickets: Adult £7, Children/concessions £5, Family ticket (2 adults+2 children) £20
Box Office (open 10:00am to 4:30pm M to F) 01422 353 626 (out of hours 07722 457 839)
Dick Whittington
Harrogate Theatre
26 November 2008 – 15 January 2009
Times & prices vary
Box Office: 01423 502 116
Holmfirth
Jack and the Beanstalk
Southgate Theatre, Southgate, Honley, Holmfirth, HD9 6NT
11 – 19 February 2011, 7.30 pm
Tickets: Adults £6, children £4 from Karidays Newsagents 01484 660 488
Huddersfield
Aladdin
The Deighton Centre, Deighton Road, Huddersfield
Friday & Saturday, 26 & 27 November at 7.30pm
The Community Players in association with KFTRA, with Town Cryer, Vic Watson, as the Dame
Tickets £3.00 (Children/OAP’s £1.50)
Box Office: 07944 651 873
Festival of Light
St George’s Square, Huddersfield
2 – 5 December Two performances of the main show, Corazon de Angeles by Belgian company Theater Tol. Other festival highlights include street theatre across the town, a festive food and drink market, interactive light projections and Huddersfield’s first ever Art Market, plus an Ice Rink, a Traditional Fairground, dance, and opera. Some of what’s on is free but check website for prices and times.
www.huddersfieldlightfest.co.uk
Sleeping Beauty
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
Saturday & Sunday 4 & 5 December 2010
Tickets: various prices
www.thelbt.org/sleeping-beauty
Box Office: 01484 430 528
Heidi – A Goat’s Tale
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
Thursday 9 to Friday 24 December 2010
Tickets: various prices www.thelbt.org/Heidi-Goats-Tale
Box Office: 01484 430 528
Dick Whittington
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
8-15 January 2011
Tickets: various prices www.thelbt.org/dick-whittington
Box Office: 01484 430 528
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Moldgreen United Reformed Church, Huddersfield
Thursday & Friday 25 & 26 November 2010
Tickets: Adult £6.00 & Concession £4.50
Box Office: 01484 305 421
Hull
Aladdin
Hull New Theatre, Kingston Square, Hull HU1 3HF
9 December 2010 – 9 January 2011
Tickets: various prices
Box Office: 01482 226 655
www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullnewtheatre
Leeds
The Nutcracker – Northern Ballet
Leeds Grand Theatre
30 November – 12 December 2010 (No performance 22, 25, 29 December)
Prices and times vary
Box Office: 0844 848 2701
Cinderella
Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, Millennium Square, Leeds
Friday 3 December 2010 – Saturday 8 January 2011
Prices: from £8.50
Box Office: 0113 224 3801
www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk
Jack & the Beanstalk
Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, Millennium Square, Leeds
13 January 2011 – 22 January 2011
Box Office: 0113 224 3801
www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk
Aladdin
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP
3 December 2010 – 15 January 2011
Box Office: 0113 213 7700
A Christmas Carol
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP
20 November 2010 – 15 January 2011
Box Office: 0113 213 7700
North Cave
Raiders of the Lost Pyramid
North Cave Village Hall, 60 Westgate, North Cave
25 to 29 January 2011
Tickets: on sale in November
Pied Piper of Hamelin
Kirk Theatre, Hungate, Pickering YO18 7DL
8-15 January 2011, 19:15-21:45, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Tickets: £8.00-£25.00
Box Office: 01751 474833
Pontefract
Aladdin
Pontefract Town Hall, Bridge Street, Pontefract WF8 1PG
17 January 2011 to 22 January 2011
Adults £8.00, Concessions £6.50
Box Office: 01977 795 904
Richmond
Mother Goose
Georgian Theatre Royal, Victoria Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4DW
8 to 31 December 2010
Tickets: £13.50 (Adults), £11.00 (OAPs / students), £8.00 (children)
Box Office: 01748 825 252
www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk
Ripon
Christmas Theatre – Mr Fezziwig’s Christmas
Fountain’s Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon HG4 3DY
A comedy for all the family full of good cheer – ideal to put everyone in a festive mood
Thursday 2 December 2010 – 7.30 pm
Tickets: £12
Box Office: 01765 643 164/643 199
Rotherham
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Rotherham Civic Theatre, Catherine Street, Rotherham S65 1EB
3 December 2010 to 9 January 2011
Tickets: various prices
Box Office: 01709 823621 or 01709 823640
Scarborough
Swan Lake: Moscow City Ballet
Futurist Theatre, Foreshore Road, Scarborough YO11 1NT
30 November 2010
Tickets: various prices
Box Office: 01723 365 789 or 374 500
The Nutcracker: Moscow City Ballet
Futurist Theatre, Foreshore Road, Scarborough YO11 1NT
1 December 2010
Tickets: various prices
Box Office: 01723 365 789 or 374 500
Christmas Cabaret
YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough
3- 5 December 2010
Prices – Adults £7, Concessions £6
Box Office: 01723 506 750
Rockin’ Carols
YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough
6 December 2010 7.30pm – all seats £3
Box Office: 01723 506 750
http://scarborough.ymca.org.uk/theatre-shows
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 2HD
9 December 2010 to 1 January 2011
Tickets: various prices
Box Office: 01723 357869
The Chuckle Brothers Panto – The 12 Days of Christmas
Futurist Theatre, Foreshore Road, Scarborough YO11 1NT
18 December 2010
Tickets: Adults £16.00, Children under14 years £15.00
Box Office: 01723 365 789 or 374 500
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough
26 December 2010 to 8 January 2011
Box Office: 01723 506 750
Sheffield
The Nutcracker – Northern Ballet
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 1DA
9 – 13 November 2010
Tickets: various prices
Box Office: 0114 249 6000
Peter Pan
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 1DA
9 December 2010 to 9 January 2011
Tickets: various prices
Box Office: 0114 249 6000
The Panto of the Opera
Abbeydale Picture House, 387 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield S7 1FS
17 & 18 December 2010
Tickets: Adults £10, Children £6
Box Office: 07775 966 106
www.abbeydalepicturehouse.co.uk
Sleeping Beauty
Sheffield City Hall, Barkers Pool, Sheffield S1 2JA
27 December 2010 to 3 January 2011
Tickets: various prices
Box Office: 0114 2 789 789
Skipton
Robinson Crusoe
The Mart Theatre, Craven College, High Street, Skipton BD23
23 & 24 December
Tickets: £18 family, £7.00 adult, £4.50 child, Groups: buy 10 get 11th cheapest free, Babe in arms: £1
Box Office: 01756 708 011
Tholthorpe
Dick Whittington
Tholthorpe Village Hall, Main Street YO61 1SX
20-29 January
Tickets: £6.00 adult, £3.00 child
Box office: 07817 010843
York
Mother Goose
The Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road. York YO91 1RT
4 December 2010 to 11 January 2011
Tickets: £12 & £10
Ticket hotline: 07927 026 071
Jack & the Beanstalk
York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York YO1 7HD
9 December 2010 – 29 January 2011
Performance times and prices vary
Box Office: 01904 623 568
Cinderella (1)
Grand Opera House, 4 Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
10 December 2010 – 2 January 2011
Prices and times vary
Box Office: 0844 847 2322
www.grandoperahouseyork.org.uk
Cinderella (2)
The Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road, York YO1
16 January 2011 – ONE DAY ONLY!
Tickets: £16.00 adult, £12.00 child
Box Office: 01904 623568
Pinocchio
The Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road, York YO1
4-5 February Tickets: £10.00 adult, £7.00 child & senior
Box Office: 01904 623568
STOP PRESS: The Fauconberg Arms in Coxwold’s famous panto was sold out again this year (oh yes it was!!). Watch this space for next year’s panto dates and there are rumours there will be another panto later this year. For now, check out Act One here:
Have we missed your Christmas production? Email us at panto@hello-yorkshire.co.uk and we’ll add it to our list. For other Christmas blogs, see below: Grassington Dickensian Festival Christmas markets and Christmas fayres in Yorkshire
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