Harrogate Theatre has announced the full cast of this year’s pantomime, Dick Whittington.
Beloved actor, Tim Stedman will join the Christmas panto once again to play the role of Idle Jack.
This will be Mr Stedman’s 23rd pantomime with Harrogate Theatre since his first appearance in its 2000 production of Sleeping Beauty.
However, one familiar name that won’t be appearing this year is Howard Chadwick, who has often played the dame.
The show is set to start on November 22 and will run until January 14 2024. Tickets are already up for sale and, as usual, are selling fast.
Alongside Mr Stedman, this year’s cast will include Naail Ishaq as Dick Whittington, Faye Weerasinghe as Alice Fitzwarren and Michael Lambourne as the evil King Rat.
In addition, the pantomime will be welcoming newcomers, Shannon Rewcroft as Fairy Bow-Bells, Anna Campkin as Tammy the Cat, and Harry Wyatt as Sarah the Cook.
Ms Rewcroft commented:
“I’m very much looking forward to a Yorkshire Christmas in beautiful Harrogate and getting to work!”
A chorus of twelve dancers aged 13-17 will also accompany the main cast of Dick Whittington. Auditions for the roles will be held tomorrow and will see aspiring young dancers from across the district attend.
The annual panto is Harrogate Theatre’s most popular show and draws thousands of visitors to the town each year.
A spokesperson said this year’s production would be “packed with sparkle, silliness, and side-splitting jokes” – as it is every year…
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Tim Stedman returns for 22nd panto at Harrogate Theatre
Harrogate pantomime star Tim Stedman will be returning for a 22nd season this festive season, it was announced today.
Mr Stedman has become as much a part of Christmas in Harrogate as the Bettys hamper and lights on the Stray.
He will return to play Wishee Washee in Aladdin, which runs from November 23 to January 15 at Harrogate Theatre.
This year’s performances include a socially distanced show on November 27 and a signed show on December 10.
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Panto regular Howard Chadwick will also be back, playing Widow Twankey, Ebony Feare will be the genie and Colin Kiyani takes the title role of Aladdin. Marcus Romer will direct the production at the town’s Victorian theatre.
It will be the first pantomime since 2019 not affected by covid.
David Bown, chief executive of the theatre, said:
“We are going back to the cast levels and production levels of 2019 and everything is going very well.
“Tim loves Harrogate as much as we live him. I’m excited to see the rest of the cast as well.”
Tickets are currently available for every day, but availability on some dates close to Christmas is extremely limited. Prices start at £18 on most days.