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PANTO WARS! Which shows are worth seeing this Christmas
OUTSIDE CROYDON: Ken Towl has reviewed the pantomimes being performed in Croydon and Bromley this festive season. But there’s lots more family shows available across London. Here’s DAVID MORGAN’s suggestions
PANTO WARS! Which is the Beauty? And which is the Beast?
Christmas 2025 has Beauty and the Beast as the seasonal pantomime at the Fairfield Halls. And Beauty and the Beast is also on at the Churchill Theatre, just a short bus ride away in Bromley. Oh yes it is! KEN … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Bromley Council, Churchill Theatre, Comedy, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Music, Theatre
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, Beauty and the Beast, Churchill Theatre, Croydon, EastEnders, Ellie Dadd, Fairfield Halls, Hi De Hi!, Ken Towl, pantomime, Royal Variety Performance, Samantha Womack, Su Pollard
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Oh yes she is! Victorian dancer who became a pantomime star
CROYDON CHRONICLES: One of the great British traditions of this time of year is the family visit to the theatre, or to a church hall for the local am-dram performance, during pantomime season. DAVID MORGAN traces the career of Caroline … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Dance, David Morgan, Fairfield Halls, History, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Caroline Parkes, Charles Fenton, Croydon, Croydon Chronicles, Crystal Palace, David Morgan, Dick Whittington, Fairfield Halls, Panto, pantomime, Sanderstead Dramatic Club, Stanley Halls, The Brothers Grinn, Theatre Royal
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Surprise visit by the Wicked Queen gets kids excited for panto
While political dwarfs might be in charge at Croydon Town Hall, seven dwarfs took over Croydon Central Library last week, accompanied by a pantomime dame and a wicked queen, as dozens of children were given a special reading session with … Continue reading
Mia Overfield to star as Snow White in Fairfield Halls’ panto
Mia Overfield, most recently seen on stage as Rosa in Cable Street at Southwark Playhouse, will play Snow White in this year’s Croydon panto in the Ashcroft Theatre at the Fairfield Halls from December 13 to January 5. With a … Continue reading
EastEnders actress returns to Croydon as a real panto villain
Croydon’s own Kellie Shirley is to star in this year’s Fairfield Halls panto – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The former EastEnders star, now appearing in BBC hospital drama Casualty, is to play the role of the Wicked Queen … Continue reading
Turn again to pantomime as Sanderstead takes its annual bow
With our regular reviewer, Bella Bartock… ‘indisposed’ (too much Harvey’s Bristol Cream over Christmas, we’re told), KEN TOWL got all dolled up as a panto dame – oh yes he did! – and tottered along in his high heels to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Ken Towl, Music, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club, Theatre
Tagged Aladdin, Croydon, Dick Whittington, Ken Towl, Panto, pantomime, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club
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Lockjaw, honours and pantomimes: Happy New Year from 1924
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: For his first column of the year, DAVID MORGAN has delved into the Minster archive to look at newspaper reports of what was happening in Croydon 100 years ago It is almost as if nothing has really changed. … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Croydon Minster, Crystal Palace FC, David Morgan, History
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Minster, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, David Morgan, FA Cup, Grand Theatre, Grand Theatre and Opera House, Jack Alderson, Jack the Giantkiller, Lockjaw, Mayday Hospital, pantomime
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Panto: Dick Whittington, All Saints Sanderstead, Jan 6-13
Posted in Activities, Comedy, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club, Theatre
Tagged Dick Whittington, Panto, pantomime, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club
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Relax! Aladdin has panto performances to suit everyone
A trip to the panto can be a magical experience and a highlight of the festive holidays. But for some, including those venturing to the theatre for the first time, the event can be as equally overwhelming and stressful as … Continue reading
Posted in Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls, Theatre
Tagged Aladdin, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Davood Ghadami, Fairfield Halls, Kiera-Nicole Brennan, Panto, pantomime
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Congratulations! iC reader wins a Boxing Day panto treat
Clever Inside Croydon reader Jenny Stabeler has an extra special Christmas treat coming her way. Jenny and up to four friends or family members are going to the the 6pm Boxing Day performance this year’s great Croydon pantomime – The … Continue reading
Win a Boxing Day panto treat for the family at the Fairfield Halls
Get ready to buckle your swash and sprinkle magic fairy dust over your Christmas celebrations with our latest tremendous free-to-enter Inside Croydon competition, in association with the Fairfield Halls. We have a family pass of up to five tickets for … Continue reading
Mermaids, actors flying and fairy dust make panto a must-see
In the first review of this year’s Fairfield Halls pantomime, The Further Adventures of Peter Pan, which opened on Saturday, six-year-old South Croydon schoolgirl NAOMI TOWNSEND gives it a resounding five stars I was really excited about going to watch … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Fairfield Halls
Tagged Captain Hook, Croydon pantomime, Fairfield Halls, Naomi Townsend, Panto, pantomime, Peter Pan, South Croydon
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Fairfield’s Peter Pan panto to Hook in the Christmas audiences
Fairfield Halls has released full cast details for this year’s pantomime: Peter Pan – The Return of Captain Hook, which runs from December 10 to 31. Promising plenty of swash and buckle, the cast is headed up by EastEnders bad … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fairfield Halls
Tagged Captain Hook, David Ribi, Fairfield Halls, Gemma Hunt, pantomime, Peter Pan, Ricky Champ
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Croydon to get a quirky take on Jack and the Beanstalk panto
Croydon’s 2017 pantomime is to be Jack and the Beanstalk. As in 2016, following the closure of the Fairfield Halls for refurbishment, this year’s panto will be staged by Q Productions at the Waddon Leisure Centre, in a 400-seater auditorium … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre, Waddon
Tagged pantomime, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Waddon gets a panto more polished than Aladdin’s lamp
It is the stuff of West End legend that BELLA BARTOCK once delivered the finest performance of Widow Twankey ever seen outside the London Palladium. Until it was discovered that she was not a proper Dame. But this week, even … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre, Waddon
Tagged Fairfield Halls, pantomime, Waddon
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Pet Shop Boys panto to get you into the Christmas spirit
BELLA BARTOCK, our tame theatre reviewer, put on her glad rags to attend the opening night of the South London Theatre Company’s pantomime, Jack I’m always rather suspicious of pantos which advertise themselves as “for all the family”. For some … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Dance, Music, South London Theatre, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged pantomime, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
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‘Allo, ‘Allo: Sanderstead panto is a lot of fun. Oh yes it is!
BELLA BARTOCK ventured into the deep south of the borough for an unexpected delight in a local church hall Yesterday afternoon saw the very first performance of The Three Musketeers pantomime at Sanderstead. There have been many a Cinderella, Sleeping … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Comedy, Community associations, Dance, Music, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club, Theatre
Tagged pantomime, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club
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One for all and all for fun at Sanderstead’s annual panto
Perhaps it was Lynda Snell’s decision to go “off piste” with the Ambridge Christmas production (Calendar Girls! Really?!) which persuaded them. But the Sanderstead Dramatic Club has opted for uncharted territory with their panto next month when they perform The … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club, Theatre
Tagged Panto, pantomime, Sanderstead
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