The pin has finally dropped! We have spun together a dazzling cast to perform in this year’s enchanting pantomime, SLEEPING BEAUTY (29 November 2017 - 7 January 2018). Who we hear you cry….Oh yes even The Doctor is part of the cast!
King Wesley, father of our cursed Beauty, will be played by broadcasting legend, BBC Radio 1 DJ and former host of Saturday Superstore, Mike Read. The King will be accompanied by everyone’s foxy favourite and the face of Children’s television for over 50 years, Basil Brush. Famed for his ‘Boom’-ing laugh and cheeky charm, Basil is sure to delight all audiences as the lovable Lord Chamberlain.
Sprinkling her magic across the stage and stunning audiences with her 5 Star voice will be Denise Pearson as Fairy Fancy and her arch-enemy, the evil Carabosse will be played by the villainous ‘Vixen’, Bolton Brainiac and ITV’s sassiest Chaser, Jenny Ryan.
Attempting to tame Carabosse’s dragon will be Nurse Paloma Pinchme, our resident Dame Steven Blakeley, and jesting alongside him, comic clutz, Chester the Jester played by Kevin Cruise. And last but not least, the dragon… (look out for him lurking on the canopy outside the theatre from next week) will be voiced by the one, the only, Tom Baker- best known as the longest running Doctor Who, and more recently for the narration of the hit comedy series Little Britain!
Windsor’s traditional pantomime has a wonderful reputation as the most magical pantomime in all the land with dazzling dancing, super singing and a fabulous full live band. With some performances already sold out, get your tickets to the sensational show now. Sleeping Beauty is already smashing all Box Office records!
Basil Brush
Basil has celebrated over 50 years in entertainment and appeared in countless television shows. He is a celebrity in high demand and often shows up in the most unexpected places. Recent television appearances include The One Show, Easy Peasy Eco-Beebies, The Weakest Link (which he won!), Fame Academy, Blue Peter and many more. He even popped up Down Under to win the Australian game show Talking Bout Your Generation - proving that he is the smartest fox on the box!
Tom Baker
Tom is renowned as the longest running incarnation of The Doctor and for his distinctive voice which narrated popular BBC series, Little Britain. He was first cast by Laurence Olivier at the National Theatre and has been nominated for two Golden Globes. Baker's characters are famous for their ‘larger-than-life’ personas!
Jenny Ryan
Professional quizzer and general knowledge maven Jenny, joined the team of Chaser’s on ITV’s award winning game show The Chase in 2015 and has featured on University Challenge, Mastermind and Only Connect. Jenny and her fellow Chasers were thrilled to be the winners of BBC1's Let's Sing & Dance For Comic Relief performing a medley from The Wizard Of Oz!
Mike Read
Mike was a fixture on Saturday morning TV and is best known for Saturday Superstore, Pop Quiz and Top of the Pops. The legendary British DJ also co-founded The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles.
Denise Pearson
Former lead singer and songwriter with Grammy-winning band, 5 Star. Denise achieved 15 top 40 singles with the likes of ‘Rain or Shine’, ‘System Addict’ and ‘Can’t Wait Another Minute’. Denise has a number of successes to her name in the West End and was mentored by Tom Jones in a recent series of The Voice.
Kevin Cruise (Martin Cabble-Reid)
The Britain’s Got Talent finalist sails back to Windsor for his eighth panto! Over the last year Martin has travelled all over the UK performing at Holiday parks, shopping centres and festivals including Glastonbury in the Basil Brush Show as ‘Mr Martin’ Basil’s trusted side kick!
Steven Blakeley
Our writer and Dame returns for his ninth Panto in Windsor! Steven is a popular face on television and has appeared in a host of TV programmes, including Holby City and Emmerdale as well as four series of ITV’s Heartbeat which earned him a nomination at the National Television Awards.
Sleeping Beauty
29 November 2017 – 7 January 2018
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