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South Wales Guardian
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Swansea Grand announces new star for 2025 panto Aladdin
The Welsh actress will join Joe Pasquale and Kev Johns in this year's production of Aladdin. Running from December 6,to January 4, Ms Cartwright will play the role of Spirit of the Ring. The north Wales native is an accomplished musical theatre performer, having been the first-ever recipient of the prestigious Catherine Zeta-Jones scholarship at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She has played the leading lady in the UK tour of Come What May and was the principal vocalist in Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance. She said: "I'm over the moon to be back at Swansea Grand for this year's panto. "Nothing beats performing in front of a home crowd – the laughs, the energy, the Welsh warmth… it's pure magic!" Aladdin, which is produced by award-winning Imagine Theatre, will feature another dazzling digital set using LED screens with animated scenes and mesmerising effects. The show is set to include "hilarious slapstick, plenty of audience interaction, and marvellous musical numbers". The production company said: "Aladdin is a spectacular family adventure, and the Christmas treat you don't want to miss." Tickets for the show are on sale now. For more information visit the Swansea Grand's website.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Stars of two of Britain's biggest comedies to appear in Fareham panto
The stars of two of TV's most beloved comedies are to star in panto in Hampshire this Christmas. Sue Holderness, of Only Fools and Horses fame, and Tyger Drew-Honey, who appeared in Outnumbered, have joined the cast of Beauty and the Beast at Fareham Live. Best known for her role as Marlene in the classic British sitcom and its spin off, Sue Holderness will delight audiences as the delightfully wicked Marlene the Malevolent, while TV favourite Tyger Drew-Honey, who played Jake Brockman in the BBC comedy, takes on the role of the vain and villainous Gaston. (Image: Fareham Live)READ MORE: Love Island star promises audiences 'a thrilling night out' in Southampton They appear alongside the previously announced Paul Burling, Britain's Got Talent finalist and master impressionist, back by popular demand, who returns to the stage as the hilarious French Frank. This magical retelling of Beauty and the Beast, produced by the award-winning Imagine Theatre, promises enchanting storytelling, side-splitting comedy, dazzling costumes, and spectacular song and dance numbers. (Image: Fareham Live) 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. Could Beauty be the person he has been waiting for? The production will run from December 12 to January 4. Tickets from
