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Simon Sladen @simonsladen

#Panto News, Reviews & Features. Founder of @Panto_Day / @pantodatabase, Chair of @ukpantomime, Panto Editor at @BritTheatreGuid For @V_and_A: @TheatreCurator

Joined June 2009
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Simon Sladen@simonsladen
31 Jan 2025
This is my last post here before moving solely to BlueSky and Instagram to deliver regular #panto news there. Thank you to everyone who's followed me here since 2009, hope to see you soon: > BlueSky @simonsladen.bsky.social > Instagram @simon_sladen
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At the end of January, I'll be archiving this account and moving my regular #panto updates to BlueSky and Instagram. You can join me there: > BlueSky @simonsladen.bsky.social > Instagram @simon_sladen
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Simon Sladen@simonsladen
22 Jan 2025
At the end of this month, I'll be moving my regular #panto updates to BlueSky and Instagram. You can join me there: > BlueSky @simonsladen.bsky.social > Instagram @simon_sladen
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CONFIRMED: Aiden O'Neill stars in @GCTStevenage's 2025 #panto Dick Whittington everyonetheatres.com/whats-o…
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CONFIRMED: @Macrobert's 2025 #panto is...Weans in the Wood macrobertartscentre.org/show…
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Join Mark Fox this Wednesday (22 Jan) for his Society for Theatre Research lecture 'Pantomime: A Unique UK Art Form' online and at St Anne's, Soho. Tickets free: str.org.uk/pantomime-a-uniqu…
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CONFIRMED: @Imagine_Theatre announce #Panto Season 2025 titles and venues imaginetheatre.co.uk/pantomi…
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Join Johnny McKnight at @GlasgowPavilion this Sunday for 'She's Behind You', a stunning, multi-faceted journey through the history of the Scottish #panto dame. rcs.ac.uk/whats-on/shes-behi…
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. @The_Garrick's 2024 #panto Jack and the Beanstalk is venue's most successful #panto to date lichfieldlive.co.uk/2025/01/…

Curtain comes down on record-breaking Lichfield Garrick pantomime - Lichfield Live®

The curtain has come down on a record-breaking run for the Lichfield Garrick's annual pantomime.

lichfieldlive.co.uk
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. @TheatreRoyalStH's 2024 #panto Snow White becomes most popular #panto ever staged at the venue sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2485…

A record-breaking 40,000 people watch panto at St Helens Theatre Royal

St Helens Theatre Royal celebrates its most popular pantomime ever, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which drew over 40,000 attendees during its…

sthelensstar.co.uk
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. @Staff_Gatehouse's 2024 #panto Jack and the Beanstalk breaks records for the theatre expressandstar.com/news/2025…
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So sad to hear of Linda Nolan's passing. My thoughts are with her family and friends bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ez…
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CONFIRMED: @millgatearts 2025 #panto is...Hansel and Gretel millgateartscentre.co.uk/eve…
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. @LondonPalladium's 2024 #panto Robin Hood becomes venue's best-selling #panto of all time whatsonstage.com/news/the-pa…

The Palladium Pantomime confirms 2025 return as Robin Hood breaks records

The production welcomed its millionth guest since 2016

whatsonstage.com
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. @mayflower's 2024 #panto Jack and the Beanstalk becomes venue's most attended #panto on record dailyecho.co.uk/news/2484364…

Jack and the Beanstalk was Mayflower's most attended panto in 20 years

Mayflower Theatre is celebrating its most successful pantomime ever, with more people going to watch the Christmas 2024 show than any other year.

dailyecho.co.uk
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. @BeaconTheatre's 2024 #panto breaks box office record inverclydenow.com/record-bre…
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. @RoyalDerngate's #panto audience for 2024 #panto Cinderella rose by 12% bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx8…

Royal & Derngate sees 12% rise in pantomime audiences

A theatre welcomed more than 32,000 people for its pantomime Cinderella during the festive period.

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. @Derbylive's 2024 #panto Cinderella was the venue's highest grossing and best attended #panto to date derby.gov.uk/news/2025/janua…
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. @theatresevern's 2024 #panto Sleeping Beauty breaks box office records newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2…

Shrewsbury panto breaks box office records - Shropshire Council Newsroom

Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury has confirmed this year’s production of Sleeping Beauty has broken all Box Office records

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