History of the Pantomime

Year	Show	Venue(s)	Pantomime firsts
1987	Cinderella	Chaucer Theatre at the Sedgwick Centre, London	^{First show}
1988	Mother Goose	Chaucer Theatre at the Sedgwick Centre, London
1989	Aladdin	Chaucer Theatre at the Sedgwick Centre, London
1990	Frankenstein the Panto	Chaucer Theatre at the Sedgwick Centre, London
1991	Santa in Space	Chaucer Theatre at the Sedgwick Centre, London
1992	Ali Baba	Chaucer Theatre at the Sedgwick Centre, London
1993	Dick Whittington & his Cat	Chaucer Theatre at the Sedgwick Centre, London
1994	Cinderella	Chaucer Theatre at the Sedgwick Centre, London
1995	Little Red Riding Hood	Chaucer Theatre at the Sedgwick Centre, London
1996	Mother Goose	Mermaid Theatre, London	^{First show in a West-End theatre}
1997	Sleeping Beauty	Mermaid Theatre, London
1998	Aladdin	Mermaid Theatre, London
1999	Jack & the Beanstalk	Peacock Theatre, London
2000	Robin Hood	Peacock Theatre, London
2001	Dick Whittington & his Cat	Peacock Theatre, London; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland	^{First show at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland}
2002	Peter Pan	Peacock Theatre, London; Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland	^{First show as part of regional tour}
2003	Beauty and the Beast	Peacock Theatre, London; Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2004	Aladdin	Peacock Theatre, London; Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland	^{First signed performance}
2005	Cinderella	Peacock Theatre, London; Theatre Royal, Wakefield; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2006	Jack and the Beanstalk	Peacock Theatre, London; The Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2007	Puss in Boots	Peacock Theatre, London; The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2008	Babes in the Wood	Peacock Theatre, London; Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2009	Sleeping Beauty	Peacock Theatre, London; King's Theatre, Glasgow; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2010	Snow White	Peacock Theatre, London; The Grand Opera House, Belfast; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland	^{All about the kids initiative starts}
2011	Pinocchio	Peacock Theatre, London; New Theatre, Cardiff; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland	^{First live satellite broadcast to cinemas around the UK}
2012	Aladdin	Peacock Theatre, London; Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2013	Peter Pan	Peacock Theatre, London; The Nottingham Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2014	Cinderella	Peacock Theatre, London; The King's Theatre, Edinburgh
2015	Dick Whittington	Peacock Theatre, London; Manchester Opera House
2016	Jack and the Beanstalk	Peacock Theatre, London; Birmingham New Alexandra Theatre; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2017	Hansel & Gretel	Peacock Theatre, London; The Grand Theatre, Swansea; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2018	Wizard of Oz	Peacock Theatre, London; The King's Theatre, Edinburgh
2019	Sleeping Beauty	Peacock Theatre, London; Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Ireland
2020	Treasure Island	Peacock Theatre, London; Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2021	Alice in Wonderland	Palace Theatre, London; Manchester Opera House
2023	Babes in the Wood	Peacock Theatre, London; Theatre Royal, Glasgow
2024	Beauty and the Beast	Peacock Theatre, London; New Theatre Cardiff

Year

Show

Venue(s)

Pantomime
firsts

1987

Cinderella