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Christmas comes early as
cast launch Theatre Royal Pantomime
Cinderella
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Tuesday 22nd November 2016 – Sunday 15th January 2017
Laura Evans will be hoping to meet
her very own Prince Charming with the popular children’s television actress set
to be unveiled in the title role at the official cast launch for Cinderella,
this year’s spellbinding pantomime at Newcastle Theatre Royal.
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Most recognised to TV audiences as
‘Madison’ in The Basil Brush Show, Laura recently
returned to the UK from
LA where she appeared alongside Lindsay Lohan in the movie Inappropriate
Comedy.
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She joined seasonal favourites
Danny Adams, Clive Webb, Chris Hayward, Steve Arnott and Pete Peverley at Newcastle Castle
today as they brought an abundance of festive magic to the city to mark the
official launch of this year’s record-breaking pantomime.
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Cinderella will see audience favourites Danny Adams, Clive
Webb and Chris Hayward return in yet another must-see show which promises to
delight with a sumptuous production packed with special effects,
family-friendly comedy, enchanting score, stunning sets, outrageously dazzling
costumes, and that most memorable pantomime moment when Cinderella is
transported to the Prince’s Ball with the help of a pumpkin, some mice and a
generous sprinkle of Fairy Godmother magic!
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Danny Adams, as Buttons, and Clive
Webb as Baron Hardup return to Newcastle Theatre Royal for the twelfth
consecutive year. They will be joined by Chris Hayward, who returns for his
tenth panto season, this year playing The Fairy Godmother, and who will bring a kaleidoscopic wardrobe and provide all of the glamour and sparkle Newcastle theatregoers have come to
expect from the North East’s premiere pantomime.
Audiences are sure to laugh out
loud at the outrageous Ugly Sisters who will be played by Washington-born Pete Peverley and Whitley Bay-lad Steve Arnott who
complete the lead cast.
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Pete is one of the region’s most celebrated
entertainers and played the role of ‘Little Bobby the Cat’ in last year’s
production of Dick Whittington. Trained at Newcastle College, he
is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and performed for many years as
part of the Northern Stage ensemble. His TV credits are extensive and include Byker
Grove, Emmerdale and Spender.
Steve will be making his eighth
panto appearance at the Theatre Royal and is the villain that audiences love to
hate having played
the dastardly King Rat in Dick Whittington and the evil Queen Lucretia
in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in recent years.
Cinderella went on sale last November
and quickly surpassed records previoulsy set by last year’s panto Dick
Whittington, smashing through £1million sales at the Box Office
before the 2015/16’s show run came to an end.
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Theatre Royal
pantomimes are among the fastest-selling in the UK, due to the winning
combination of father and son team Clive and Danny and their hilarious slapstick routines,
the special effects provided by The Twins FX alongside spectacular sets,
magnificent dance routines and chroeography and the sensational musical scores. This combination is brought together by Newcastle’s own Michael Harrison, who co-writes, produces
and directs the show.
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Michael Harrison, Managing
Director of Qdos Pantomimes and the Executive Producer of Cinderella said:
“This is considered to be the most magical pantomime of them all and we have
pulled out all the stops to make sure that it is one of the most impressive and
spectacular that has ever been staged in Newcastle. Laura will be a brilliant ‘Cinderella’ and gets
to live every little girl’s dream of being a fairytale princess who hopes to
meet her very own Prince Charming at the ball.
“Clive, Danny and Chris, who
continue to smash pantomime box office records whenever they perform, will no
doubt thrill audiences at the Theatre Royal once again. No one will want to
miss this production of Cinderella.”
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Chief Executive Philip Bernays
added: “The popularity of our panto is testimony to the quality of both the
actors and creative team. We look forward to welcoming Laura to the Theatre
Royal and are delighted that Danny, Clive and Chris, Pete and Steve will be joining us again under the
expert direction of talented West-End producer Michael Harrison, who we are
proud to call a close friend of the Theatre Royal.”
Cinderella is produced by Qdos Entertainment, the world’s
largest pantomime producer staging 24 productions throughout the UK this Christmas.
Tickets:
Cinderella appears at Newcastle Theatre Royal from Tuesday 22nd
November 2016 – Sunday 15th
January 2017. Tickets are
available from £13.00 and can be purchased from the Theatre Royal Box Office on
08448 11 21 21 (calls cost 7ppm plus your phone company’s access charge) or
book online at www.theatreroyal.co.uk.
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