danialindop
Nov 16, 20206 min
Updated: Nov 17, 2020
Hoorah for the joy of Christmas Pantomime is still coming this December! The Panto is a must-do tradition at Christmas time and we almost narrowly missed out. But fear not, as most shows are still going ahead and there is plenty of choice across the UK. The endless jokes and punchlines will really bring some fun and laughter to the end of what has been a very bleak year. We are spoilt for choice with what to see, Alladin is a popular show for 2020 or perhaps you will head to something more alternative like Nurse Nellie Saves Panto. Our top pics obviously include one of the fantastic drive-in experiences, we love The Parking Lot Panto which is part of the Winter Festival, taking place in many UK destinations, or we might head to Brighton Open Air Theatre for one of their remarkably fun shows!
Check out our huge list of shows for you to book this Christmas, it's behind you! (Only kidding it's below, keep scrolling!)
Flix Drive-In Panto - 5th Dec 2020 to 2nd Jan 2021
Multiple Locations
The Parking Lot Panto - 5th Dec 2020 to 20th Dec 2020
Multiple Locations
Car Park Panto: Horrible Christmas - 11th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Multiple Locations
Cinderella - 1st Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
Multiple Locations
Aladdin - 15th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Luton Hoo Estate, Farm Rd, Luton LU1 3TQ
It's A Wonderful Life - 15th Dec 2020 to 28th Dec 2020
The Place Theatre, Bradgate Rd, Bedford MK40 3DE
Dick Whittington The Panto - 8th Dec 2020 to 12th Dec 2020
Barton le Clay Village Hall, Hexton Road, Barton-le-Clay, Beds MK45 4JY
Cinderella - 3rd Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Theatre Royal Windsor, Thames Street, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1PS
Oldilocks and the 3 Bears - 2nd Dec 2020 to 28th Nov 2020
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead SL4 6PF
The Magic Porridge Pot and Other Tasty Tales - 10th Dec 2020 to 12th Dec 2020
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead SL4 6PF
Jack and the Beanstalk - 19th Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
Baylis Theatre, Braywick Leisure Centre, Braywick Road, Maidenhead SL6 1BN
Pinocchio - 22nd Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead SL4 6PF
Sleeping Beauty - 5th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
The Elgiva Theatre, St Mary's Way, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1HR
Santa's Elves And The Shoemaker - 19th Dec 2020 to 23rd Dec 2020
Aylesbury Waterside Second Space, Exchange Street, Aylesbury HP20 1UG
Jack and the Beanstalk - 12th Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
The Cresset, Rightwell, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 8DX
A Christmas Carol - 23rd Dec 2020
The Acorn Theatre, Parade Street, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4BU
Beauty and the Beast - 15th Dec 2020 to 30th Dec 2020
The Forum, 28 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 1HH
Beauty and the Beast - 4th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Pomegranate Theatre, Corporation Street, Chesterfield, S41 7TX
Treasure Island - 9th Dec 2020 to 9th Jan 2021
Exeter Northcott Theatre, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QB
Rapunzel - Christmas Pantomime - 4th Dec 2020 to 2nd Jan 2021
Weymouth Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth, The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8ED
Hansel and Gretel? (A Postmodern Pantomime) - 8th Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT), Dyke Road Park, Dyke Road, Brighton, BN3 6EH
The Snow Queen - 8th Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT), Dyke Road Park, Dyke Road, Brighton, BN3 6EH
Dame Dora's Panto Party! - 29th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Hailsham Big Top, Knockhatch Adventure Park, East Sussex School of Circus Arts, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 3GD
Sleeping Beauty - 4th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
The Civic Theatre, Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1JG
The Wizard of Oz - 9th Dec 2020 to 23rd Dec 2020
Brookside Theatre, Romford War Memorial, 21a Eastern Road, Romford Essex RM1 3NH
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp - 19th Dec 2020 to 28th Dec 2020
Witham Public Hall, Witham, Essex CM8 2DY
Dick Whittington - 8th Dec 2020 to 31st Dec 2020
King's Theatre, Albert Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hants. PO5 2QJ
Sleeping Beauty - 11th Dec 2020 to 20th Dec 2020
Alton Assembly Rooms, High St, Alton GU34 1BA
Nurse Nellie Saves Panto - 11th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Marlowe Theatre, The Friars, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2AS
Beauty And The Beast - 11th Dec 2020 to 18th Dec 2020
The Malthouse Theatre, St Stephens Road, Canterbury, CT27JA
Cinderella - 15th Dec 2020 to 27th Dec 2020
The Joe Longthorne Theatre, Blackpool, FY1 1NE
Jack and the Beanstalk - 18th Dec 2020 to 30th Dec 2020
Lowther Pavilion, Lowther Terrace, Lytham Saint Annes FY8 5QQ
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 5th Dec 2020 to 30th Dec 2020
Grimsby Auditorium, Cromwell Road, Great Grimsby, NE Lincolnshire, Grimsby, DN31 2BH
Potted Panto 2020 - 5th Dec 2020 to 12th Jan 2021
Garrick Theatre, Charing Cross Road London, WC2H 0HH
A Christmas Carol - 7th Dec 2020 to 2nd Jan 2021
Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7AQ
Dick Whittington - 11th Dec 2020 to 23rd Dec 2020
Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Pantoland at The Palladium - 12th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
London Palladium, Argyll Street, Westminster, London W1F 7TF
A Christmas Carol - 4th Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
Liverpool Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool L1 1EL
Jack and The Beanstalk - 12th Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
M&S Bank Arena, Kings Dock, Liverpool L3 4FP
Rapunzel - 15th Dec 2020 to 19th Dec 2020
St Georges Theatre, King St, Great Yarmouth NR30 2PG
My First Panto: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - 4th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
The Garage, 14 Chapel Field North, Norwich, NR2 1NY (Online)
Mother Goose - 9th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Gorleston Pavillion Theatre, Pier Gardens, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston-On-Sea, NR31 6PP
My First Panto: Cinderella Rocks - 16th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
The Workshop, 38 New Conduit Street, Vancouver Quarter, King's Lynn, PE30 1DL
Sleeping Beauty - 11th Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
The Deco, Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE
Cinderella - 3rd Dec 2020 to 16th Jan 2021
Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham NG1 5AF
Dick Whittington - 3rd Dec 2020 to 6th Dec 2020
Festival Drayton Centre, Frogmore Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3AX
Nurse Nellie Saves Panto - 11th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Octagon Theatre, Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UX
Sleeping Beauty - 12th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
The Playhouse, High St, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1HP
Aladdin - 18th Dec 2020 to 29th Dec 2020
The McMillan Theatre, College Way, Bath Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4PZ
Cinderella - The Christmas Panto - 19th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Spa Pavillion, Undercliff Road West, Felixstowe, Suffolk, Felixstowe, IP11 2DX
Snow White 19th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Beccles Public Hall & Theatre, Smallgate, Beccles, Suffolk NR34 9AD
Beauty and the Beast - 12th Dec 2020 to 26th Dec 2020
Godalming Borough Hall, The Burys, Godalming GU7 1HY
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 5th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Playhouse Whitley Bay, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, Tyne And Wear NE26 1LZ
Jack and the Beanstalk - 18th Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
Tyne Theatre & Opera House, 117 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4AG
Dick Whittington - 19th Dec 2020 to 31st Dec 2020
The Majestic Theatre, 78-80 Bondgate, Darlington DL3 7JT
Cinderella - 22nd Dec 2020 to 3rd Apr 2021
The Benn Hall, Newbold Road, Rugby CV21 2LN
A Christmas Carol - 11th Dec 2020 to 29th Dec 2020
The Capitol, North Street, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1RG
Santa's New Sleigh - 12th Dec 2020 to 24th Dec 2020
The Capitol, North Street, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1RG
A Christmas Carol - 3rd Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
The Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8AE
Aladdin - 4th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Pl, Newbury RG14 5BD
Dame Dolly Saves Panto - 18th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Hawth Theatre, Hawth Avenue, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 6YZ
The Snow Queen - 28th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Pavilion Theatre, Marine Parade, Worthing, BN11 3PX
The Not So Ugly Sisters (Postponed Dates TBC) - 18th Nov 2020 to 21st Nov 2020
Quarry Theatre, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP
A Christmas Carol - 3rd Dec 2020 to 9th Jan 2021
Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP
Robin Hood - 4th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queens Square, Queen Street, Huddersfield HD1 2SP
Sleeping Beauty - 17th Dec 2020 to 20th Dec 2020
The Bradford Playhouse, 4-12 Chapel Street, Little Germany, Bradford BD1 5DL
Little Robin Redbreast - 7th Dec 2020 to 27th Dec 2020
Salisbury Playhouse, Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA
Jack and the Beanstalk - 18th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
The Tivoli Theatre, 19 West Borough, Wimborne BH21 1LT
Happy Ever After - 18th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
The Lighthouse, Centre For The Arts, 21 Kingland Rd, Poole BH15 1UG
Aladdin - 9th Jan 2021 to 10th Jan 2021
Palace Theatre, Palace Ave, Paignton TQ3 3HF
The Wizard of Oz - 18th Dec 2020 to 31st Dec 2020
The Atkinson, Lord St, Southport PR8 1DB
Jack and the Beanstalk - 18th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Lichfield Garrick, Castle Dyke, Lichfield WS13 6HR
Goldilocks and the Three Bears - 14th Dec 2020 to 19th Dec 2020
The Barony Theatre, Borrowstown Road, Bo'ness EH51 9RS
White Christmas - 15th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3AA
Sleeping Beauty - 4th Dec to 24th Dec 2020
Aberdeen Arts Centre, 33 King St, Aberdeen AB24 5AA
Jack and the Beanstalk - 4th Dec to 22nd Dec 2020.
Tivoli Theatre, 34-48 Guild St, Aberdeen AB11 6NB
The Panto That Nearly Never Was - 17th Dec 2020 to 3rd Jan 2021
Theatr Clwyd, Raikes Ln, Mold CH7 1YA
The above are Pantos going ahead based on current UK lockdown guidelines with many events starting later than originally planned. Please check the websites official pages for any further changes or cancellations if future restrictions come into place or lockdown is extended.