Harry Potter and Hobbit stars to lead in Corn Exchange Newbury pantomime!
Fantastic production photos are in for Dick Whittington, this year’s pantomime at the Corn Exchange, Newbury. Performances began November 29 and will continue through until Sunday 5 January, 2025. Check out the website for a selection of amazing images!
The incredible, star-studded cast for Dick Whittington are Harry Potter film star Chris Rankin, who is best known for playing Percy Weasley in the Wizarding World franchise and will be performing as Alderman Fitzwarren. Starring in the role of Dick Whittington will be Kai Harris (West End Does Christmas 2023) with his trusty sidekick of a cat, Cosmo, played by Jade Johnson (The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre). Causing mischief and mayhem as the evil King Rat will be Alex Crandon, who has previously performed in Plested, Brown and Wilsher’s Cinderella at Salisbury Playhouse. Scott Riney will be playing the Dame to bring some classic Christmas fun to the stage.The show has been created by Plested Brown and Wilsher, which is made up of Amanda Wilsher, Clare Plested, Adam Brown (The Hobbit, Warner Brothers; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tale No Tales, Disney). Adam is a Newbury local and best known for playing Ori in The Hobbit and recently appeared alongside Sir Ian McKellen in Mother Goose at Theatre Royal, Brighton.
Grace Kelly Miller will be investigating the chaos as Detective Fairy Bowbells and Shannon Bourne joins as Alice Fitzwarren. The ensemble features Jake Poolman, Adam Craig and Finna Hardy who makes her pantomime debut.
Audiences will join Dick and his trusty cat on their quest to seek fame and fortune. As the dynamic duo journeys from Newburyshire to London, it soon becomes clear that perhaps everything is not what it seems. Corn Exchange Newbury promises to provide festive fun for the whole family in this phenomenal pantomime, packed with plenty of magic and chart-topping songs from across the decades.
Corn Exchange Newbury’s Director Jessica Jhundoo-Evans comments, The pantomime is such a special time of year for everyone at the Corn Exchange. We are delighted to present Dick Whittington this year and look forward to welcoming thousands of people from our local community to see it as part of this much-loved festive tradition. Plested Brown and Wilsher always deliver a fun-packed, musical treat for us and I am sure they will have plenty of surprises up their sleeves as usual!
Don’t cat-nap and get your tickets now!
Dick Whittington: Friday 29th November 2024 – Sunday 5th January 2025
Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5BD
Tickets are available from £20: Dick Whittington Pantomime 2024