Will it or won’t it be possible to see a pantomime locally this year? Oh yes it will, but you will need to be quick. Until December 24 a cast including Stevi Ritchie, Matt Pagan, Robbie Dee, Holly Neaves, and Andrew Fleming will be performing Beauty and The Beast at The Sands Centre, Carlisle. Carlisle lad and Britain’s Got Talent winner – Collabro’s Matt Pagan plays the Prince/Beast, CFM Radio’s Robbie Dee is Mrs Potts and impressionist, Andrew Fleming is Silly Billy. This year’s production is a specially designed 75-minute, socially-distanced, festive treat for all the family, with a reduced capacity and no interval to minimise crowding.
AN entertainment venue is to welcome the audience to the first night of its Beauty and the Beast panto. This year’s The Sands Centre production is a specially designed 75 minute, socially distanced, rib-tickling festive treat for all the family, with a reduced capacity and no interval to minimise crowding. Starring in the panto is Britain’s Got Talent Winner and Collabro star Matt Pagan as the Prince/beast, CFM Radio’s Robbie Dee as Mrs Potts and impressionist Andrew Fleming as Silly Billy. Collabro’s Matt Pagan said: “What a Christmas it has been, heading back to Carlisle for an extra special pantomime. I feel so lucky to actually be able to step foot on a real life stage, with a real life audience this year and bring some of that panto magic to my hometown.”