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.”