The UK’s top producer of bespoke pantomime, Evolution Productions, are leading the way with an expanded operation of eleven pantomimes playing in cities across the whole country this Christmas.

The family-run pantomime producers will be serving a festive banquet of seasonal shows, and are proud to regularly be featured on lists of the top pantomimes in the country.

This season, they are working with some of the biggest household names in the UK including Strictly Come Dancing Head Judge Shirley Ballas in Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs at Assembly Theatre Tunbridge Wells, Gogglebox’s Scarlett Moffatt in Cinderella at The Hawth Theatre, Crawley; Duncan James (Blue) and Joanne Clifton (Strictly Come Dancing) in Jack and the Beanstalk  at The Marlowe, Canterbury; Janine Duvitksi (Benidorm) in Sleeping Beauty at Sheffield Lyceum; Chizzy Akudolu (Holby City) in Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs at The Alban Arena, St Albans; Ricky Champ (EastEnders) and Phil Gallagher (Cbeebies’ Mister Maker) in Dick Whittington at Royal & Derngate, Northampton; Andy Day (Cbeebies) in Cinderella  at York Theatre Royal; and Richard David-Caine (Horrible Histories) in Aladdin at The Grove, Dunstable.

Evolution co-director Paul Hendy said: “We are delighted to bring back pantomime to audiences across the UK.  The Christmas of 2020 was incredibly difficult for everyone, but we used that time to come back bigger and more spectacular than ever.  I think this year, more than any other year, people will need to laugh and have a good time and pantomime gives us the opportunity to do just that.   Each of our shows is tailor-made for the theatres in which they play.  We pride ourselves that we are not a ‘one size fits all company’ but a producer of bespoke and high -quality work with fantastic casting.  This year we have expanded our output with three new theatres hosting our shows.  Over the past year, Evolution has been on a long, difficult journey but in the best panto tradition we are back and raring to go.”