Stars revealed for Southampton Christmas panto
Bosses say it's going to be 'sensational'
Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre have announced that actor, singer and television star Jason Donovan will lead the cast in this year’s magical pantomime, alongside Coronation Street and musical theatre star Faye Brookes, with the return of Richard Cadell & Sooty in Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
With sets and costumes from The London Palladium, Goldilocks and the Three Bears follows Dame Betty Barnum and her daughter Goldilocks, who are battling to save their circus from the Evil Ringmaster who is intent on stealing their three loveable bears and leaving them in ruin. Goldilocks and the Three Bears runs from Saturday 10 December to Saturday 31 December 2022.
Jason Donovan plays the Evil Ringmaster following his successful panto season at Birmingham Hippodrome, with Faye Brookes playing the title role of Goldilocks. Sooty will play himself with Richard Cadell as his best friend Joey the circus clown.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is staged by Crossroads Pantomimes, the world’s biggest pantomime producer, led by Michael Harrison and the creative team behind recent Mayflower Theatre successes including last year’s production of Cinderella.
Michael Harrison, said: “It is going to be sensational to have Jason, Faye and Richard play to Southampton audiences this Christmas in this wonderfully circus-themed pantomime that will incorporate the very best of the production I created for the sell-out London Palladium panto in 2019.”
Michael Ockwell, Mayflower Theatre Chief Executive said, “Our pantomime is going to be a sensational spectacle for all the family this Christmas. Especially for you, Jason will head up the cast as a brilliant Evil Ringmaster. Faye Brookes was simply stunning in Chicago last November and will be perfect as our Goldilocks. I am sure you will agree that Richard Cadell and Sooty were the heart and soul of Cinderella last year, so we just had to bring them back again; with strenuous negotiation from his agent Sweep finally gets his face on the poster this year!”
Tickets for Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Saturday 10 December – Saturday 31 December 2022) are on sale from Mayflower Theatre Box Office tel: 02380 711811 or online at mayflower.org.uk