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It's Showtime - Pantomime, christmas and winter theatre in Norfolk
Welcome to our guide to the best pantomimes and winter theatre productions in Norfolk in late 2025 and early 2026. As the colder months set in, Norfolk comes alive with a rich variety of festive performances that bring joy and laughter to audiences of all ages.
From traditional pantomime classics with all the comedy and cheer you expect, to original winter theatre shows that capture the spirit of the season, there's something for everyone.
Whether you're enjoying a night out with the family or sharing a festive experience with friends, let us help you discover the top winter theatre events in Norfolk that will make your season bright and memorable
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11th December to 21st December 2025 The Cat In The Hat Norwich Theatre Playhouse https://norwichtheatre.org/whats-on/the-cat-in-the-hat/ Experience mischief this Christmas and see the acclaimed stage adaptation of Dr Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat. From the moment his tall, red and white-striped hat appears, Sally and her brother know that the cat in the hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure. The Cat in the Hat is a lively and engaging first theatre experience for young children aged 3+.
6th December to 4th January 2026 Cinderella Norwich Theatre Royal https://norwichtheatre.org/whats-on/cinderella/ Join Georgia May Foote (Coronation Street, Strictly Come Dancing) as our dear Cinderella, who dreams of life outside of the confines of her seaside hotel where she cares for her wicked sisters. Luckily Cinderella has her bestie, Buttons, played by this year’s pantomime writer and Norwich favourite, Joe Tracini (Hollyoaks, Dengineers). Like every best buddy, Buttons is always on hand to keep Cinderella’s spirits up as she cooks and cleans for the wicked duo. Putting Cinderella through her paces, the devilish sisters, played by Kenny Moore (Norfolk Drag Legend) and Owen Evans (The Nimmo Twins), want nothing more than to be waited on hand and foot… and maybe a gorgeous prince to marry. Prince Charming, Danny Hatchard (Eastenders), has bigger dreams for himself, and alongside his personal assistant, and best pal, Dandini, Jeevan Braich (Starlight Express), is on the search for his princess and a career as a rock star… obviously! With the fabulous Hannah Jane Fox (We Will Rock You), sprinkling magic as our Fairy Godmother, you can be sure that Cinderella’s fortunes are about to change faster than the tide. Will Cinderella ever meet Prince Charming? Will her fairy Godmother make her dreams come true? Will there be some baddies to boo and hiss at? Of course, it’s panto! Bursting with all the singing, dancing and laugh-out-loud silliness you could wish for, tickets are selling fast. Book now for this perfect festive treat for families, friends, and… well, everyone! |
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9th December 2025 to 4th January 206 Jack and the Beanstalk Kings Lynn Corn Exchange https://www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk/theatre/whats-on/childrens/jack-the-beanstalk/ Join Jack, Dame Trott and the lovable Clarabelle the Cow for an unforgettable escapade with FE-FI-Fo-Fun. This spectacular production will transport you to a world of magic beans, a majestic castle in the clouds, and a walking, talking and rather bad-tempered Giant. See website for details of accessible and Super Saver performances
18th January 2026 Taylormania Kings Lynn Corn Exchange https://www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk/theatre/whats-on/music/taylormania/ Taylor Swift tribute show |
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20th November to 23rd December 2025 Christmas Spectacular Thursford https://thursford.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173659769/events/428686737 Experience a festive feast for all the senses with the award-winning, Thursford Christmas Spectacular. An extravaganza of non-stop singing, dancing, music, humour and speciality acts. It’s a fast moving celebration of the festive season featuring an eclectic mix of both seasonal and year round favourites. With a cast of over 120 performers across a 130ft stage, this is one of the biggest Christmas shows of its kind in Europe! Winners of the Best Christmas Experience at the 2024 & 2025 Group Leisure and Travel Awards, the show enters its 48th production in 2025 with new routines, new costumes and new speciality acts. This event has a recommended age of 8+ as the performance may contain adult humour and has a run time of 3 hours |
8th December 2025
My First Panto: Rapunzel
The Garage
https://www.thegarage.org.uk/shows/my-first-panto-rapunzel-2025/
After a few years rest, our legendary Christmas performances take their rightful place back in the theatre! Coproduced with All-In productions this interactive performance designed for early years audiences and their families will have you entertained for the festive season together!
Come and join Rapunzel as she adventures and finds her self in our Christmas Panto for 2025. We meet a silly prince and a fluffy friend in this production designed for little ones 7 and under with their families! This show contains the familiar parts of a pantomime with an original score performed by a fantastic cast of three actor musicians.
With families with young ones expected and catered for from a buggy park in the theatre, this relaxed style performance allows families with young children to watch and join together celebrating the holiday season without worrying! No ones too young to enjoy this show with interactive play, special lights and sensory experiences for babies that can be enjoyed by families together! Some little audience members like to bring their Grandparents to join in on the fun and we don t blame them!
18th November to 28th December 2025
Cromer Pier Christmas Show 2025
The highly acclaimed Cromer Pier Christmas Show will warm your hearts and get you well and truly in the Christmas spirit. The production team is working hard behind the scenes to create an eclectic blend of the finest variety entertainment on the planet in one enthralling festive theatre show. Expect all the usual West End production values, including our jaw-dropping 8-meter video wall, delivering impressive special effects alongside our unique and traditional scene sets, creating a visual sensation. Add to that, dazzling bespoke costumes, spectacular lighting effects and so much more. You can be sure of laughs by the bucket load, thrilling specialty acts, powerhouse vocals, music and spellbinding dance routines.
Everything else is top-secret just now, but what you can be sure of is fun by the bucket load, powerhouse vocals, and spellbinding dance routines, all delivered in our special trademark way, worthy of the only full season festive end-of-pier show in the whole world.
Dates from 19th December 2025 to 24th December 2025
A magical Christmas journey for the whole family.
Step into a world of candlelight, carols and Christmas spirit in this beautifully reimagined telling of Charles Dicken's classic tale.
Neil Bartlett's adaptation of A Christmas Carol brings a fresh sparkle to the beloved story of Ebenezer Scrooge, as he is guided through the past, present and future to discover the joy of kindness, community and redemption.
With a touch of festive magic, heart-warming storytelling, and a few surprise visitors along the way, this is a Christmas tradition the whole family can enjoy together.
Glowing with warmth and wonder, it's the perfect way to celebrate the season.
6th December 2025 to 4th January 2026
Christmas Spectacular Circus and Water Show
Festive themed circus show with an international circus cast
Dates from 4th December 2025 to 4th January 2026
Climb into Christmas with this brand new panto for 2025. Packed with laughs, songs, sparkle and plenty of audience participation, this is classic family fun at its festive best.
Join Jack, Dame Trott, Silly Billy and a whole host of larger-than-life characters as they take on a greedy giant, climb an enormous beanstalk and try to save the village from doom!
Expect magical moments, dazzling costumes and more than a few surprises along the way.
9th to 11th January 2026
After celebrating their 10th anniversary, Triple T Productions are delighted to be back at the Pavilion with their annual pantomime, which this year is the classic tale of ‘Puss in Boots’.
Featuring all the traditional elements of panto, with song, dance and magic, mixed in with some hilarious comedy and loads of audience participation, Puss in Boots promises to be a purrrfect show for all the family to start off the new year and blow away the post-Christmas blues!
Join our magical cat and a host of other colourful characters as they embark on this fast-moving adventure, to ensure that good defeats evil in the very best of panto tradition!
5th to 7th December 2025
Enjoy a star-studded setlist from Mariah Carey and Wham to Bing and Bublé and sing and dance your hearts out to such classics as “White Christmas” and “Fairytale of New York” as our talented cast of Performers, Characters and Live Band bring your favourite festive hits to life.
19th December 2025 to 3rd January 2026
It is a dark and stormy night. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a forbidding stranger with dark tales to tell. The old sailor brings with him a sea-chest that hides secrets, secrets that other, more dangerous men are searching for. Jim invites him in – and the adventure begins.
Recommended for age 8 years and older. Younger at parents’ discretion.
www.sheringhamlittletheatre.ticketsolve.com
13th December 2025 to 4th January 2026
Fly over the rainbow this Christmas and defy gravity with the exciting pantomime The Wizard of Oz.
Join Dorothy and Toto as they go on a magical adventure from Sheringham to the Land of Oz. Along the way she makes new friends with the Scarecrow who longs for a brain, the Tin Man who really wants a heart and the Cowardly Lion who is desperate to be brave and have some courage. Dorothy needs to find her way home, but it’s not going to be easy with the Wicked Witch of the West keeping a close eye on her! Will the Great and Powerful Oz and Glinda the Good be able to help?
From the team who brought you last year’s sell out success “Robin Hood”. This spectacular, colourful story is packed with hilarious jokes, dazzling dance routines, toe tapping tunes, glittering scenery, cheeky Munchkins, immersive entertainment and plenty of fun for all the family!
15th January
Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good.
31st January to 1st February 2025
Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy in the glittering Kingdom of Sweets. Peter Wright’s much-loved production for The Royal Ballet, with gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet classic, combining the thrill of the fairy tale with spectacular dancing.
Cinema City
www.picturehouses.com/cinema/cinema-city-picturehouse
Saturdays
Kids Club
Reduced price film screenings – see website for schedule
www.wellsmaltings.org.uk
23rd December
How The Grinch Stole Christmas: 25th Anniversary Edition
A special 25th-anniversary edition of this popular holiday classic.
The reclusive green Grinch (Jim Carrey) decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. Reluctantly joined by his hapless dog, Max, the Grinch comes down from his mountaintop home and sneaks into town to swipe everything holiday-related from the Whos.
However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when he encounters the endearing Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen).
Princess Theatre
15th to 24th December 2024
Jack and the Beanstalk
Westacre Theatre Company present Rufus Norris' Sleeping Beauty - A Magical Adventure for the Whole Family!
Bring the whole family along for a journey into the enchanted world of Sleeping Beauty, reimagined by Westacre Theatre Company in Rufus Norris' stunning adaptation. This captivating production brings the classic fairy tale to life with a fresh twist, offering a perfect blend of magic, adventure and heart-warming moments.
Watch as Princess Beauty's tale unfolds in a kingdom filled with wonder, where brace heroes, wicked witches, and unexpected surprises await at every turn. With dazzling costumes, mesmerising sets, and a story full of excitement, this production promises to delight both children and adults alike.
Join us for an unforgettable experience that's sure to spark the imagination and leave everyone enchanted.
Don't miss out on this magical adventure!
13th to 31st December 2024
Join in at St. George’s Theatre this Christmas as they look into the magical mirror to see the fairest panto of them all! The Evil Queen thinks she is the most trending topic on Instagram, but Snow White’s beauty stands in her way. Snow White, along with her hilarious Nurse Jolly Jabs, must escape to get away from the Queen and her bumbling henchman.
Snow White will be spectacularly brought to life with an apple full of comedy, sensational song and dance numbers, fabulous costumes and stunning effects. The company who brought you ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘Peter Pan’, bring a magical mirror, seven friendly faces, a beautiful princess, a handsome prince and plenty of audience participation which makes the perfect recipe to outwit the Wicked Queen and let love prevail in this glittering festive treat for all ages.
Norwich Theatre Royal
19th to 23rd November 2024
One magical night. Three mysterious ghosts. The spirit of the season is overflowing in Northern Ballet’s A Christmas Carol.
As the clock strikes midnight join Ebenezer Scrooge on the journey of a lifetime to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Travel with the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future through family firesides, cold winter nights and the promise of a brighter future. A festive feast for the senses, Northern Ballet brings one of the most loved stories of all time to life.
Dickens’ timeless tale is reimagined through dance, music and storytelling which will transport you to Victorian Leeds and leave your heart aglow.
Audio described perfromance on Saturday 23rd November and Touch Tour on 23rd November 2024
7th December 2024 to 5th January 2025
A magic lamp and three wishes… What would you wish for? A ticket to Norwich Theatre’s 2024 pantomime, of course!
Starring Norwich favourite Joe Tracini, back for his fifth year on our pantomime stage. Joe will be back in the centre of the comedy action and is joined by the wonderfully talented Lisa Maxwell (The Bill, EastEnders, Hollyoaks, Casualty, Loose Women) in the role of our Evil Aunt.West End musical theatre star Tarik Frimpong plays our good guy and title character, Aladdin, with Jazz being played by Meesha Turner (SIX the musical and the West End stage show Stranger Things).And it wouldn’t be panto without a dame! Introducing Owen Evans, best known as one half of the Norfolk favourite comedy duo, the Nimmo Twins!
Follow Aladdin in this Genie-us production as he dreams of finding love and making his fortune. Will it be that simple? Of course not, it’s pantomime!Boo at the baddies, cheer for the heroes, laugh, sing and join in as we delve into the cave of wonders and turn it into a Christmas delight for the whole family.
Expect colourful costumes, singing, dancing and more glitter than you could shake a magic carpet at.
BSL interpreted:Fri 27th Dec, Captioned:Fri 27th Dec, Audio Described:Mon 30th Dec, Touch Tour:Mon 30th Dec, Relaxed:Thu 2nd Jan
11th to 22nd December 2024
Experience mischief this Christmas and see the acclaimed stage adaptation of Dr Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat.
From the moment his tall, red and white-striped hat appears, Sally and her brother know that the cat in the hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure.
The Cat in the Hat is a lively and engaging first theatre experience for young children aged 3+.
8th February 2025
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest – direct from the West End and returning to Norwich Theatre Playhouse by popular demand.
With fifteen years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity.
A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning show as audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all dancing productions with hilarious results. These incredible performers are guaranteed to impress as they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies – and it’s all made up on the spot!
10th to 15th February 2025
Starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Joanne Clifton (Shrek the Musical, The Addams Family) as the fierce yet fabulous Velma von Tussle. Making her directorial debut is Hairspray royalty Brenda Edwards (Hairspray, We Will Rock You) who will bring new energy from behind the scenes.
Hairspray took Broadway by storm, winning 8 Tony awards. The production went on to win 4 Olivier awards in the West End, and multiple awards worldwide. This feel-good classic is back. Featuring some of musical theatre’s biggest hit songs, Welcome to the 60s, You Can’t Stop the Beat, Good Morning Baltimore and many more. Hairspray is the hilarious, joyous, and inspiring musical for all!
Join big hearted Tracy Turnblad and her new friends the spirited Seaweed and his sister Little Inez, heartthrob Link Larkin and the resolute Motormouth Maybelle as they strive to change the world. Hairspray has wowed audiences in The West End and on Broadway and still packs a punch with its message of tolerance and the fight against racial discrimination.
This fun-filled show is bursting with show-stopping numbers and dizzying dance routines, come and join the beat because just to sit still would be a crime!
16th February
Adventures In Science
Science themed show for ages 6+
Princess Theatre, Hunstanton
7th December to 5th January
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Pantomime of the classic story with special effects, dance routines, musical numbers, audience participation
Gorleston Pavilion
22nd November
Pavilion Players Stage School Showcase
Showcase from the Pavilion Players Stage School
5th December to 4th January
Cinderella
Pantomime performance from Pavilion Productions
10th to 12th January
Jack and the Beanstalk
Fun filled pantomime for the whole family from Triple T Pantomimes
Thursford
From 8th November to 22nd December
Christmas Spectacular 2024
Extravaganza of non-stop singing, dancing music, humour and variety suitable for ages 8+
29th November
Christmas at the Movies by Candlelight
Classical performance of a number of festive movie music from London Concertante
www.hippodromecircus.com/christmas
7th December to 5th January
Christmas Circus and Water Spectacular
International circus cast combining the festive spirit of Christmas with the magic of the circus
25th and 26th November
When You Believe Discord Chori Charity Concert
Evening and popular songs covering many genres raising money for Cancer Research Uk and Motor Neurone Disease Association
20th to 29th December
Jack and the Beanstalk
Pantomime of the classic story suitable for ages 5+
Maddermarket Theatre
6th to 8th December
Xmas Pop Party
Christmas show from Joe Ringer events with live music, singing, dancing, circus and Christmas comedy
20th to 30th December
Fantastic Mr Fox
Adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic for all the family. Family ticket offer available.
Sheringham Little Theatre
www.sheringhamlittletheatre.co.uk
8th December
Carols at the Theatre
Annual Christmas carol concert from North Norfolk Youth Circus
13th December to 4th January
Robin Hood
Pantomime version of the classic story
31st January to 1st February
Ali Baba and the Four Tea Thieves
A fresh new twist on the famous tale from the Arabian Nights and the story of Ali Baba who stumbles on a secret den to reveal the treasures within
Norwich Puppet Theatre
1st December
A Christmas Carol
Imaginative, playful and faitful adaptation of the classic story recommended for ages 5+
14th December
An Animated Christmas Experience
Collection of animated festive films with music and narration performed live by local musicians. Audio visual experience for both young and old with plenty of opportunities to sing-along – suitable for ages 7+
Dates from 14th December
Sleeping Beauty
Adaptation of the classic fairytale with puppets, new songs, captivating visuals and jokes for the whole family.
www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk
20th November
A Christmas Carol
Authentic staging of Charles Dickens’ Victorian classic recommended for ages 8+
26th January 2025
Award winning extravaganza that plays tribute to Taylor Swift with a live band and dancers delivering the most authentic recreation of a Taylor experience
www.ticketsource.co.uk/derehamtheatrecompany
27th December 2024 to 1st January 2025
Pantomime adaptation of the classic fairytale to Dereham Theatre Company.