We’re delighted to announce that Britain’s Got Talent Star and Comedy Impressionist TONY RUDD will be starring in our Christmas Pantomime Peter Pan as SMEE!
Tony is a professional comedy impressionist with over 30 years of show business to his credit. He performed in Summer seasons, Comedy Clubs, Holiday centres, Cruise ships, Voice Overs and Pantomime. Supporting Joe Pasquale, Tony Christie, The Wurzels, Bernard Manning, Bobby Davro, Justin Fletcher and Jethroe.
He has performed his comedy set at the Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles, The London Palladium, The Eventim Apollo and the O2 in London.
Tony provided the scary Vincent Price voice for the West End smash “Thriller Live”.
He was an extra in the 2002 Marvel Movie “Spiderman” with Tobey Maguire, blink and you’ll miss him.
Tony has also Performed in panto (Oh yes he did!) for over 30 years with household names such as Bonnie Langford, Simon Callow, Claire King, Leslie Grantham, Sid Owen, Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee, Anne Hegerty, Dani Harmer and Basil Brush.
Tony appeared on Britain’s Got Talent and reached the Semi-finals, with his madcap impressions and morphing into a Minion at the end of his set.
When not on stage, Tony uses his talents to mentor disabled students to become future Radio DJs at VIBE radio.
Tony Rudd is very excited to return to the Weymouth Pavilion’s production Peter Pan this year with his friend and future mother Jamie Riding to create a double helping of festive mayhem. Have the armed forces on speed dial!
Following Jamie’s success as the Dame in our 2023 Christmas Pantomime Snow White, we’re delighted to announce that Jamie Riding will be back this Christmas in our Pantomime Peter Pan, starring as Dame Mrs Smee!
Let your dreams take flight at Weymouth Pavilion…
Join the boy who never grows up… Peter Pan and take part in his adventures with Wendy as they fly off to Neverland and meet some fantastical characters along the way; Tinker Bell, the Lost Children, Tiger Lily, Nana the dog, Pirates, Mr Smee and the wicked Captain Hook.
Don’t miss another spectacular family pantomime from the same team behind previous Christmas productions of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Sleeping Beauty.
With a star cast, impressive music, plenty of laughter and flying that will thrill the child in all of us. Come and see Peter Pan soar to new heights at Weymouth Pavilion Christmas 2024.
Coming to Weymouth Pavilion from the 20th December – 5th January 2024/25
We are egg-static to announce that comedian and Britain’s Got Talent Finalist Steve Royle will be alongside Steps star Lee Latchford-Evans in our cracking Easter Pantomime BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!
Our spellbinding pantomime for Easter 2024 tells the story of Belle, who longs for romance and adventure, a bad-mannered Prince who is transformed into a Beast to teach him a lesson and a good Fairy who makes both their dreams come true.
Join us during the Easter school holidays for a show filled with spectacular pantomime magic, dazzling production numbers and of course jokes galore for all the family!
About Steve Royle – Comedian
Steve Royle is a comedian, actor, radio presenter and variety star combining stand-up comedy, madcap antics and juggling. In 2020 Steve came third on Britain’s Got Talent performing to the 4 judges, a live virtual audience of 500 and over 12 million people nationwide watching on TV. He received glowing accolades from audiences and judges alike:
“You’re naturally funny, end-of-the-pier British which is what I like.” Simon Cowell
“I adored this act, it felt fresh and it felt polished.” Amanda Holden
“One of the funniest performances I’ve seen. I was totally wowed “ David Walliams
“The act that reduced me to tears of joy and sadness and everything and had me in hysterics is you, Steve, I just love you “ Alesha Dixon
“It absolutely killed me. It was an incredible act, I really, really enjoyed it “ Ashley Banjo
He followed this up with a 2021 UK tour and appearances on both “Crackerjack” for CBBC and a “Britain’s got Talent” Christmas Day special.
His comedy skills have taken him all over the world performing on Cruises ships, in hotels and comedy clubs throughout the UK and abroad.
In 2015 he performed 16 nights at The Manchester Arena as part of the “Phoenix Nights Live” show, helping raise well over £ 5 million in the process for Comic Relief. He also appeared at the London Palladium twice within a month later that year when he performed as part of the TV show “Sunday Night at The Palladium” and as warm-up for “One Night With Neil Diamond”.
Steve is also a “Gillard award” winning presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire and a veteran of 25 pantomimes. Most recently completing his 20th consecutive pantomime at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool involving over 1000 performances. . In 2016 he was made an honourary member of The Friends of The Grand for his services to the theatre.
In 2019 he starred, to critical acclaim, in the World premier tour of “Naturally Insane: The Life of Dan Leno” and performed the play in the West End (Criterion Theatre) November 2021.
Steve spent many years supporting the likes of Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, and The Lancashire Hotpots on tour. He is a regular television ‘warm-up’ for programs such as “The Rob Brydon Show”, “A Question Of Sport” and “Friday Night Wind-up with Sam and Mark”.
Steve’s first love, however, is Stand-Up and it is a job that has taken him all over the world: Cruises in the Med, Norwegian Fjords and the Caribbean, hotels and comedy clubs in Hong Kong, Dubai, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey and Japan.
He is a regular headline act at The Comedy Store and other “alternative” venues and has several television appearances to his credit. Most recently he played “Jim” Peter kay’s mate in “Car Share”, and previous to this appeared in “Phoenix Nights”, “Max And Paddy’s Road To Nowhere”, “Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got The Pop Factor…”, “Stand-up Britain”, “Give Your Mate A Break”, “The Afternoon Show”, “Talk Of The North”, a “Real Radio” advert, straight acting roles in “The Things You Do For Love” and “Magnolia”, and despite being one of the North West’s healthiest males, a medical insurance commercial for “Medicash”. He was also featured on the Granada Programme “Behind The Scenes” and “That’s Entertainment” (with Cannon and Ball) and was voted “Entertainer of the Year” at the inaugural Red Rose Awards.
For over 12 years Steve could be found in the guise of “Mad Edgar” the court jester at Camelot theme park where he presented over 2000 “Crazy Juggling Shows”.
Steve is also co-founder of the “Slaughterhouse-Live” (“Laughter” with an “S”) character comedy nights. They have taken the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by storm with sell out shows and rave reviews. They won the “Best Comedy Show” award at The Brighton Fringe Festival and were runners-up in the “best touring show” category at the Manchester Comedy Awards “A Brilliant Comedian.” Peter Kay (in his autobiography “Saturday Night Peter”)
“Fantastic…should be a star!” Dave Spikey (in his autobiography “Under the Microscope”)
Brace yourselves for TV Gastronaut Stefan Gates’ hilarious, high-tech, highly-explosive new family show, packed with science stunts, spectacular experiments and bizarre props.
After mesmerizing audiences across five continents with over 700 shows, Tap Factory is thrilled to make its return to the UK with its 10th Anniversary Tour! Prepare to be captivated as eight extraordinary male performers deliver a sensational blend of dance, acrobatics, music, and comedy, creating a show that appeals to audiences of all ages.
Everybody cut loose because Footloose, the Musical, is dancing into Weymouth. This smash hit show is being staged by WOW Youth Musical Theatre, the outstanding group who thrilled audiences with their acclaimed productions of Grease, Oliver! and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie: Teen Edition.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. He is a favourite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he has enjoyed 14 years of sell-out success.
Celebrating 75 amazing years in show business, Sooty, Sweep and Soo are planning a very special birthday party and you’re all invited. However, in true Sooty style nothing goes to plan!
Don’t miss another fun-filled Easter pantomime from the same team behind The Wizard of Oz and Rapunzel. With a star cast, impressive music, energetic dance routines as well as plenty of jokes, slapstick and heaps of audience participation!
Charlie loves reading. Especially books about pirates. But his sister hates it – it’s boring! Can Charlie convince her that reading is fun? Perhaps if she read a book about a pirate, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading a book about a knight…
An award-winning extravaganza that plays tribute to one of the leading contemporary recording artists of our time. Katy Ellis a self obsessed ‘Swiftie’ with an incredible live band and dancers promises to deliver the most authentic recreation of a Taylor Swift show you will ever see.
Let your dreams take flight at Weymouth Pavilion… Join the boy who never grows up… Peter Pan and take part in his adventures with Wendy as they fly off to Neverland and meet some fantastical characters along the way; Tinker Bell, the Lost Children, Tiger Lily, Nana the dog, Pirates, Mr Smee and the wicked Captain Hook.
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The good news keeps on coming! We’re delighted to announce that CBBC star Lee Barnett will be appearing in our Christmas Pantomime as the Henchman!
Lee has appeared as a regular cast member in two BBC BAFTA award-winning children’s shows. Appearing in over 160 episodes of BBC’s Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow, and then on to star in four series of BBC’s The Slammer. Since then, he has appeared in several commercials and also in shows like Dad’s Army ‘The Lost Tapes’, HBO’s The Nevers, Gurinder Chadha’s Blinded by the Light, as well as several commercials and other short films. Lee is delighted to be working with Enchanted Entertainment and spending this Christmas in Weymouth.
Tickets for this year’s Christmas Pantomime Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs are already selling at record-breaking speed, book yours ASAP to guarantee the best seats!
Mirror, Mirror on the wall…who is the greatest PRINCE of them all!? Britain’s Got Talent winner GEORGE SAMPSON is starring as the Prince in Weymouth Pavilion’s Christmas Pantomime SNOW WHITE!
Many of you may recognise George Sampson for his hip hop interpretation of ‘Singing In The Rain’ on Britain’s Got Talent in 2008, or perhaps you saw him in ‘Our House’ at Weymouth Pavilion in 2017.
George found his passion for performing on the streets of Manchester, Market Street at the age of twelve where he would busk three times a week, he was spotted as an exceptional talent and was encouraged to audition for Britain’s Got Talent, in which he went onto win, in 2008, with his hip hop interpretation of Singing in the Rain.
Following the success of the show he went onto star in the West Ends HipHop musical: Into the Hoods, playing Lead Schoolboy, he followed this with two sold out National arena tours with BGT.
George starred as Eddie in the feature films Street Dance 3D and Street Dance 2 where he found his love for acting. He then went onto shoot 3 series of BBC drama Waterloo Road, playing bad boy Kyle Stack, in which one series won a National Television Award for Best Drama…
Having found a desire for screen work, George began working on Sky TVs Mount Pleasant, playing the role of Gary, and later appeared on Emmerdale, as troublemaker, Ryan, In 2016.
George played the main character Daniel in the short film, Daniel Thomas, produced by East Heads Films Ltd in 2017 and has featured on other television shows such as Casualty and The Dumping Ground.
George made his musical theatre debut in the Our House UK tour, combining his love for both acting and performing arts in 2017. He then enjoyed a successful run in his first Qdos pantomime at the Lyceum Theatre, Crewe in 2018, before returning the following year for Qdos at The Hippodrome, Darlington to play Jack, in Jack and The Beanstalk in 2019.
George most recently played the role of school bad boy Dean Paxton, in the Everybody’s Talking about Jamie 2020-21/ 2022/ UK tour, and went on to continue playing the role at the Ahmanson Theatre, downtown Los Angeles in February 2022, before continuing on the UK tour after, as Dean Paxton.
Snow White is at Weymouth Pavilion from the 16th December – 31st December 2023, visit our website for tickets and more information.
Mirror, Mirror on the wall…who is the greatest Dame of all!? We’re delighted to announce that Jamie Riding is starring in our Christmas Pantomime Snow White as the Dame!
At 23 years old, Jamie Riding has established himself as a Pantomime Dame, actor, writer and family entertainer. He trained at the Jellicoe Theatre at Bournemouth and Poole College. He is Dorset born and bred.
He is very much looking forward to treading the boards of the stage at the Weymouth Pavilion this Christmas as he spent many happy years visiting the theatre as a child watching both pantomimes and other summer shows.
Jamie’s professional credits include:
‘Baroness Daisy Hardup’ in ‘Cinderella’ (Anton Benson Productions), ‘The lion’ in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (Curtain Call Theatre Company) ‘The Cowardly Lion/Auntie Em’ in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (Anton Benson Productions), ‘Dame Daisy Trott’ in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ (Anton Benson Productions), ‘Octavia the Sea Evil Witch’ in ‘The Little Mermaid’ (Butlins, Skegness), ‘Ugly Sister’ in ‘Cinderella’ (Anton Benson Production),
‘Widow Twankey’ in ‘Aladdin’ (OCD Productions) and ‘PC Pong’ in ‘Aladdin’ (Ron Martin Management & Born 2 Perform Productions)
Known for his stylish wardrobe, Jamie is the proud owner of the working costume collection worn by the late John Inman (star of BBC’s ‘Are You Being Served?’ and legendary Pantomime Dame). He is the 3rd generation to wear these costumes after John and current Top UK Dame Malcolm Lord, who kindly donated the collection of costumes and wigs to Jamie in 2021.
When not donning the frock, Jamie’s other passion in life is Puppetry and has been a professional Punch and Judy Professor for over a decade. Celebrating his 10th anniversary in 2021, the ‘Professor JR’ show has travelled across the country, regularly performing at a wide range of events including ‘The New Forest Show’, ‘Marlborough Puppetry Festival’ and the prestigious ‘Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppetry Festival’ in
London. He is also a family entertainer performing at birthday parties and events with his hilarious comedy magic show as Magic Jay. You can check out his work on his website at www.JR-entertainments.co.uk
Jamie is very excited to be performing in Weymouth this Christmas and he hopes you have a “GAWGEOUS” time!
He would like to thank his friends and family for their continued support.
Snow White is at Weymouth Pavilion from the 16th December – 31st December 2023, visit our website for tickets and more information.
November/December is one of our favourite and busiest times of the year! Last week was especially chaotic (in a good way).
Our week kicked off with the World Cup which we streamed in the Ocean Room on Monday 21st November and Friday 25th November, we couldn’t believe how many of you turned up! Our tech manager and maintenance manager did an incredible job in adding some sparkle and making sure we have the biggest screens in town! Don’t forget, we are streaming the World Cup again on Tuesday 29th November, find out more on our website.
On Saturday the cast of our Christmas Pantomime Sleeping Beauty spread festive cheer at the Weymouth Christmas Light Switch On. The cast did some short performances and sing-songs on stage and had the honours of switching on the lights. Despite the rain and unfortunate power cut, the cast battled through and did Weymouth Pavilion proud!
We’re delighted to announce that Britain’s Got Talent Star and Comedy Impressionist TONY RUDD will be starring in our Christmas Pantomime Peter Pan as SMEE!
Following Jamie’s success as the Dame in our 2023 Christmas Pantomime Snow White, we’re delighted to announce that Jamie Riding will be back this Christmas in our Pantomime Peter Pan, starring as Dame Mrs Smee!
We are egg-static to announce that comedian and Britain’s Got Talent Finalist Steve Royle will be alongside Steps star 
