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We can't believe it's been a whole week since The Pantomime Awards 2026, presented in partnership with ATG Entertainment and Trafalgar Entertainment at Wycombe Swan! What was your highlight of the event?

See the full list of winners at the link in our bio.

🎥 @sgraycreative by @ukpantomime

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A big thank you to Dr Naomi Paxton for sharing some brilliant insights last week at our pantomime talk 'Suffragettes on Stage: Pantomime, Politics and Popular Entertainment'! And thank you to the North Wall Arts Centre in Oxford for hosting us.

If you joined us for the event, share your key takeaway in the comments below! by @ukpantomime

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Have a listen to what some more of our friends shared as their favourite thing about panto! by @ukpantomime

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14 days ago

As we begin the approach towards panto season, we asked some of our nominees from The Pantomime Awards 2026 to tell us what they love about panto.

What's your favourite thing about panto? Stay tuned for more soon! by @ukpantomime

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Our speaker for the upcoming Pantomime Talk, Suffragettes on Stage: Pantomime Politics and Popular Entertainment, is Dr Naomi Paxton.

Dr Naomi Paxton is a performer, researcher and broadcaster. She has published widely on suffrage theatre and the Actresses' Franchise League, curated exhibitions at the National Theatre and UK Parliament, and is an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama; a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an AHRC/BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinker.

Naomi also performs professionally as her comedy and cabaret alter ego Ada Campe. Ada Campe regularly hosts and performs across the UK comedy and cabaret circuits and at events and festivals - including for Glastonbury, the Wellcome Collection, The Magic Circle, Comedy Club 4 Kids, and the V&A.

She came Top of the Bill at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Show, 2018, won Leicester Square Old Comedian of the Year in 2018, the Good Egg Award at Stand Comedy Club in 2019, Best Panto Performance at the Offie Awards in 2024 and most recently Best Supporting Artist at The Pantomime Awards 2026.

Register for your free tickets at the link in our bio. by @ukpantomime

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We're delighted to announce our upcoming pantomime talk - Suffragettes on Stage: Pantomime, Politics and Popular Entertainment.

The talk will be delivered by performer, researcher and broadcaster Dr Naomi Paxton (who also performs as her comedy and cabaret alter ego Ada Campe) at the North Wall Arts Centre on 16 September.

Climbing mountains, starting fights, and chasing politicians - from Edinburgh to Plymouth and from the Yorkshire Dales to Drury Lane, suffragette characters frequently appeared in Edwardian pantomimes as figures of fun.

This talk will explore Votes for Women and the professional stage, how activists were portrayed in popular entertainments, and how they they used comedy to challenge negative stereotypes about the campaign. Featuring fancy dress on roller skates, ju-jitsu, magic, Punch and Judy, the Anti-Suffrage Waxworks, and much much more - this talk will introduce you to the more playful side of the suffrage movement including the work of the Actresses’ Franchise League, campaigns for better working conditions for pantomime performers, and the pantomimes staged for wounded service personnel at the Endell Street Hospital in the First World War.

Register for your free tickets at the link in our bio. by @ukpantomime

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We are looking to recruit some additional judges for the upcoming pantomime season as we seek to visit well over 200 pantomime productions in November, December and January.

At this time, we are ONLY looking to recruit judges who can attend pantomimes in the following regions:
- Kent
- South East (particularly Suffolk and Norfolk)
- North West

If you are interested in becoming a judge for The Pantomime Awards 2027 and can attend performances in any of those regions, applications are now open until 4 September 2026.

Find out more and apply at the link in our bio. by @ukpantomime

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Here's another shout out to some more of your pantomime favourites who you can catch up at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

✨ Mama G is starring in her original pantomime adventure The Magic Bookmark at The Den at Gilded Balloon Teviot (📸 A P Hall Photography)
✨ Joe Pasquale is appearing in 11 and a Half Angry Men at the Pentland Theatre at Pleasance at EICC (📸 Marion Krim)
✨ Kimberly Hart-Simpson is starring in Amnesia at Bunker Two at Pleasance Courtyard
✨ Catriona Faint is appearing in For Dolores at Traverse 2 at Traverse Theatre (📸 Pat Redmond)
✨ Scarlett Harlett and Victoria Scone are performing in Acid's Reign at Forth at Pleasance Courtyard
✨ Hannah Jarrett-Scott is appearing in The Singer at Traverse 1 at Traverse Theatre

For more information about all of these shows and more visit www.edfringe.com by @ukpantomime

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Whilst it may be a few months until we're back in pantomime season, you can see many of your favourite panto stars up at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer!

Here are just a few of the panto people you can see up in Edinburgh right now:
✨ Jewelle Hutchinson is starring as The Princess (Who Kissed The Frog) in Disenchanted! The Hit Musical at the Pentland Theatre at Pleasance at EICC (📸 Pamela Raith Photography)
✨ Darren Brownlie is starring in Crocodile Rock in the Dining Room at Gilded Balloon Teviot (📸 Gavin MacQueen)
✨ Mary Mac is performing their solo show Hail Mary: The Tartan Songstress in Studio 2 at Assembly George Square Studios
✨ Elaine C Smith is leading the cast of Cathy in Traverse 1 at Traverse Theatre (📸 Mihaela Bodlovic)
✨Max Fulham is performing his solo ventriloquism show Memory Foam in the Jack Dome at Pleasance Dome
✨George Coppen is performing his solo comedy show Won't Be Long! in Lower at PBH's Free Fringe @ Canons' Gait

For more information about all these shows and more, visit www.edfringe.com by @ukpantomime

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2 months ago

Terry Parsons receives the award for Outstanding Achievement in Pantomime.

Terry is a designer whose imaginative and innovative work, from Cinderella with Stanley Baxter to Mother Goose with Danny La Rue and Dick Whittington with Barbara Windsor, has shaped the look, spirit and craft of British pantomime for more than 50 years. by @ukpantomime

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Brian Conley accepts his Panto Icon Award and gives a taste of why he's become such a beloved pantomime star. Brian's tireless energy, definitive Buttons performances and unrivalled connection with audiences have made him one of the most recognisable figures in pantomime. by @ukpantomime

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Lesley Joseph accepts her Panto Icon Award. She is celebrated for her star presence and for consistently delighting audiences as a leading Fairy and Villain across the UK's major stages. by @ukpantomime

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