Best Pantomimes in the South West

It wouldn't be Christmas without a trip to the panto, it's fun for all the family from 2 to 102!

Here are all the top pantomimes around the South West including Exeter, Yeovil, Bristol and Bath.

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, Bath, BA1 1ET
25th Nov 2025 to 30th Nov 2025

Get ready for a festive theatrical treat as the Cornley Amateur Drama Society returns with their unique take on Charles Dickens' timeless classic, A Christmas Carol. From Mischief Theatre, the creators of The Play That Goes Wrong.

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Northcott Theatre, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QB
27th Nov 2025 to 4th Jan 2026

Laughs, thrills, spills, special effects and giant amounts of fun combine in a spectacular production for all ages. It?s the story you know and love in a version you'll never forget.

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Salisbury Playhouse, Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA
29th Nov 2025 to 11th Jan 2026

Join us in Salisburyshire for a giant musical pantomime! With colourful costumes and songs full of pop, it promises festive delight for all the family.

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Aladdin

Cornwall Playhouse, Hall for Cornwall, Back Quay, Truro, TR1 2LL.
5th Dec 2025 to 31st Dec 2025

Settle in for a feast of family fun and get set to encounter a mysterious lamp, an enchanted carpet and all manner of song-and-dance-filled fun in Aladdin, Cornwall's must-see festive treat!

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Cinderella

Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre, Westover Rd, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU
6th Dec 2025 to 4th Jan 2026

Gather your loved ones ? your family, friends, and fellow fairy tale fans - because a dazzling adventure like no other awaits. And Cinderella? You shall go to the ball!

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Cinderella

The Playhouse, High St, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1HP
6th Dec 2025 to 31st Dec 2025

Starring Gareth Gates as Prince Charming. This enchanting story is packed full of show-stopping musical numbers, dazzling costumes, hilarious comedy and of course, plenty of audience participation (did we mention toilet rolls?!).

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine's Parade, Bristol, Avon, BS1 4UZ
6th Dec 2025 to 4th Jan 2026

Starring Will Young. Expect laughs, music, special effects, magic beans and bundles of audience participation in this giant of a pantomime!

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Sleeping Beauty

Wyvern Theatre, Theatre Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1QN
6th Dec 2025 to 4th Jan 2026

Starring The Chase's Jenny Ryan as the Wicked Fairy Carabosse, this year's panto promises to have all of the traditional panto elements you know and love - bags of comedy, oodles of magic and tons of fun.

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A Christmas Carol

Swindon Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon SN1 4BJ
8th Dec 2025 to 9th Dec 2025

With the rest of the acting cast stuck on a train, the great Charles Dickens himself, aided by his faithful tour manager, George Dolby, take on the daunting challenge of portraying not just Ebenezer Scrooge, but over 30 other characters.

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A Christmas Carol

Exmouth Pavillion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2AZ
9th Dec 2025

Follow the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge as he embarks upon a journey through his past, present, and future, learning along the way to appreciate the true meaning of Christmas.

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The Further Adventures of PETER PAN: The Return of Captain Hook

Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, Bath, BA1 1ET
11th Dec 2025 to 11th Jan 2026

Stage and screen star Tristan Gemmill (Coronation Street, Casualty, The Bodyguard) will don the infamous hook and sail to Neverland as the fearsome Captain Hook in this year?s pantomime spectacular!

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Aladdin

Queens Theatre, 100 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1SY
12th Dec 2025 to 31st Dec 2025

This classic rags-to-riches pantomime tale is filled to the brim with our genie-us comedy, mayhem, magic and more!

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Sleeping Beauty

Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay, TQ2 5EZ TQ2 5EZ
12th Dec 2025 to 3rd Jan 2026

The Princess is searching for happiness, Wicked Carabosse is searching for revenge, Chester the Jester is searching for someone (anyone?) to laugh at his jokes and Dame Nellie Night Nurse?she?s searching for any man in the front two rows!

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Santa's Christmas Party

Regal Theatre, Fore Street, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 2AZ
14th Dec 2025 to 16th Dec 2025

Dotty the Elf's decorations have gone missing, Dasher the Reindeer's party games are broken, and what has happened to Pompom the Penguin's Christmas music?

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A Christmas Carol

Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, Bath, BA1 1ET
15th Dec 2025 to 19th Dec 2025

One of the hottest tickets of last Christmas is back for a limited number of performances - Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson's internationally acclaimed solo performance of Charles Dickens?s festive tale.

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The Christmassy Christmas Show of Christmassy Christmasness

The Acorn Theatre, Parade Street, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4BU
22nd Dec 2025

Meet a snowman who lives in the fridge, try and spot some naughty elves, play hunt the brussel sprout, endure the world's worst Christmas jumper and gaze at the ?beautiful? Christmas fairy.

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A Christmas Carol

The Acorn Theatre, Parade Street, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4BU
23rd Dec 2025

This is Dickens' original words with added silliness. Silliness? Bah! Celebrate the festive season with a mesmerising one-man performance of Charles Dickens? timeless, transformative story: A Christmas Carol. Bah!

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Taunton Brewhouse., Coal Orchard, Taunton, TA1 1JL
11th Jan 2026 to 17th Jan 2026

A magical pantomime bursting with laughter, adventure, and a touch of fairy tale sparkle! Packed with traditional panto humour, catchy songs, colourful costumes, and plenty of audience participation.

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Cinderella

Regal Theatre, Fore Street, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 2AZ
14th Jan 2026 to 18th Jan 2026

Cinderella's journey from rags to riches is a timeless tale leading to her 'Happy After Ever' with Prince Charming. The Ugly Sisters are determined to throw obstacles in her way.

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