Christmas Pantomimes and Theatre 2025 - Christmas in Cheshire & Beyond
- Jennifer Kozyra
- Sep 11, 2024
- 7 min read
Updated: Nov 4
Christmas Time Pantomimes and Theatre 2025 - Christmas in Cheshire & Beyond
This classic Christmas tradition is a magical one. It doesn't matter what the weather is doing outside, this fail safe Christmas activity for the family is always filled with fun and good old fashioned British humour.
Make sure you book your tickets in advance as a lot of the light trails sell out quickly especially the weekend slots.
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To head back to "Your Ultimate guide to Christmas in Cheshire"
Find your favourite "Christmas Light Trails" in Cheshire
Find a family perfect "Pantomime or Theatre Show" this Christmas
From small to big Grottos with my "Where to See Santa" Guide
Where to have Breakfast with Santa Guide
To look through lots of "Christmas Activities & Events"
Get your skates on with these Pop up Christmas Ice Skating Venues
Make your Santa visit even more special with a Santa Sleepover or Festive Short Break
To find gifts and get into the festive spirit with a Christmas Markets and Light Switch ons
Book a special treat with a Festive Afternoon Teas in Cheshire.
🎭 Beauty and The Beast at Storyhouse Chester
📅 5th Dec - 4th Jan 2026
A magical Christmas show bursting with pop favourites, laughter, and unforgettable moments, all wrapped up in a heartwarming story for the whole family. With enchanting characters, spectacular surprises, and plenty of chances to cheer, sing, and dance along, this Christmas show is sure to leave you spellbound.
🎭 Jack and the Beanstalk at Crewe Lyceum
📅 12th Dec - 4th Jan
Come and see if Jack can defeat the giant, win the heart of the girl he loves and turn the Trotts’ fortunes around. Once again the Lyceum will have all the ingredients for a perfect family panto with a dastardly villain, a hapless comic and a hilarious panto dame, as well as fabulous musical numbers and bags of slapstick fun!
🎭 Alice in Winter Wonderland at The Grange theatre in Hartford
📅 5th Dec - 3rd Jan
Follow Alice as she journeys through a snowy Wonderland filled with curious creatures, madcap moments, and heartwarming encounters. Featuring the best disco bops, and a stage transformed into a dreamworld, this is a festive experience the whole family will never forget.
With audience seating all around the stage, you’ll be closer than ever to the magic, whether you're meeting the White Rabbit, dancing at the Mad Hatter’s tea party, or braving the Queen of Hearts!
🎭 Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas at Waterside Theatre Sale
📅 4th - 27th Dec
Children of all ages will delight in Briggs’ grumpy but loveable Father Christmas as he gets ready for his busiest day of the year: Christmas Eve. Watch as he prepares his Christmas deliveries, feeds his reindeer and finally takes flight into the snowy night.
With plenty of live music, songs and playful puppetry, this critically acclaimed adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ much loved book is a delightful festive treat for children and families to enjoy.
🎭 Beauty and the Beast at Parr Hall Warrington
📅 3rd - 11th Jan
Sure to bring a little sparkle into the New Year, this tale as old as time is about a young woman named Belle, who finds herself trapped in a mysterious castle with a fearsome Beast when calamity strikes.
🎭 The Enormous Crocodile - The Musical at The Lowry
📅 10th Dec - 4th Jan 2026
The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle to Lowry in search of delicious little fingers and squidgy podgy knees… Only the other jungle creatures can foil his secret plans and clever tricks, but they’re going to have to find a large amount of courage to stop this greedy brute
🎭 The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe at The Lowry
📅 3rd Dec - 11th Jan 2026
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production comes to Salford.
Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia where a world of wonder awaits.
Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the lessons of courage, sacrifice, and the power of love.
🎭 Unfortunate - The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch at The Lowry
📅 5th Dec - 11th Jan 2026
The critically acclaimed parody musical, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch returns to the Lowry for a five-week Christmas season.
Unfortunate dives into the story of everyone’s favourite Disney Diva, Ursula, as she gives her take on what really happened all those years ago under the sea. The legendary queer queen spills the tea in this tale of sex, sorcery and suckers!
🎭 Little Bear and the Christmas Lights at The Lowry
📅 28th Dec - 4th Jan 2026
Colour The Clouds Theatre Company are delighted to present ‘Little Bear and the Christmas Lights’. Filled with interaction, puppetry and music this is the perfect first theatrical experience. Get ready to take your little ones on a gentle sensory adventure where they will have the chance to meet Little Bear and her friends and maybe even throw a snowball or two!
🎭The Snowy Day at Z Arts in Manchester
📅 12th – 30th Dec
Brought to life by Polka Theatre and Can’t Sit Still, the award nominated company. ‘The Snowy Day’ is specially designed for 1-4 year olds and their grown-ups, featuring one dancer, original music and an enchanting set.
🎭The Elves & The Shoemaker at Buxton Opera House
📅 13th – 23rd Dec
It’s nearly Christmas and the elves are on a mission… who can they help tonight? Will it be the kind, hard-working shoemaker? Can they use their magic to work through the night and save the day? A classic story retold with music, interaction, and a whole lot of fun.
🎭 It's A Wonderful Life It's A Wonderful Life at Altrincham Garrick Playhouse
📅 17th - 23rd Nov 2025
Based on the critically acclaimed Frank Capra movie, which is arguably the most popular Christmas film of all time, Mary Elliott Nelson's reimagining is a joyful story of love, hope and community.
🎭 Goldilocks & The Three Bears At the Altrincham Garrick Playhouse
📅 5th Dec 2025 - 4 Jan 2026
Dame Gertie Dollop runs a Circus show with her son - Silly Billy, but they have fallen on hard times particularly with the dastardly Ringmaster Heinkel, owner of the rival 'Circus of Horrors' up to his devious old tricks. Goldilocks dreams of running away with the circus but her father the debt-collecting Baron Wasteland won't allow it and demands the overdue pitch fees from Gertie and Billy.
🎭 Aladdin at Northwich Memorial Court
📅 7th - 31st Dec 2025
Join us on a magic carpet ride through panto land brim full of jokes and stuffed full of fun.
🎭 Oh No It Isn’t! When Panto Goes Wrong – Christmas Comedy Dining Experience
📅 Fri 12 Dec 2025
Enjoy a 3 course dinner while watching a panto!!
Enjoy a scrumptious festive feast while the ill-fated Drama Society desperately attempt to stage the perfect panto - despite everything going wrong!
This unique Panto-dine experience is a feel-good festive farce that’s bursting with songs, surprises, and mishaps of epic proportions!
🎭 Cinderella at Ellesmere Port Civic Hall
📅 13th - 24th Dec 2025
Cinderella lives in Hard-Up Hall with her Wicked Step-Sisters, Dame Hard-Up and her best friend Buttons.
She is fed up of her hum drum life and longs to meet a man who will sweep her off her feet.
🎭 Snow White Panto at The Evans Theatre Wilmslow
📅 30 Dec 2025 - 4 January, 2026
Cheshire Youth Pantomime Society (CHYPS) are a youth charity based in Wilmslow
🎭 Aladdin at The Plaza Stockport
📅 5th December 2025 - 4th January 2026
ALADDIN starring BRIAN CAPRON star of Coronation Street and many TV and stage presentations is the really evil ABANAZAR, alongside KARIM ZEROUAL who is best known for anchoring CBBC as a Presenter for 8 years and reaching the final of Strictly Come Dancing in 2019 who will be appearing as ALADDIN plus Full Supporting Cast including the much loved SCOTT GALLAGHER who returns as WISHEE WASHEE.
🎭 Cinderella at the Opera House Manchester
📅 6th Dec 2025 - 4th Jan 2026
Get ready for an adventure like no other as Jason Manford and Ben Nickless take over Sherwood Forest in this year’s must-see show, Robin Hood! Its packed full of action, adventure, and plenty of glitz and glamour.
🎭 Cirque Wicked Wizard of Oz at AO Arena Manchester
📅 23rd Dec 5.30pm
Panto meets Cirque with a cast of 60 and spectacular aerial stunts and amazing special effects in this international class arena show as The World's Biggest Productions present a brand-new, breath-taking, Cirque staging… of the Wicked Wizard of Oz.
🎭 The Snowman' film with live orchestra at Chester Cathedral
📅 Tues 23 December at Chester Cathedral
⏰ 2pm, 4pm & 6.30pm
A special screening of the beloved festive classic The Snowman, brought to life by a live performance from a professional orchestra.
🎭Matilda The Musical Live at Liverpool Empire
📅 2nd Dec 2025 - 4th Jan 2026
Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
🎭 Cinderella at Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
📅 12th Dec 2025 - 4th Jan 2026
toke-on-Trent’s very own Jonathan Wilkes will lead the cast in the legendary role of Buttons. Joining him with be panto favourite, Kai Owen as the lovable Dandini, who will return for his tenth year in the Regent’s Panto.
🎭 Shaun the Sheep’s Circus Show at Factory International Manchester
📅11th Dec - 4th Jan
A performance company described as being “at the forefront of the new wave of contemporary Australian circus”, Circa Contemporary Circus, and globally-renowned animation studio Aardman.
The show will feature Aardman’s classic, slapstick, comedy character Shaun the Sheep combined with live circus performance, simultaneously blurring the lines between movement, dance, theatre and circus for a visual spectacle packed with wit.
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