Pantomimes In Kent
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PANTOMIMES IN KENT 2026/7
Shows, Dates, Theatres, Ticket Info, & Top Tips
From grand heritage theatres to local community halls, don’t miss a single ‘He’s behind you!’ Find theatres showcasing their pantomimes across Kent, where to get tickets, accessible and affordable shows, and more with our guide. With links to all you need to know, get ready for your best pantomime visit in Kent!
Just for the grown-ups, several stages also feature filthy jokes, outrageous costumes, and more double (and single!) entendres than you can shake a fairy godmother’s wand at. We’ve listed them under the main pantomimes, or see our Adult Pantomimes in Kent Guide for the saucy shows!
Last updated: 24th September 2026
Quick guide to family Pantomimes in Kent
North Kent
🎭 Beauty and the Beast at Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone: 28th Nov to 31st Dec 2026
🎭 Cinderella at the Friars in Maidstone: 5th Dec 2026
🎭 The Wizard of Oz at The Woodville in Gravesend: 4th Dec 2026 to 2nd Jan 2027
🎭 Cinderella at The Central Theatre in Chatham: 11th Dec 2026 to 3rd Jan 2027
🎭 Cinderella at The Orchard West Theatre in Dartford: 12th to 31st Dec 2026
🎭 Jack and the Beanstalk at Sheppey Little Theatre, on Isle of Sheppey: 8th January 2027
🎭 Jack and the Beanstalk at Oasthouse Theatre in Gillingham: 8th to 20th Jan 2027
🎭 Treasure Island at Blue Town Heritage Centre in Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey: 23rd January 2027
🎭 The Magical Tale of Snow White at Heathfield Hall in Dartford: 28th Jan to 6th Feb 2027
South Kent
🎭 Dick Whittington at The Tower Theatre in Folkestone: 11th to 29th Dec 2026
🎭 Cinderella at Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone: 16th to 31st Dec 2026
🎭 Sleeping Beauty at Maison Dieu in Dover: 18th to 24th Dec 2026
🎭 Snow White at The Astor in Deal: 18th to 30th Dec 2026
East Kent
🎭 The All New Adventures of Peter Pan at The Marlowe in Canterbury: 27th Nov 2026 to 10th Jan 2027
🎭 Rapunzel at Minster Playhouse in Thanet: 2nd to 5th Dec 2026
🎭 Sleeping Beauty at Dreamland in Margate: 4th to 6th Dec 2026
🎭 Goldilocks and the Three Bears at The Malthouse Theatre in Canterbury: 10th Dec 2026 to 3rd Jan 2027
🎭 Snow White at The Sinden Theatre in Tenterden: 11th to 31st Dec 2026
🎭 Jack and the Beanstalk at The Granville Theatre in Ramsgate: 12th to 24th Dec 2026
🎭 Cinderella at Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs: 12th to 31st Dec 2026
🎭 Jack and the Beanstalk at Brake Hall in Ashford: 16th Dec 2026 to 2nd Jan 2027
🎭 Aladdin at The Assembly Rooms in Faversham: 23rd Dec 2026
🎭 Beauty and the Beast at Ashford Theatre in Ashford: 22nd to 30th Jan 2027
🎭 Red Rockin’ Hood at Charles Dickens School in Broadstairs: 18th to 20th Feb 2027
West Kent
🎭 The Christmas Cavity Calamity at Penshurst Place & Gardens in Tonbridge: 5th to 23rd Dec 2026
🎭 Cinderella at EM Forster Theatre in Tonbridge: 11th Dec 2026 to 3rd Jan 2027
🎭 Robin Hood at Stag Sevenoaks in Sevenoaks: 11th Dec 2026 to 3rd Jan 2027
🎭 Elf The Musical at Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells: 11th Dec 2026 to 3rd Jan 2027
🎭 Cinderella at Assembly Hall Theatre in Tonbridge: 12th to 31st Dec 2026
🎭 Wizard of Oz at Queen’s Hall Theatre in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells: 27th to 30th Dec 2026
Quick guide to Adult Pantomimes in Kent
🔞 Robin Hood at Stag Sevenoaks in Sevenoaks: 18th Dec 2026 to 2nd Jan 2027
🔞 Puss & Dick at Orchard Theatre in Dartford, North Kent: 7th Jan 2027
🔞 Snow White and the Seven Inches at Sinden Theatre in Tenterden, South Kent: 7th to 16th Jan 2027
🔞 Jack and His Beanstalk at Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs, East Kent: 17th Jan2027
🔞 Snow White and the Seven Inches at The Granville Theatre, Ramsgate, East Kent: 22nd and 23rd Jan 2027
🔞 Snow White and the Seven Inches at The Woodville in Gravesend, North Kent: 30th Jan 2027
To help you find full details of your preferred show, including prices, cast information, and direct booking links, we have broken down our comprehensive guide into clear geographical sections: North, South, East and West Kent. Select your local region below to jump straight to the listings and book your tickets! Plus, click the link to learn all about the history of pantomime.
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Panto History
KENT PANTOMIMES 2026-2027
EAST KENT PANTOS
🧚 The All New Adventures of Peter Pan | The Marlowe, Canterbury
🗓️ When: 27th November 2026 to 10th January 2027
💰 Price: Tickets from £19-£84 | Concessions & Group discounts available | Marlowe members save money, and book first. Booking fees may apply.
📖 The Story: Strictly’s Janette Manrara, Mister Maker and Marlowe legend Ben Roddy fly off to Neverland this Christmas at The Marlowe, Canterbury!
💡Good To Know: The Marlowe’s Green Room restaurant usually runs a special panto menu, with kids eating for £1 alongside an adult having pre-show dining (menu subject to change).
👉 Full The All New Adventures of Peter Pan details & tickets →
🪄 Rapunzel | Minster Playhouse, Thanet
🗓️ When: 2nd to 4th December 2026
💰 Price: Adult: £12 | Child – 12 years and under : £6
📖 The Story: Packed with terrible jokes, outrageous costumes, toe-tapping songs, and enough audience shouting to wake the neighbours as Rapunzel and the cast let their hair down!
👉 Full Rapunzel details & tickets →
👸🏼 Sleeping Beauty | Dreamland Margate
🗓️ When: 4th to 6th December 2026
💰 Price: £23.90 – £26.14 | Accessible + Companion tickets are available
📖 The Story: Enjoy the music, mischief and unforgettable family panto fun as the classic fairy tale comes to life by the Margate Operatic Society.
💡Good To Know: This is a seated performance in the Hall By The Sea: no re-entry.
👉 Full Sleeping Beauty details & tickets →
🐻 Goldilocks and the Three Bears | The Malthouse Theatre, Canterbury
🗓️ When: 10th December 2026 to 3rd January 2027
💰 Price: £10-£29.50 | Family – 2 adults + 2 children/1 adult + 3 children: From £72
📖 The Story: The circus is coming to town as the theatre is spectacularly transformed into a marvellous, magical big top extravaganza.
💡Good To Know: Babies on laps – children under 18 months – do not require a ticket.
👉 Full Goldilocks and the Three Bears details & tickets →
🍎 Snow White | The Sinden Theatre, Tenterden
🗓️ When: 11th to 31st December 2026
💰 Price: Adult: £19 | Child: £17 | Family – 2 adults + 2 children: £64
📖 The Story: Classical pantomime tale bursting with silly gags, glittering costumes, slapstick comedy and SNOW-stopping musical numbers!
💡Good To Know: Booking fees will apply
👉 Full Snow White details & tickets →
🐄 Jack and the Beanstalk | The GranvilleTheatre, Ramsgate
🗓️ When: 12th to 24th December 2026
💰 Price: From £26.95
📖 The Story: Follow Jack as he swaps the family cow for a handful of magic beans, climbs a giant beanstalk, and takes on a fearsome Giant in a fee-fi-fo-fun festive adventure.
💡Good To Know: Booking fees will apply
👉 Full Jack and the Beanstalk details & tickets →
🐄 Jack and the Beanstalk | Brake Hall, Ashford
🗓️ When: 16th December 2026 to 2nd January 2027
💰 Price: Child/OAP: £17 | Adult: £19 | Family – 2 Adults+ 2 Children: £70. Call for group bookings. Booking fees will apply.
📖 The Story: Watch as Jack climbs the giant beanstalk in another classic fairy tale reimagining from Ashford Pantomime.
💡Good To Know: Theatre is on the Ashford School site
👉 Full Jack and the Beanstalk details & tickets →
👠 Cinderella | Sarah Thorne Theatre, Broadstairs
🗓️ When: 12th to 31st December 2026
💰 Price: Advance/Door: Child – up to 14 years: £24/£26 | Adult: £26/£28 | Family ticket (4 children’s tickets, advance only): £23 each
📖 The Story: Classic fairy-tale pantomime in Kent. Be spellbound and find out if Cinderella will escape her wicked step-sisters!
💡Good To Know: Theatre’s 15th annual panto
👉 Full Cinderella details & tickets →
👠 Aladdin | Assembly Hall Rooms, Faversham
🗓️ When: 24th December 2026
💰 Price: Child – under 16 years: £12 | Adult: £15 | Family ticket – 4 people: £50. Booking fees will apply.
📖 The Story: Cheer for Aladdin, boo the evil Abanazar, and laugh along with the hilarious Wishee Washee and Widow Twankey before the spectacular Genie makes an appearance
💡Good To Know: On for one day – with two showtimes
👉 Full Aladdin details & tickets →
🌹 Beauty and the Beast | Ashford Theatre
🗓️ When: 22nd to 30th January 2027
💰 Price: Child – under 12 years: £10 | Adult: £14.50. Booking fees apply.
📖 The Story: Expect larger-than-life characters, slapstick silliness and plenty of chances to shout, cheer and boo, this family favourite promises a beastly good time for all ages.
💡Good To Know: The bar opens 45 minutes before the show and doors open 30 minutes before curtain up.
👉 Full Beauty and the Beast details & tickets →
🐺 Red Rockin’ Hood | Charles Dickens School, Broadstairs
🗓️ When: 18th to 20th February 2027
💰 Price: Child – 3 to 16 years: £12.50 | Child – under 3 years: Free | Adult: £18 Family – 2 adults + 2 chilren: £50. Booking fees will apply
📖 The Story: Red’s wicked stepmother is jealous of her over Red’s voice and rising fame and embarks on silencing her forever. Who can help Red in this traditional panto with a few delightful twists you’ll never see coming?
💡Good To Know: An Early Bird discount of 10% is available on bookings made before 25th December 2026
👉 Full Red Rockin’ Hood details & tickets →
ADULT PANTO IN EAST KENT
🔞 🐄 Jack and his Beanstalk | The Sarah Thorne Theatre, Broadstairs
🗓️ When: 17th January 2027
💰 Price: £26-£28; booking fees will apply
📖 The Story: It will be rude; it involves a cow, someone flicking a bean and a double-hander of a stiff beanstalk…..oh….and a giant!
👉 Full Jack and his Beanstalk details & tickets →
🔞 🍎 Snow White and the Seven Inches | The Sinden Theatre, Tenterden
🗓️ When: 17th to 16th January 2027
💰 Price: £26; booking fees will apply
📖 The Story: With the help of Prince Albert’s chopper, Dame Dixie Rect and her friend-with-benefits, Spunky, will Snow White discover that she’s completely rotten to the core?
👉 Full Snow White and the Seven Inches details & tickets →
🔞 🍎 Snow White and the Seven Inches | The Granville Theatre, Ramsgate
🗓️ When: 22nd and 23rd January 2027
💰 Price: £34.65; booking fees will apply
📖 The Story: Snow White finds herself surrounded by wood, dreaming of Seven Inches to save the day!
👉 Full Snow White and the Seven Inches details & tickets →
WEST KENT PANTOS
🏹 The Christmas Cavity Calamity | Penshurst Place, Tonbridge
🗓️ When: 5th to 23rd December 226
💰Price: £9.50 | Child – under 1 year: Free. Booking fees may apply.
📖 The Story: Can Mother and Father Christmas intercept Mother Christmas’s evil twin’s dastardly plan to scupper the festive season with a cavity calamity?
💡Good To Know: You can have a picture with Santa and enjoy the Adventure Playground.
👉 The Christmas Cavity Calamity details & tickets →
🏹 Elf The Musical | Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
🗓️ When: 11th to 27th December 226
💰 Price: Child: £28.50 | Adult: £33.50 | GO Card: £28.50. Booking fees may apply.
📖 The Story: When Buddy discovers he is human, not an elf, he leaves the North Pole where he grew up and heads to New York in search of his birth father. On his way, he discovers the true meaning of family.
💡Good To Know: Drinks from the Café & Bar can be taken into the auditorium.
🧒🏽 Age Guidance: 6 years +.
👉 Elf The Musical details & tickets →
🏹 Robin Hood | Stag Sevenoaks
🗓️ When: 11th December 2026 to 3rd January 2027
💰 Price: £16-£42.50
📖 The Story: Join Silly Billy, Dame Elaine Staige, and a host of West End stars this Christmas in this classic Sherwood Forest pantomime tale.
💡Good To Know: Early booking is recommended for peak weekend performances.
👉 Full Robin Hood details & tickets →
👠 Cinderella | EM Forster Theatre, Tonbridge
🗓️ When: 11th December 2026 to 3rd January 2027
💰 Price: Adult: £30-£32 | Child – under 16 years: £27-£29 | Family/Relaxed Shows: £23 | School: £16.
📖 The Story: Cinders dreams of escaping her chores and going to the Royal Ball, but with a wicked stepmother and two diva-licious stepsisters, and not a pumpkin in sight, will she ever get her fairy-tale ending?
💡Good To Know: Family special show on 11th December 2026.
👉 Full Cinderella details & tickets →
👠 Cinderella |Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
🗓️ When: 12th to 31st December 2026
💰 Price: Adult: £30-£46 | Child – 16 years or younger: £20-£39 | School: £14 | Group discounts available
📖 The Story: Cinderella has big dreams, but with her sisters digging their ugly heels in, she needs help from her best friend Buttons and a little magic from her Fairy Godmother. Will she and the Prince live happily ever after?
💡Good To Know: Babes-in-arms require their own ticket.
👉 Full Cinderella details & tickets →
🌪️ Wizard of Oz |Queen’s Hall Theatre, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells
🗓️ When: 27th to 30th December 2026
💰 Price: Adult: £13-£15 | Child – under 16 years: £10 | Booking fees will apply
📖 The Story: Join Dorothy as she, helped by Munchkins and Glinda, hopes to visit the Wonderful Wizard. That’s if the Wicked Witch doesn’t spoil the party!
💡Good To Know: The production is brought to you by Cranbrook Operatic and Dramatic Society, with only 6 performances
👉 Full Wizard of Oz details & tickets →
ADULT PANTO IN WEST KENT
🔞 🏹 Robin Hood |Stag Sevenoaks
🗓️ When: 18th December 2026 to 2nd January 2027
💰 Price: From £16 to £42.50, booking fees may apply.
📖 The Story: The Sherwood Forest classic tale reimagined for a grown-up audience. Starring Silly Billy, Dame Elaine Staige, and a host of West End stars.
👉 Full Robin Hood – adults-only details & tickets →
NORTH KENT PANTOS
🌹 Beauty & The Beast | Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
🗓️ When: 28th November to 31st December 2026
💰 Price:Adult: £28.50-£32.50| Child – under 16 years/Seniors: £26.50-£30.50 | Family of 4: £95-£105 | Family Special: £21 | Schools: £20. Booking fees may apply.
📖 The Story: A cursed Prince turned Beast hopes the local village Beauty will find the beauty in him.
💡Good To Know: Sitting near the front may mean you are selected for festive audience participation!
👉 Full Beauty & The Beast details & tickets →
🌪️ Wizard of Oz | The Woodville, Gravesend
🗓️ When: 4th Dec 2026 to 2nd Jan 2027
💰 Price: Adult: £21.50 to £28.50 | Child – under 16 years: £18.50 to £25.50 | Group discounts available
📖 The Story: Join Dorothy, Scarecrow, the Tin Man and a Lioness and discover if they get their wishes granted by the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz. Or will the Wicked Witch of the West rain on their ruby-red parade?
💡Good To Know: A Wicked Productions pantomime
👉 Full Wizard of Oz details & tickets →
👠 Cinderella | The Friars, Maidstone
🗓️ When: 5th December 2026 (2 showtimes)
💰 Price: Adult: £12.50| Child – 2 to 12 years: £10.50 | Child – under 2 years (no seat): Free. Booking fees included.
📖 The Story: Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother waves her magic wand to send her to the Prince’s ball. But will he find her using the glass slipper she leaves behind?
💡Good To Know: This event has sold out for the last three years, so a second showtime has been added for 2026.
👉 Full Cinderella details & tickets →
👠 Cinderella | The Central Theatre
🗓️ When: 11th December 2026 to 3rd january 2027
💰 Price: Preview Night: £20 | Standard from £23
📖 The Story: Jordan Productions brings dazzling costumes, comedy and festive family fun in this classic fairy tale pantomime in Kent. Find out if Cinders ends up with her Prince!
💡Good To Know: Children under 18 months go free but still need a ticket booked through the box office.
👉 Full Cinderella details & tickets →
👠 Cinderella | Orchard Theatre West, Dartford
🗓️ When: 12th to 31st December 2026
💰 Price: From £21.50 | School, Concession and Discounts available on selected dates
📖 The Story: Cinderella is transformed so she can attend the Prince’s Ball. As the clock strikes midnight and she flees, she leaves her slipper behind. Find out if she and the Prince live happily ever after.
💡Good To Know: The Orchard Theatre is currently operating from its temporary home, Orchard West on Hythe Street.
👉 Full Cinderella details & tickets →
🐄 Jack and the Beanstalk | Sheppey Little Theatre, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey
🗓️ When: 8th January 2027
💰 Price: £15
📖 The Story: Touring Pantos presents this tale about a young boy who sells his cow for a handful of magic beans.
💡Good To Know: Tickets from Sheppy Glass: 01795 580006.
👉 Full Jack and the Beanstalk details & tickets →
🐄 Jack and the Beanstalk | Oasthouse Theatre, Gillingham
🗓️ When: 8th to 30th January 2027
💰 Price: TBC
📖 The Story: Poor Jack sells his cow for some magic beans, only to end up climbing up and meeting the scary giant in the sky!
💡Good To Know: Booking opens on 1st November 2026
👉 Full Jack and the Beanstalk details & tickets →
🐄 Treasure Island | Blue Town Heritage Centre, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey
🗓️ When: 23rd January 2027
💰 Price: From £10.60
📖 The Story: Ahoy, me hearties! Treasure Island drops anchor for one afternoon only this January. Fun for all ages!
👉 Full Treasure Island details & tickets →
🍎 The Magical Tale of Snow White | Heathfields Hall, Dartford
🗓️ When: 28th January to 6th February 2027
💰 Price: TBC
📖 The Story: Dartford Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society presents their community pantomime.
💡Good To Know: Booking not open yet
👉 Full The Magical Tale of Snow White details & tickets →
ADULT PANTO IN NORTH KENT
🔞🐈⬛ Puss & Dick | Orchard Theatre West, Dartford
🗓️ When: 7th January 2027
💰 Price: From £27.50
📖 The Story: Bawdy take on the classic Dick Whittington panto; expect bawdy innuendo and laughs as three actors take on all the roles in this very adult-only production.
👉 Full Puss & Dick details & tickets →
🔞🍎 Snow White and the Seven Inches | The Woodville, Gravesend
🗓️ When: 30th January 2027
💰 Price: £28.50, booking fees may apply.
📖 The Story: Strictly grown-ups for this one. Snow White finds herself on her knees surrounded by wood, praying for The Seven Inches after gagging on Queen Labia’s forbidden fruit. Will she ‘cum’ up short, or will she discover that she’s completely rotten to the core?
👉 Full Snow White and the Seven Inches details & tickets →
SOUTH KENT PANTOS
🐈⬛ Dick Whittington | The Tower Theatre, Folkestone
🗓️ When: 11th to 29th December 2026
💰 Price: Adult: £19-£21 | Child – under 18 years: £14 | Family of 4 – 2 adults + 2 children: £60-£65.
📖 The Story: Dick, with his trusty crime-fighting cat, Tommy, battles the most dastardly villain of them all: the infamous King Rat
💡Good To Know: Doors open one hour before each performance.
👉 Full Dick Whittington details & tickets →
👠 Cinderella | Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
🗓️ When: 16th to 31st December 2026
💰 Price: £15.60-£31.20
📖 The Story: Will Cinders and her Prince have a happy ever after in this classic fairy tale?
💡Good To Know: Promises of laughter, audience participation and an unforgettable pumpkin-to-carriage transformation.
👉 Full Cinderella details & tickets →
👸🏼 Sleeping Beauty | Maison Dieu, Dover
🗓️ When: 18th to 24th December 2026
💰 Price: Adult: £18 | Child – under 14 years: £15 | Family of 4 – 2 adults + 2 children: £60.
📖 The Story: Panto legend John Pritchard returns as Dame Edna Bucket, as Great British Pantos returns to the Dover Town Hall.
💡Good To Know: No booking fees.
👉Full Sleeping Beauty details & tickets →
🍎 Snow White | The Astor, Deal
🗓️ When: 18th to 30th December 2026
💰 Price: Child – under 16 years: £17.50-£22.50 | Adult: £22.50-£27 | Gala Night: £30 | Family Ticket: TBC | Group discounts available | Booking fees may apply.
📖 The Story: Having found refuge with seven friendly dwarfs when she flees the evil of the Queen, her happiness is short-lived as a spell makes her fall into an enchanted sleep. Can a passing Prince save the day?
💡Good To Know: Gala Night, £30, on 18th Dec, 7.30pm
👉 Full Snow White details & tickets →
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The History of Pantomime
From Italian street theatre to British Christmas tradition, discover the story of the traditional pantomime.
Italian Roots
Pantomime has its roots in ‘Commedia dell’Arte’, a 16th-century Italian entertainment which used dance, music, tumbling, and acrobatics and featured a cast of mischievous stock characters, such as Harlequin and Pantaloon, who engaged in humorous and often improvised performances relying heavily on physical comedy and audience interaction.
The Age of Harlequin
In the early 18th century, pantomime began to take shape in England. Early pantomimes were based on classical stories, set to music but without speech. Harlequin was the star of 18th-century pantomime, and in 1732, John Rich, the most notable early Harlequin, who danced but never spoke, built Covent Garden Theatre with the profits of his magical pantomimes. He also developed Harlequinades, which mimed with music and lots of slapstick, and which dominated pantomime for around 100 years.
The Act That Changed Everything
Until 1843, theatre licensing restricted the use of the spoken word in performances. The Theatres Act that year lifted this restriction, allowing any theatre without a royal patent to stage a play with purely spoken dialogue. As a result, witty puns, wordplay and audience participation were added to the repertoire of mime, daring chase scenes and spectacular transformations, and favourite fairy-tale characters, magical animals, principal boys and pantomime dames became part of the mix.
Why is Panto Dame a Man?
The Victorian era marked a significant evolution in pantomime, transforming it into a family-oriented spectacle performed at Christmas. Productions began to feature fairy tales and nursery rhymes, adding a narrative structure that audiences could easily follow. Key elements such as the pantomime dame (a comedic, cross-dressing character played by a man) and the principal boy (a young male hero typically played by a woman) became standardised during this period. These extravagant productions, staged at the largest London theatres, traditionally opened on Boxing Day.
Panto Today
Today, pantomime is a staple of British culture, characterised by its interaction with the audience, slapstick comedy, innuendo, and a blend of traditional and contemporary elements. Many productions feature celebrity performers for that extra added attraction, though many theatre shows also rely on regular actors who are firm favourites with the audience.
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