Pantomime audiences at Theatre Royal Bath have raised more than £12,600 for charity during the festive run of The Further Adventures of Peter Pan.
The total was collected through post-performance bucket collections after matinee and evening shows between Thursday 18 and Friday 26 December 2025, with donations made across fourteen performances.
Audience favourite Jon Monie, who wrote the script and stars as pirate Smee, addressed the audience from the stage ahead of the collections on nine days during the pantomime run.
Actor Tristan Gemmill, who stars as Captain Hook and is well known for his roles in Casualty and Coronation Street, thanked theatregoers for their generosity, saying, “We would like to say a massive thank you to each and every one of the extremely generous theatregoers for this amazing total raised. Bath’s pantomime audiences have dug deep for these fantastic charities, who will be able to continue their incredible work in 2026.”
Local and national charities
The Theatre Royal Bath’s annual Charities Week raised £9,525.48, which will be shared equally between Parkinson’s UK, 2 Wish, CCS Adoption and Guide Dogs.
Bucket collections held the following week raised a further £3,170.15 for the Theatre Royal Bath’s new community theatre, Venue 4.
To celebrate the donations, Jon Monie and Tristan Gemmill were joined on stage by fellow cast members, dancers from The Dorothy Coleborn School of Dance and members of the Theatre Royal’s front of house team.
The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook runs at the Theatre Royal Bath until Sunday 11 January 2026.
