West End performer Shani Cantor will fly into Theatre Royal Bath as Fairy Bon Bon this Christmas, completing the cast of the theatre’s 2026 pantomime, Beauty and the Beast. Shani joins Coronation Street star Marc Baylis, Bath panto favourites Jon Monie and Nick Wilton and West End leading lady Amelia Adams for the festive production,...
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Corrie star Marc Baylis brings star power to Beauty and the Beast in Bath this Christmas
It’s Christmas!!! Well, not quite yet, but the great news is that the panto is coming to town at the Theatre Royal Bath! This year promises to be bigger and brighter than ever, as Marc Baylis joins the cast of Beauty and the Beast, taking on the role of Hugo in what is set to...
Theatre Royal Bath pantomime raises £12,600 for charities
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,...
Review – The Further Adventures of Peter Pan at the Theatre Royal Bath Panto
Ian Waller and his family enjoy traditional fun and silliness with Bath’s best panto The Theatre Royal Bath panto is back and we couldn’t be happier. For so many families across the region, this show marks the true start of Christmas, and even with my three now firmly in their teenage years, there was never...
Tristan Gemmill to star as the villain in Theatre Royal Bath’s Christmas Pantomime
Star of stage and screen Tristan Gemmill (that’s him in the photo above) is to play Captain Hook alongside panto favourite Jon Monie as Smee in swashbuckling Christmas treat The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook at the Theatre Royal Bath. Bath’s festive extravaganza promises to be bigger, bolder and more...
Review – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller and his family enjoy a top notch, full of fun family treat with the best panto in town! Unlike Granny’s over cooked sprouts, some Christmas traditions only get better each year! And that is certainly the case with the panto at the Theatre Royal Bath Once again written by and starring local hero...
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs coming to the Theatre Royal Bath from 12 December
Christmas pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs opens at Bath’s Theatre Royal on 12 December, with the cast led by Children’s TV presenter Olivia Birchenough, Panto favourite Jon Monie and dazzling Dame Nick Wilton When the magic mirror declares Snow White to be “the fairest of them all”, the vain, wicked queen flies into...
Happy Christmas! Theatre Royal Bath announces its all-star panto cast!
Theatre Royal Bath is delighted to announce popular children’s television presenter from Channel 5’s Milkshake! and award-winning pantomime star, Olivia Birchenough, will take centre stage in the magical pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs this Christmas, alongside Bath favourite Jon Monie as Muddles and EastEnders’ Nick Wilton as Dame Dilly. Presented by UK Productions,...
Review: Sleeping Beauty at The Theatre Royal Bath – fantastic festive family fun!
Ian Waller and his family enjoy a festive treat with the best panto in town! Christmas is here which means panto time at the Theatre Royal is back – and this year, it’s an absolute cracker! Sleeping Beauty stars EastEnders’ and West End star Neil McDermott as Prince Vincent, Bath favourite Jon Monie as Lester...
Review: Aladdin at the Theatre Royal Bath, including the king of baddies
Great news! The bestest baddie is in town and while his magic is tragic and his dancing pretty ropey too, he’s an absolute cracker and the star of the show. Who is this evil one? Well horrible old Abanazar, of course, the king of naughty in the Theatre Royal Bath‘s festive production of Aladdin, and...
Review – Cinderella at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller and his family enjoy a wonderful evening out of festive fun at the wonderful Theatre Royal Bath What a fantastic production! This year’s Theatre Royal Pantomime is pure comedy gold and wonderful family entertainment! With the perfect combination of great fun, top drawer performances and all the classic panto silliness that you always...
Review – Peter Pan at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller and his family enjoy a family tradition with a trip to the Theatre Royal panto. Photographs by Freia Turland Hooray, the pantomime is back in town and all the signs promised it would be a cracker. A perfect venue at the Theatre Royal – check; a great cast with regular funny man Jon...
Review – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller and his family enjoy one of the best pantomimes that they have ever seen Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Theatre Royal Bath is without doubt one of the best pantomimes that I have ever seen! From the very first appearance of Jon Monie as Muddles, through the superb set pieces...
Aladdin at the Theatre Royal Bath review
Ian Waller and his family enjoy a wonderful evening out at Aladdin at The Theatre Royal Bath What a treat! Christmas time means the Theatre Royal Bath pantomime and this year’s production of Aladdin has to be one of the best ever. With a wonderful cast, hilarious script and just the right amount of traditional...