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St Helens Theatre Royal
is now hosting the spellbinding tale of Cinderella
AS the clock strikes 7, the
curtains opened to the greatest rags to riches tale of them all on Friday, 4
December 2015, at St Helens Theatre Royal! With 1 wave of a magic wand, the
audience was whisked off to a glamorous ball this Christmas as Regal
Entertainments present their spellbinding tale of Cinderella. This
year’s panto is set to be even bigger than ever with an all star cast
bringing the nation’s favourite panto to life and runs until Sunday, 10
January 2016, at the venue in St Helens. Every panto needs a villain and
this year’s is a real Christmas cracker! Most recently seen as bad boy Rob
Donovan in ITV1’s Coronation Street for which he was nominated as ‘Best
Newcomer' at both The National Television Awards and the Inside Soap Awards,
Marc Baylis swaps the cobbles of Coronation Street for the centre stage at
Theatre Royal. Not content with wreaking havoc in Corrie, actor Marc
is set to cause mayhem as the dastardly Dandini; so get ready to boo and
hiss! No stranger to treading the boards, Marc’s extensive theatre credits
include the UK tour of Hamlet, The Belle's Stratagem for Southwark Playhouse
and Prick Up Your Ears for Comedy Theatre as well as seen on screen in hit
shows including Misfits, EastEnders and Hollyoaks. Excited to be
coming to St Helens, Marc Baylis said:- “I’m very much looking forward
to appearing in panto at the Theatre Royal and spending Christmas
entertaining audiences of St Helens. Cinderella is going to be great show so
bring the whole family and join in the festivities.” The sensational
line up also includes Benidorm star and Theatre Royal favourite Crissy Rock
as one of the hilarious Ugly Sisters. Leaving audiences on the edge of their
seat in fits of laughter earlier this year as the Mum in Rita, Sue and Bob
Too! as well as other past Theatre Royal productions Escorts: The Musical
and Dirty Dusting, Crissy is back to bring plenty of fun and laughter to the
stage alongside her Ugly Sister played by Charlie Griffiths. Laura
Gregory returns as Cinderella alongside the dashing Jack Rigby as her Prince
Charming. Meanwhile, St Helens’ resident dame, Simon Foster returns to the
stage, this time as the Fairy Godmother bringing lashings of magic and
sparkle to the proceedings. The delightful Ben Engelen plays Buttons and
Benedict Relton completes the line up as Baron Hardup. Cinderella tells the
story of a beautiful girl who is reduced to a life of servitude by her t2
ugly step sisters, but that is all set to change when an invitation to a
grand ball at the palace arrives. With a bit of magic and some help from her
friend Buttons, Cinderella is transformed in to the belle of the ball. But
what will happen at the stroke of midnight? With real Shetland ponies,
enchanted pumpkins and a sparkling fairy tale carriage and filled with
festive fun to entertain the whole family, Cinderella promises to be the
most lavish panto in all the land. Book your tickets now to be sure
you go to the ball. Call the Theatre's Box Office on:- 01744 756 000 or
visit the venues
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