See Behind The Curtain - Pantomime Opening Night (Cinderella 2017/18) - Hayley Kay is at the opening night of this year's Blackpool Grand pantomime Cinderella and she's got you all a backstage pass!
Follow her as she takes you behind the curtain for some exclusive interviews and some never-before-seen footage. Keet the dames and see their quick-change, meet the dancers just before they go on stage.
This year the Grand theatre Blackpool will stage one of the most enchanting rags-to-riches fairy tales of them all Cinderella with an all-star cast. Featuring sumptuous costumes, magnificent scenery and the unmissable and magical moment when Cinderella swaps her rags for a stunning ball gown and is transported to the Prince’s Ball. But the horrid sisters have other ideas and wickedly tear up her invitation! All may not be lost however!
With the help of her bestest friend in the whole wide world ‘Buttons’ and her magical Fairy Godmother, Cinderella does go to the ball… but she needs to be home by midnight or her true identity will be revealed!
Following an international tour of the UK, and Europe including Holland, France and Switzerland and most recently Party In The Park and Bristol’s renowned Pride Festival, The Grand is delighted to announce that Prince Charming will be played by International Boy Band member JJ Hamblett from Union J.
JJ’s trademark heavenly harmonies and smoking good looks as this year’s Prince Charming are sure to win over this year’s audiences. JJ has since gone on to great success with 4 Top 10 hits under his belt, a Number 1 spot on iTunes, and a sold-out UK Tour (with Union J).
JJ is no newcomer to success, prior to being a member of Union J he was a jockey until he was 21, riding in over 365 races and winning 26 JJ has even ridden horses for Queen Elizabeth II.
Making his 15th annual appearance is Grand panto legend Steve Royle, comedian, BBC Radio Lancashire presenter, actor and writer. Royle has supported both Peter Kay and Dave Spikey on tour and was voted ‘Entertainer of the Year’ at the Red Rose Awards.
Joining JJ and Royle is Welsh actor Melanie Walters who most recently played Gwen West (Stacey’s Mother) in Gavin & Stacey, the BBC1 hit breakthrough (BBC Three, BBC Two) comedy, winner of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs) Audience Award, and the British Comedy Awards Best TV Comedy Award. Walters will join JJ and Royle as the Fairy Godmother.
Tuesday 5 December 2017 to Sunday 7 January 2018
For a full list of What's On at Blackpool Grand Theatre visit www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/events
Walters TV credits include The Collection (Amazon Prime); Doc Martin (The Shock of the New), Under Milk Wood (BBC); Being Human (Emma - Touchpaper Productions); Hollyoaks (Lime Pictures); Holby City (BBC); Dangerfield (BBC) and hit Bafta award-winning ITV productions, Coronation Street (Granada) and The Bill. Film credits include The Dead Dog, Burn Burn Burn, High Tide and Rampage to name a few. It Theatre Walters starred in The Importance Of Being Earnest at Theatre Clwyd, The Iliad at her home theatre the National Theatre Wales and of course pantomime.
Children’s presenter Olivia Birchenough from Channel 5’s Milkshake! will play the role of ‘rag-to-riches’ Cinderella. Birchenough has been a regular presenter on leading Channel Five’s children programme Milkshake! over the past 5 years, presenting live television daily, Olivia fronted the channel’s Bop Box series and the two nationwide theatre shows Milkshake! Party Party Live and Milkshake Live: Come Out to Play!. Olivia also presented the Milkshake Live: Bop in the Park residency at Drayton Manor Theme Park and Festive Fun series, and performing at Glastonbury in 2017!
Birchenough trained at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and with the National Youth Theatre. Having lived out her Disney Princess dreams appearing in various pantomimes Birchenough has most recently won Best Female Lead at both The Great British Pantomime Awards 2017 and the Panto Insider Awards 2017.
Jamie Morris and Tarot Joseph will return to The Grand once more as the incredibly gorgeous Ugly Sisters! Morris and Joseph last appeared at The Grand in the 2012/13 pantomime production of Cinderella.
The incredible Barbara Jackson Theatre Arts Centre will return with the most amazing dancers and the show will feature the sensational Shetland Ponies - Live on Stage!
Tuesday 5 December 2017 to Sunday 7 January 2018
For a full list of What's On at Blackpool Grand Theatre visit www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/events
10 дек 2017
