Pinocchio Panto Fever At Newcastle Theatre Royal

It’s that time of year again – oh yes, it is! - as Pinocchio, a brand-new production - prepares to dazzle and delight for a seven-week run at Newcastle Theatre Royal from Tuesday, November 28th.

Celebrated Theatre Royal panto star Danny Adams take centre stage as Pinocchio, who transforms himself from a famous puppet to a real boy whose nose grows every time he tells a lie.

After running away from Geppetto, his puppet master, he gets himself into a series of scrapes with some colourful characters.

Pinocchio marks the eighteenth panto appearance at Newcastle Theatre Royal for both Danny Adams and Clive Webb, as hard-up toymaker Geppetto who carves Pinocchio to make a living as a puppeteer.

Acclaimed North-East singer-songwriter Joe McElderry, who won the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, stars as Jiminy Cricket, the talking cricket. To date McElderry has released five top 20 albums and starred in productions which include lead roles in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and the rock musical, The Who’s Tommy.

Legendary panto dame Chris Hayward is larger-than-life Dame Rita in the production created for Newcastle Theatre Royal by Crossroads Pantomimes and co-written, produced and directed by company head, Michael Harrison.

Pinocchio will also see audience favourites Mick Potts, Wayne Smith, Kylie Ann Ford and Christina Berriman Dawson return, alongside West End performer Amelia Walker, who will make her Newcastle Theatre Royal panto debut.

Priding itself on pantomimes packed with fun, laughter and surprises, Newcastle Theatre Royal is set to deliver spectacular choreography, glittering sets, breathtaking special effects and a wonderful musical score form the backdrop to a tale packed with adventure and hilarious slapstick.

Who ‘nose’ what you’ll be missing if you don’t give it a whirl!