Will there be a Christmas panto in Carlisle this year? Oh yes there will!

Credit: Sands Centre

2020 has been difficult for everyone, so what better news than the return of the Sands Centre Christmas pantomime. But this year, the show will be performed with a difference.

It will be a show unlike any other delivered at the popular Carlisle venue, but will feature some familiar faces.

This year's rib-tickling Panto will tell the familiar story of Beauty and the Beast, starring Carlisle lad Matt Pagan as the Prince/Beast, CFM Radio's Robbie Dee as Mrs Potts and illusionist Andrew Flemming as Silly Billy.

Due the coronavirus pandemic, this year's performance is a socially distanced 75 minute show for all the family. It will be reduced capacity, with no refreshment break, to minimise crowding in the venue.

  • It will run from Friday 18 December to Thursday 24 December, with three performances a day. Tickets go on sale at 8am on Friday at thesandscentre.co.uk or call 01228 633766.