Coronation Street and Celebrity Big Brother stars to head to Exmouth for Christmas Pantomime

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Posted: Monday, May 1, 2023 - 22:55

It may only be May however the stars of this year's Exmouth Pavilion pantomime have now been confirmed.

Exmouth Pavilion have once again teamed up with north west pantomime company Trio Entertainment to bring the much loved enchanting story of "Beauty and The Beast" this Christmas.

Beauty and The Beast will feature Coronation Street star "Bruce Jones' who is best known for his role as "Les Battersby" in the hit ITV soap.

Bruce says "I am really looking forward to appearing in Beauty and The Beast this Christmas. I worked with Trio last year in another pantomime and loved working with them, I love doing pantomime and the experience and cant wait to get back into the pantomime mood again and have lots of fun."

Bruce will be joined on stage by Celebrity Big Brother Finalist and X Factor star "Chris Maloney" in the role of the Beast. 

Chris says "I was in this production during Easter for the same company and we are moving the show for Christmas. Its such a fantastic show for all the family and one of the best pantomimes I have been in, I love working with Kev and all the team at Trio and can't wait to bring the show to Exmouth."

They are joined by Exmouth panto favourite the hilarious "Stuart Earp" as Loopy Louie who returns for his 9th year as comic at the Pavilion, They are both joined by last year's fantastic dame "Jordan Bateman" as Polly Potts, "Shannon Whetnall" as Belle, Exeter's own "Sam Emmerson" as Gaston and Chelsey Thorley-Williams as the magical Fairy Rose along with local dancers.

Producer Kevin Brown said " We can't wait to return to Exmouth Pavilion once again to transform the theatre into a magical space filled with lots of panto fun this December, This is our biggest show to date with costumes made by the team behind some of the West End's biggest show's including speciality costumes by Mike Coltman who makes the costumes for the London Palladium and a brand new pantomime set for this year's show." 

Tickets for "Beauty and The Beast" at Exmouth Pavilion are on sale now at www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk or by calling the box office on 01395 222477. Beauty and The Beast runs at The Exmouth Pavilion from 22nd December to 1st January 2024.

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