This Christmas, PACE Theatre Company has introduced the return of its annual pantomime with festive favorite Beauty and the Beast. A seasonal deal with for adults and youngsters alike, this retelling of the basic story will run from Thursday 30 November to Sunday 31 December in an thrilling new pop-up theatre in a reworked former division retailer within the centre of Paisley.
With the normal dwelling of PACE’s annual panto, the Paisley Art Centre, below refurbishment this 12 months’s household panto will happen in The Art Department, in The Paisley Centre (previously Allders Store/Co-op). Panto shall be carried out in a totally geared up, pop-up theatre on the third flooring, which shall be reworked to create a singular and immersive expertise from starting to finish.
Heading up a stellar ensemble solid as comedy duo Betty Bouquet and Arty Fartypants are CHRIS ALEXANDER and ALAN ORR. Chris Alexander (Smile, Dundee Rep; Martha and White, Catherine Wheels) has been donning excessive heels as dame since his first look with PACE in 2017, and Alan Orr (A New Life and Opening Time, Oran Mor, The Dolls Abroad and The Dolls Dragged Up, Scottish tour) has turned in comedian performances each in Paisley and Dunfermline which have made him a favorite with panto audiences for a few years.
Also showing on this 12 months’s skilled solid are DANI HERON as Mayoress/Witch and within the eponymous roles; TOMMY MCGOWAN because the Beast and KATIE WEIR as Bonnie.
PACE is happy to welcome again ANDY MCGREGOR as author and director for this 12 months’s manufacturing; Andy is a playwright, director and composer who is especially recognized for his work for household audiences, in addition to latest hit productions Crocodile Rock and A New Life (Oran Mor and tour) and Spuds (in affiliation with Beacon Arts Centre). He has beforehand written a number of pantos for PACE together with The Snow Queen, Lost in Pantoland and 2022’s Cinderella.
Regular collaborator FRASER LAPPIN, whose earlier designs for PACE embody Cinderella, The Snow Queen and Jack within the Beanstalk, will convey his inimitable aptitude to the set and costume design. Fraser’s different latest credit embody Designer for The Girls of Cartridge Hut No7 (Outspoken Arts), Crisis: A Rallying Cry (Kick the Door), Associate Designer for Small Town Boys (Shaper/Caper) and Art Director for Nature+ Newsroom and Nature Zone (COP26).
The solid shall be accomplished by 4 groups of younger actors, handpicked from PACE’s core youth theatre teams, enhancing the manufacturing with their boundless vitality.
Jenni Mason, Artistic Director stated,
“We’re thrilled to announce that this 12 months’s panto shall be Beauty and the Beast, which you’ll be able to ensure shall be jam-packed with laughs, music and dancing. We consider panto presents an entertaining and inexpensive approach for households and associates to rejoice the festivities collectively, with one thing for everybody to take pleasure in.
“We’re delighted to be returning to our pop-up house in The Art Department this Christmas, after the success of final 12 months’s manufacturing of Cinderella, and are pulling out all of the stops to create a improbable expertise for audiences from begin to end.“
With a popularity for producing a few of the greatest household pantomimes in Scotland, usually taking part in to audiences of greater than 10,000 through the festive season, PACE guarantees a present you’ll always remember.
Tickets will go on sale on the next dates:
Group Bookings (15+) – Tue 29 Aug, 10am on 0345 130 5218
General Bookings – Wed 30 Aug, 10am www.pacetheatre.com/boxoffice
PACE Theatre Company presents
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Thu 30 November – Sun 31 December 2023
(not Mondays)
A household pantomime for all ages!
General Booking: https://www.pacetheatre.com/boxoffice/
Group Booking: 0345 130 5218
PRICING
Tickets from £12 – £29.00 (reserving charge applies)
Schools and Group bookings – 10% off group bookings of 15 or over (excludes Gala Performance Fri 1 Dec)
CREATIVE TEAM
Andy McGregor Writer & Director
Alan Orr Producer & Original Music
Pauline Ramsay Production Manager
Angela Orr Ensemble Director & Choreography
Fraser Lappin Set & Costume Designer
Grant Mason Executive Producer
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Thu 30 Nov: 7pm (Preview)
Fri 1 Dec: 10am and 7pm (Gala Performance)
Sat 2 Dec: 3pm and 7pm
Sun 3 Dec: 11am and 3pm
Tue 5 Dec: 10am, 2pm and 7pm
Wed 6 Dec: 10am and 7pm
Thu 7 Dec: 1pm and 7pm
Fri 8 Dec: 10am and 7pm
Sat 9 Dec: 3pm and 7pm
Sun 10 Dec: 11am (Relaxed efficiency) and 3pm
Tue 12 Dec: 10am and 7pm (BSL Signed efficiency)
Wed 13 Dec: 10am, 2pm and 7pm
Thu 14 Dec: 1pm and 7pm
Fri 15 Dec: 10am and 7pm
Sat 16 Dec: 3pm and 7pm
Sun 17 Dec: 11am and 3pm
Tue 19 Dec: 10am, 2pm and 7pm
Wed 20 Dec: 1pm and 7pm
Thu 21 Dec: 3pm and 7pm
Fri 22 Dec: 3pm and 7pm
Sat 23 Dec: 11am, 3pm and 7pm
Sun 24 Dec: 3pm and 7pm
Wed 27 Dec: 11am and 3pm
Thu 28 Dec: 11am and 3pm
Fri 29 Dec: 11am, 3pm and 7pm
Sat 30 Dec: 3pm and 7pm
Sun 31 Dec: 11am and 3pm
