Beauty and the Beast - Theatre Royal Nottingham

This unmissable family show will be packed with all of the ingredients Theatre Royal audiences have come to expect from the East Midland’s biggest pantomime; lots of laughter, stunning costumes and sets, and quality entertainment for all ages.

Much-loved actress, TV star, ex-Loose Women presenter, and Nottingham native, Sherrie Hewson leads the cast of this year’s spectacular panto as Mrs Potty. Her roles in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Crossroads, and the legendary Carry On films have all led to Sherrie becoming one of Britain’s best-loved and most popular faces on television. In the last decade Sherrie made a niche for herself as the comedy cornerstone on Loose Women and ITV’s popular hit Benidorm as the legendary Joyce Temple-Savage.

Joining her as the Beast in this year’s pantomime is Ben Richards who rose to fame on the ITV drama Footballers’ Wives. Since hanging up his fictional football boots Ben went on to secure high-profile television roles in Holby City, The Bill, Doctors, and Hollyoaks. No stranger to the stage, Ben has held leading roles in Grease, Saturday Night Fever, The Full Monty, and Little Shop of Horrors. Further stage roles include Guys and Dolls; the role of Tick in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Bill Sykes in Oliver!; and UK tours of Dolly Parton’s musical 9 to 5 and Rock of Ages, both of which played at the Theatre Royal Nottingham. Most recently Ben starred as the titular character in The Bodyguard opposite Beverley Knight at the Dominion Theatre, London, which broke Box Office attendance records.