PANTO season will soon arrive at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil with what promises to be one of the most fun-filled pantomimes seen at the theatre in recent years – Dick Whittington.
The show runs from Friday 9 December with the last performance on Sunday 1 January 2023.

Once again, the production will be written by Paul Hendy and produced by Evolution Productions – the same creative collaboration celebrating ten years with the theatre.
Familiar faces are being welcomed back with the brilliantly funny Jack Glanville, Thom Bradford, Kathryn Nash and Gordon Cooper set to tread the boards at The Octagon. Jack and Gordon are well known at the theatre – Thom and Kathryn were both in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Nurse Nellie Saves Panto, so will be familiar faces to some.
This year the theatre welcome to the stage for the first time the delightful Javana Forrest playing Alice and the dashing Daniel Parkinson, playing Dick Whittington. Completing the principal cast is locally-born James Bamford who is playing Tommy the Cat.

Tickets start at £16 with family saver offers for some performances. The theatre is staging 42 shows, which are selling out fast, some having already sold out.
Martin Hacker, marketing manager for The Octagon Theatre and Westlands Entertainment Venue, said: “We are really excited to welcome Evolution Productions back for its tenth production here at The Octagon this year and we expect it to be the best yet.
“The highlight of the year is always our pantomime season as friends and families come together for their annual visit to the pantomime and share the laughter, joy and magic of live theatre.

“Nothing pleases us more when we see our patrons enjoying the show with friends and family, getting into the panto spirit and joining in. Our tickets are starting to get limited so we urge you to book now before it is too late.”
Tickets can be purchased online at www.octagon-theatre.co.uk, by calling the box office on 01935 422884 or by visiting the box office during opening hours.
The show was originally pencilled to be performed in December 2020.