Pantomime Awards 2025: Full List of Nominees Announced
The UK Pantomime Association has unveiled the nominees for the Pantomime Awards 2025, with the ceremony set to take place on Sunday 13 April at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking.
The event, in partnership with Trafalgar Entertainment and ATG Entertainment, will honour outstanding achievements across the pantomime industry, from choreography and scriptwriting to costume design and performance.
A New Award Honouring Nigel Ellacott
This year introduces the Nigel Ellacott Special Recognition Award for Pantomime History, Tradition, and Heritage. This new accolade commemorates Ellacott’s immense contributions to pantomime, including his work as a Dame, costume designer, scriptwriter, and ambassador for the art form.
Additionally, Special Recognition Awards and the Outstanding Achievement Award will be announced at the event.
Judging Process & Ceremony Details
For the 2025 awards, 52 judges attended performances at 216 venues, evaluating 496 productions to determine the finalists.
Tickets for the awards ceremony will be available soon, with further details to be announced by the UK Pantomime Association.
Pantomime Awards 2025: Full List of Nominees
Here are the finalists across all categories:
Best Choreography
Arran Anzani-Jones – Beauty and the Beast, Grove Theatre, Dunstable (Evolution Productions)
Ebony Clarke – Cinderella, Royal and Derngate, Northampton (Evolution Productions)
Joanna Goodwin – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Theatre Royal Plymouth (Crossroads Pantomimes)
Lauren Stroud – Aladdin, Beck Theatre, Hayes (Imagine Theatre)
Shay Barclay – Dick Whittington and his Cat, Hackney Empire, London (In-House)
Best Lighting
Andy Webb – Sleeping Beauty, Festival Theatre, Malvern (UK Productions)
Hallam Cleverley – Pinocchio, Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay (Magic Light Productions)
Jamie Corbidge – Aladdin, Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe (Imagine Theatre)
John Rainsforth – Mother Goose, The Customs House, South Shields (In-House)
Oscar Wady – Robin Hood, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing (Paul Holman Associates)
Carmen Silvera Award for Best Magical Being
Danielle Jam – Jack and the Beanstalk, His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen (Crossroads Pantomimes)
Darren Brownlie – Peter Pan, King’s Theatre, Glasgow (Crossroads Pantomimes)
Julie Yammanee – Aladdin, Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells (Little Wolf Entertainment)
Katy Ashworth – Jack and the Beanstalk, Central Theatre, Chatham (Jordan Productions)
Mina Anwar – Cinderella, Derby Arena (Little Wolf Entertainment)
Barbara Windsor Award for Best Principal Lead
Aoife Kenny – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (Evolution Productions)
Kitty Harris – Cinderella, Blackpool Grand Theatre (UK Productions)
Luke Suri – Aladdin, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (In-House)
Mia Overfield – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fairfield Halls, Croydon (UK Productions)
Roshani Abbey – Sleeping Beauty, Broadway Theatre, Catford (Joy Productions)
Best Script
Anthony Spargo – Dick Whittington and his Cat, Greenwich Theatre, London (In-House)
David Phipps-Davis – The New Adventures of Peter Pan, Mercury Theatre, Colchester (In-House)
Eric Potts – Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Ayrshire Athletics Arena, Kilmarnock (Imagine Theatre)
Jo Mawhinney – Treasure Island, Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond (In-House)
Vikki Stone – Sleeping Beauty, New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich (In-House)
Best Villain
Anthony Spargo – Dick Whittington and his Cat, Greenwich Theatre, London (In-House)
Cara Dudgeon – Snow White, Loughborough Town Hall (Little Wolf Entertainment)
Lorraine Stanley – Dick Whittington, King’s Theatre, Portsmouth (In-House)
Tom Hopcroft – Jack and the Beanstalk, Nottingham Playhouse (In-House)
Zoe West – Rapunzel, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool (In-House)
Christopher Biggins Award for Best Dame
Allan Stewart – Cinderella, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh (Crossroads Pantomimes)
Antony Stuart-Hicks – The New Adventures of Peter Pan, Mercury Theatre, Colchester (In-House)
Brad Fitt – Sleeping Beauty, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury (Evolution Productions)
Matthew Siveter – Snow White, Loughborough Town Hall (Little Wolf Entertainment)
Phylip Harries – Mother Goose, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto, Theatr Clwyd, Mold (In-House)
Best Pantomime (Under 500 Seats)
Dick Whittington and his Cat – Greenwich Theatre (In-House)
Mother Goose – The Customs House, South Shields (In-House)
Mother Goose – Gaiety Theatre, Ayr (In-House)
Peter Panto and the Incredible Stinkerbell – Tron Theatre, Glasgow (In-House)
Rapunzel – Everyman Theatre, Liverpool (In-House)
Best Pantomime (500 – 900 Seats)
Mother Goose – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto, Theatr Clwyd, Mold (In-House)
Sleeping Beauty – Salisbury Playhouse (Wiltshire Creative)
Snow White – Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne (Eastbourne Theatres in association with Jordan Productions)
Snow White – Loughborough Town Hall (Little Wolf Entertainment)
The New Adventures of Peter Pan – Mercury Theatre, Colchester (In-House)
Best Pantomime (Over 900 Seats)
Aladdin – Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe (Imagine Theatre)
Cinderella – Blackpool Grand Theatre (UK Productions)
Cinderella – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh (Crossroads Pantomimes)
Peter Pan – King’s Theatre, Glasgow (Crossroads Pantomimes)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (Evolution Productions)
Get Ready for the Pantomime Awards 2025
Stay tuned for the winners announcement on 13 April 2025 at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking.
