Pantomime Awards 2025 Winners Announced
The winners of the Pantomime Awards 2025 were revealed this evening at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking. Hosted by the UK Pantomime Association in partnership with Trafalgar Entertainment and ATG Entertainment, the ceremony celebrated the achievements within the pantomime industry.
Elaine C Smith was honored with the Outstanding Achievement in Pantomime award for her long-standing contribution to the artform.
Special Recognition Awards were also presented, including:
Achievement in Inclusive Practice: He’s Behind You! for producing progressive queer pantomimes.
Achievement in Innovation: Oxford Playhouse for reimagining traditional pantomime narratives.
Nigel Ellacott Special Recognition Award for Pantomime History, Tradition and Heritage: Brick Lane Music Hall for its dedication to preserving pantomime’s legacy.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Best Choreography
Ebony Clarke for Cinderella, Royal & Derngate, Northampton (Evolution Productions)
Best Lighting (Sponsored by Production Light and Sound)
Andy Webb for Sleeping Beauty, Festival Theatre, Malvern (UK Productions)
Carmen Silvera Award for Best Magical Being
Danielle Jam for Jack and the Beanstalk, His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen (Crossroads Pantomimes)
Barbara Windsor Award for Best Principal Lead
Mia Overfield for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fairfield Halls, Croydon (UK Productions)
Best Script
Anthony Spargo for Dick Whittington and his Cat, Greenwich Theatre, London (In-House)
Best Secondary Lead
Mia Welsh for Dick Whittington, Theatre Royal Windsor (In-House)
Best Villain (Sponsored by Breckman and Company)
Zoe West for Rapunzel, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool (In-House)
Best Comic
Steve Royle for Cinderella, Blackpool Grand Theatre (UK Productions)
Best Costume Design
Katie Lias for Sleeping Beauty, Salisbury Playhouse (Wiltshire Creative)
Christopher Biggins Award for Best Dame
Antony Stuart-Hicks for The New Adventures of Peter Pan, Mercury Theatre, Colchester (In-House)
Best Direction
Chris Jordan for Snow White, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne (Eastbourne Theatres in association with Jordan Productions)
Best Ensemble
Nikki Schofield, Alanna Panditaratne, James Everest, Ariel Nyandoro, Jacob Stebbings for Peter Pan, Victoria Theatre, Halifax (Imagine Theatre)
Best Contribution to Music
Tayo Akinbode for Mother Goose, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto, Theatr Clwyd, Mold (In-House)
Best Set Design (Sponsored by Blue-i)
Becky Minto for Mother Goose, Perth Theatre (In-House)
Best Sisters
Harry Howle and Steven Roberts for Cinderella, Cambridge Arts Theatre (In-House)
Best Sound (Sponsored by Orbital Sound)
Kate Harvey for Jack and the Beanstalk, Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford (Imagine Theatre)
Best Supporting Artist
Marc Pickering for Snow White, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (Evolution Productions)
Best Newcomer to Pantomime
Owain Wyn Evans for Cinderella, New Theatre, Cardiff (Crossroads Pantomimes)
Best Newcomer to Industry
Emma Robertson for Snow White, Loughborough Town Hall (Little Wolf Entertainment)
Best Pantomime (Under 500 Seats) (Sponsored by Showtime, a Howden Company)
Dick Whittington and his Cat, Greenwich Theatre (In-House)
Best Pantomime (500 – 900 Seats)
Snow White, Loughborough Town Hall (Little Wolf Entertainment)
Best Pantomime (Over 900 Seats)
Snow White, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (Evolution Productions)
Outstanding Achievement in Pantomime
Elaine C Smith
Achievement in Inclusive Practice
He’s Behind You!
Achievement in Innovation
Oxford Playhouse
Nigel Ellacott Special Recognition Award for Pantomime History, Tradition and Heritage
Brick Lane Music Hall
The evening also featured performances from Anita Harris, Basil Brush with Kevin Cruise, and Britain’s Got Talent ventriloquist Jamie Leahey. An In Memoriam segment paid tribute to members of the pantomime community who passed away over the past year.
Simon Sladen, Chair of the UK Pantomime Association, expressed, “Huge congratulations to all of the nominees and winners at the Pantomime Awards 2025. What a wonderful evening to celebrate excellence across the pantomime industry.”
