Pantomime cast at the show finale in blue, green and white costumes

Building on a legacy of family entertainment stretching back over 25 years, multi award winning Imagine Theatre are one of the biggest pantomime producers in the UK, having produced more than 220 pantomimes in our history and in addition each season we hire out our sets, props, costumes and special effects to theatres and production companies across the UK.

We were thrilled to receive 12 nominations at the 2023 UK Pantomime Association Awards, winning three including Best Set (Swansea Grand Theatre Beauty and the Beast 2022/23), Best Newcomer (Vernon Kay, Wycombe Swan Cinderella 2022/23) and Best Pantomime - 900 seats and over (Swansea Grand Theatre Beauty and the Beast 2022/23)

Details of our 2023 Christmas season can be found here - we’re producing 19 pantomimes and 3 Uk Tours of our Santa show. In 2022 we produced 18 pantomimes and 3 UK tours of our ‘Santa’ show and Justin Live - the BIG Tour starring CBeebies superstar Justin Fletcher.

We pride ourselves on producing strong story-based pantomimes across the UK with the fabulous sets, spectacular costumes and amazing special effects providing a fantastic, festive family experience. Come and experience it for yourself at a theatre near you!

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In addition to our pantomimes, Iain Lauchlan and Imagine Theatre produce a series of Santa shows for 2-6 year olds. Combining fun characters, favourite action songs, a great story and a chance to meet Santa and receive a gift from him, our Santa shows are a great pre-Christmas treat!

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Are you producing a pantomime or, indeed, any theatre production? Do you need scenery or a complete set? Costumes? Props? Special Effects? We'd love to work with you! Take a look at our vast collection and get in touch to see how we can help your production shine.

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Just Imagine - a podcast series from Imagine Theatre, one of the biggest pantomime producers in the world. With our host Martin Ballard we'll find out what makes Imagine Theatre tick, and how they manage to put on so many productions all at the same time!

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Black and white photos of pantomime in rehearsal

What’s been happening?

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We are already a third of the way through the year and this week on the podcast Sarah and Steve talk to Martin about where Imagine are in the panto process at the moment. New set and costume designs are underway for the three brand news shows being
We believe that theatre should be welcoming, comfortable and enjoyable for everyone. Did you know that Imagine Theatre and our panto partners provide a range of accessible performances for pantomime, including Relaxed Performances. For more informat
This week the podcast focuses on the role of the director. Robert Marsden and Mairi Cowieson join Martin on the podcast to discuss what being a director really involves. They discuss how the role of director has developed from ancient times to pres
Joint CEO of Trafalgar Entertainment Dame Rosemary Squire and CEO and COO of Trafalgar Theatres Helen Enright are Martin’s guests on the podcast this week. Despite an early love of theatre, neither Rosemary or Helen set out to have a career in
Happy World Book Day! Most pantomimes are based on existing stories - without books we would not have the pantomimes we know and love today! Comment below to let us know which story is your favourite.
This week Swansea legend Kev Johns joins Martin on the podcast. Kev has been a panto dame for 30 years, with 25 of those at the Swansea Grand. He also presented numerous radio shows, including more than 20 years on the Breakfast Show, as well as bein
The Financial Times has revealed that our parent company, Trafalgar Entertainment, is officially one of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies in a new report published today. Trafalgar Entertainment has experienced rapid growth over the past seven
This week Martin catches up with Eric Potts and Liam Dolan to talk about producing and creating a production of Beauty and the Beast, one of the most popular pantomime title of all. LISTEN NOW: Imagine Website: https://www.imaginetheatre.co.uk/just-
This week Steve Boden and Laura Taylor join Martin to talk about the role of the producer. Producers are crucial to each production as they have overall responsibility for the show, but it is one of the roles that many people know little about. Steve
Twas the week after panto and all through our house, Many things were still stirring, including a mouse. The Imagine HQ team were not in their beds, With visions of returns spinning round in their heads. The ops teams and admin teams were almost
Martin catches up with Sarah and Steve to discuss how the 2023 panto season went and what is in store for 2024. Imagine have had their biggest ever panto season with 19 pantomimes and 3 Santa shows. They have employed more people than ever before wit

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