Birmingham - You Shall Go To The Ball!
There was magic in the air at Aston Villa Football Club earlier this week as the fairy godmother of all pantomime casts arrived in the city for the official launch of the Birmingham Hippodrome’s 2017-18 pantomime Cinderella, the most magical panto of them all.
Making her pantomime debut this year in the role of The Fairy Godmother, Wolverhampton-born actress, Soul Diva and West-End star Beverley Knight enjoyed a homecoming to remember on Wed 20 September with a fairytale-themed photo shoot complete with horse-drawn carriage, magical glass slipper and enchanted snow-storm.
Joining Beverley for this year’s enchanted photo call were pop princess and television star Suzanne Shaw, best known for her time with the hit group Hearsay, funny-man Matt Slack, who returns for his 5th consecutive year in 2017 in the role of Buttons and the most faaabulous Ugly Sisters in showbusiness, Ceri Dupree and Phil Randall as Voluptua and Verruca.
The cast are out in force for the launch of Cinderella #brumpanto pic.twitter.com/7NqqBozg1n
— Birmingham What’s On (@WhatsOnBrum) September 20, 2017
My Cinderella carriage awaits! #BrumPanto @brumhippodrome #Birmingham pic.twitter.com/nQOPxjMVfl
— #BrumHour ? (@BrumHour) September 20, 2017
This year’s @brumhippodrome Panto #Cinderella has well & truly launched! ?✨ #Wolverhampton‘s @Beverleyknight stars in it! #HeartNews pic.twitter.com/19FIvqaxEV
— West Mids News (@HeartWMidsNews) September 20, 2017
The lavish launch event saw over 150 Press, Patrons and Friends of the Theatre visit the iconic Birmingham landmark for an exclusive cast Q & A session lead by Director Michael Harrison, Producer of 35 pantomimes across the UK. This was followed by an autograph signing and the chance for guests to have their photos taken with the cast.
Excited to be at the #BrumPanto #PressLaunch this afternoon at @AVFCOfficial @brumhippodrome pic.twitter.com/9mgbh1gdaE
— Andrew Exeter (@AndrewExeter) September 20, 2017
We’re LIVE at the @brumhippodrome pantomime launch in #Birmingham – catch the action on our Facebook page ➡️https://t.co/1KlBRxoA2E pic.twitter.com/X7gGUw51KC
— Black Country Radio (@WeAreBCR) September 20, 2017
He might not get the girl but he sure gets the laughs! #BrumPanto legend @TheMattSlack is back playing Buttons this Christmas! ✨⭐️? pic.twitter.com/zuD2HbC9BF
— BirminghamHippodrome (@brumhippodrome) September 20, 2017
“I’m a singer at heart, but I just love the thrill of getting to go out on a stage” – @Beverleyknight on her acclaimed theatre career ?✨ pic.twitter.com/JyCOFXX874
— Kyle Pedley (@KyleBPedley) September 20, 2017
Birmingham Shall Go To The BALL! .
If you’ve yet to book your tickets for this year’s magical pantomime, hurry – the clock is ticking! Cinderella runs from 19 December 2017 – 28 January 2018. Book now for the party of the year!
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