Cinderella

The Albany Theatre is bringing Cinderella to its stage from Thursday 31 December 2026 through to Sunday 10 January 2027. It's the theatre's community pantomime, performed and directed by local Coventry talent and brought to life by local performers, creatives and theatre-makers. If you've been around the local scene, you'll know that's a fair bit of Coventry on one stage.

It's a traditional family panto, so it hits all the usual marks: larger-than-life characters, sing-along songs, plenty of jokes, audience participation and a bit of Christmas magic. You'll find the classic Cinderella figures in there, too — the Fairy Godmother, the wicked Countess and the Ugly Stepsisters. The story follows Cinders, whose life takes a turn for the worse when her destitute widowed father, Baron Hardup, marries the evil Countess. She's left to clean the house and put up with her cruel, ugly stepsisters, with only her best friend Buttons for company, until she meets a Prince in disguise and gets help from a magical Fairy Godmother. It's a story most of us know by heart, played out by people from right here in the city.

There's a relaxed performance on Tuesday 5 January, with the house lights up, doors open and quieter sound, if that's more your speed. The show is suitable for all ages, so it works as a family outing. Performances run at 2pm, 4pm and 7pm across the dates, giving you a choice of matinee or evening. Tickets are £19 full price and £17 for concessions and children, and the theatre is at CV5 6JQ.