Christmas pantomime retelling of Snow White with Shona McGarty and Matt Terry, with relaxed and BSL-signed performances.
The White Rock brings back the Christmas pantomime this year with Snow White – A Wickedly Fun Family Pantomime, running from Saturday 12 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. It's a 23-day run, so there's plenty of room to find a date that works for you over the festive break. The show is a retelling of the fairy tale with scenery, costumes, special effects, comedy and audience participation, and it runs for about 120 minutes.
Shona McGarty takes the title role of Snow White. You'll likely know her as Whitney Dean from EastEnders, and she's been stepping into panto more recently: she made her professional debut in 2023 as Belle in Beauty and the Beast in Dartford, then appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. She released her debut solo single, 'Unapologetically Me', in October 2025 and performed alongside Ronan Keating on BBC One's New Year's Eve special. Playing opposite her as Prince Henry is Matt Terry, the X Factor winner and chart-topping singer-songwriter with over 250 million global streams. His stage credits include Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages and Alex in the original casts of Madagascar and The Grinch, both direct from Broadway.
The rest of the cast fills out the classic roles: Ben Watson as Muddles, Tim McArthur as Herman the Henchman, Ayo Sodeinde as Fairy Fortune, Tuppence A'Bag as Queen Morgana and Chris Casserly as Dame Nurse Nelly. The White Rock bills the panto as a Hastings tradition and the highlight of the festive calendar, and this year's production is described as bigger and better than ever.
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Tickets are £26-£30 with the booking fee included, and youth groups and schools can get them for £14. If you're looking for specific access, there's a relaxed performance on Tuesday 29 December at 2pm, and BSL-signed performances on the same day at both 2pm and 6pm. One thing to keep in mind: children aged 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over.
