Robin Hood & the Babes In the Wood

Robin Hood & the Babes In the Wood runs at the Scarborough Spa Theatre from 4 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, the Spa's pantomime for the year. It's a family show, with sensational costumes, sparkling sets and songs to sing along to.

Lee Mead takes on the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham. He first made his mark in 2007 when he won the BBC talent show Any Dream Will Do, which led to him playing Joseph in the West End. Since then he's played Fyero in Wicked (2010) and Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre (2011), starred in a touring production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and performed in pantomime at the London Palladium alongside Julian Clary and Paul O'Grady. He also played Nurse Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern in Casualty and Holby City.

Co-headlining as Maid Marion is Katie McGlynn, best known for her seven-year stint as Sinead Tinker in Coronation Street. Her exit storyline earned a Must See Moment BAFTA nomination in 2020, and she won Best Serial Drama Performance at the National Television Awards that same year, before competing in Strictly Come Dancing in 2021.

There's plenty of choice for when to go: matinees are at 13:00 and evening shows at 18:00, with two special Christmas Eve performances at 10:00 and 14:00. The run goes right through to 3 January, so you can catch it before or after the holidays.