Christmas Pantomime: Cinderella

Cinderella is coming to the Weymouth Pavilion this winter, with 27 performances running from Wednesday 16 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. It's a joint production by the Pavilion and Enchanted Entertainment, the same team behind the venue's record-breaking Jack and the Beanstalk, Peter Pan and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

It's the story you know: the lovable Buttons, the handsome Prince Charming, the wicked Ugly Sisters and the magical Fairy Godmother. There's the pumpkin and white mice transformed into a coach and horses, and real ponies on stage. Caitlin Garcia takes the title role as Cinderella, with Paul Burling as Buttons, Jamie Riding and Paul Lawrence-Thomas as the Ugly Sisters, Lewys Hynes as Prince Charming, Rebecca Bailey as the Fairy Godmother and Dan Badrick as Dandini.

There are a few names here you might recognise. Paul Burling is a Britain's Got Talent finalist who reached the final and starred in his own ITV1 hour special, It's Paul Burling, which four million people watched. Jamie Riding is a Dorset-born pantomime dame who owns the working costume collection worn by the late John Inman and is a Punch and Judy Professor. Dan Badrick was nominated for Best Supporting Artist at the 2023 UK Pantomime Awards.

If you're planning to make a day of it, the Piano Bar serves pre-show and post-show meals. Tickets for the Main Auditorium start at £22-£25 for adults and £21-£23 for concessions, with a family of four — two adults and two children — costing £84-£92.