A festive season full of glitter, guitars and good times as we return to our first ever panto!
We’re stepping back into our sparkly shoes and revisiting the very first show that started it all in 2001. Expect the full New Wolsey magic: big belly laughs, bold characters and a cast who don’t just perform the story – they are the band, bringing the house down with unbelievable live music.
Whether you’ve been coming since the beginning or you’re joining the party for the first time, Cinderella promises a festive night out packed with high‑energy Rock ’n’ Roll hits played live on stage, as well as all your favourite panto jokes and joyful chaos!
Tickets prices will start from £15-£36, however we operate operate dynamic pricing, meaning that ticket prices increase with demand, so book early to get your favourite seats at the best possible price!
Making the magic accessible for everyone
We’re proud to offer a full programme of accessible performances, including Audio Described, BSL Interpreted, Captioned and Relaxed shows.
For audiences who can’t make it to Ipswich, our popular livestream option returns, bringing panto straight into your home for just £30 per watch party. And for the first time ever, one of our adults‑only, late‑night performances will also be livestreamed! Expect ruder jokes, louder laughs and a riotous twist on the panto you thought you knew…
Schools Performances
Schools performances will not be publicly bookable unless tickets are still available close to the performance. Please contact us if you wish to be on the waiting list.
Adults-only Performances
All our Adults-only performances will take place at 9pm and are strictly for those aged 18+. Expect strong language, ruder jokes, and the cast attempting to trip each other up!
The Cast
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Elli Damarell
Ensemble
Elli Damarell
Ensemble
Elli is an English-Finnish actor and alumni of Rose Bruford’s prestigious Actor Musicianship BA. If she’s not playing her beloved bass, you can usually find her noodling away on the guitar in various styles (acoustic! electric! loop pedal! percussive!), or playing the kit and keys.
Credits include The Dragon Wagon (UK Tour), Oh What A Lovely War (UK Tour), Macbeth (Primary Shakespeare Company), Seussical (and as musical director, Rose Bruford), Latitude Festival.
Elli is absolutely over the moon to be making her professional panto debut at the New Wolsey!
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Ava Duncan
Fairy Dogmother
Ava Duncan
Fairy Dogmother
Ava Duncan is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and most recently was part of the Actor-Musician ensemble cast of Summer Holiday at Sheffield Theatres.
Theatre Credits include Amy in (We Indulge in) A Bit of Roll Play (Birds of Paradise) and Isla in The Bunker (Ayr Gaiety).
Credits while training include Ilse in Spring Awakening, Maitre D’/Cover Amalia Balash in She Loves Me and Ensemble in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).
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Max Gallagher
Lady Garden (Dame)
Max Gallagher
Lady Garden (Dame)
Max is delighted to be returning for his third year at the New Wolsey after playing Mrs Ringer in Beauty & the Beast and ‘Baddie Dame’ Thornica in Sleeping Beauty!
THEATRE ACTING CREDITS INCLUDE Geordie/Baby Joey/1st Cover Songman in War Horse
(UK/Australia Tour including Lyttelton, National Theatre), Reverend Chasuble in The Importance of Being Earnest (OVO UK Tour/Minack Cornwall), Jim/1st Cover Mr Perks in The Railway Children (Bradford 2025/York Theatre Royal), Marquess of Dorset in Richard III (Hull Truck/Northern Broadsides/Hull 2017), Stephen Lynn in Brief Encounter and The Fall of the House of Usher (Watermill), Mog (The Old Vic/Royal & Derngate/Wardrobe Ensemble), Duke of Amalfi in The Duchess of Amalfi’s Steward (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Globe), Dr Leon Sterndale in Sherlock Holmes, Silvius in As You Like It (OVO Roman Theatre, St Albans), Gideon Klein in Gideon Klein: A Play with Music (Modalways/Bradford 2025), Henry Clerval in Frankenstein (Blackeyed UK Tour), Aunt Spiker/Centipede in James & the Giant Peach (Selladoor UK/Hong Kong/Middle East Tour), Marley in A Christmas Carol (Theatre by the Lake, Keswick), Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (Theatre Royal, Winchester), Beauty and the Beast (CAST, Doncaster), PIAF (Bridewell/Charing Cross), Colin Craven in The Secret Garden, The Comedy of Errors and Witch in Macbeth (Grosvenor Park, Chester), The A-Z of Mrs P (Southwark Playhouse), Scripps in The History Boys (Mercury, Colchester), Love, Lies & Lust (Queen’s, Hornchurch), The Comedy of Babi Babbett, Gods & Dogs, The Dressing Book (Rude Mechanical UK Tours), The Hatchling (Trigger Stuff), Hindley in Wuthering Heights the Musical (MMD), Hello Norma Jeane (Southwold), Jack & the Giant (Chipping Norton), Oh No! Not Snow! (Royal & Derngate), Rapunzel (York Theatre Royal/tutti frutti UK/Ireland Tour), Alice in Wonderland and Grimm Tales’ Winter Gala (Grimm Productions)
TV ACTING CREDITS INCLUDE Home Fires (ITV)
COMPOSER, LYRICIST, ARRANGER & MUSICAL DIRECTOR/SUPERVISOR CREDITS INCLUDE:
Composer/Co-Lyricist Robin Good (Norwich Playhouse). Composer/MD Oh We Do Like To Be
(HighTide/Turbine). Assistant Composer/MD Roots (1927/Edinburgh International Festival/Spoleto
Festival USA/HOME Manchester/Théâtre de la Ville International Tour). Musical Supervisor for Mehr
Als Auf Der Welt/Please Right Back (1927/Burgtheater Vienna) and Lesbian Pirates: The Musical
(Lowry). MD/Arranger Centralia (Arcola), Oneida (Seven Dials), The Rotter’s Opera (Astor),
Tomfoolery (Southwold), Parade (Rose Bruford). Rehearsal Room Music Copyist/Transcriber Tammy
Faye (Almeida). Show MD Mog (The Old Vic/Royal & Derngate/Wardrobe Ensemble), Brief
Encounter (Watermill), Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Pants on Fire/VAULTS), Once Upon a Snowflake
(Pegasus, Oxford). Keys 2 Dick Whittington & his Cat (Norwich Theatre Royal). Pianist/Vocalist Spirit
Trio (Spirit of Adventure and Discovery Cruise Ships, SAGA)
TRAINING: Actor Musicianship at Rose Bruford College
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Alexander Jude
Prince Henry
Alexander Jude
Prince Henry
Alexander Jude graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2024 with a BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre.
He performed last Christmas in Aladdin (Cornwall Playhouse Productions) and has also appeared in The Ugly Duckling (S4K), A Jaffa Cake Musical (Gigglemug) and Aladdin (Anton Benson Productions).
His credits whilst training include Into the Woods, Urinetown, and Sweet Charity
Alexander is delighted to be here in Suffolk this Christmas season and hopes you enjoy the show!
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Signe Larsson
Mould
Signe Larsson
Mould
Signe grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, where she trained as a dancer (Diambra Dance Education) and in Musical Theatre (Ballet Academy, Stockholm).
She moved to London to study at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where she became the first Actor-Musician to receive the Gyearbuor Asante Award for Acting when graduating in 2023.
Her theatre credits include Piaf (Watermill Theatre), Sleeping Beauty, Footloose, Beauty and the Beast (New Wolsey Theatre), Beautiful, the Carol King Musical and Sense & Sensibility (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) and The Wizard of Oz (Watermill Theatre).
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Ben Locke
Ensemble
Ben Locke
Ensemble
Ben is thrilled to be back in pantoland, joining the cast of Cinderella in Ipswich this year!
Previous winner of ‘Best Villain’ at the 2023 Pantomime Award for his performance of Sheriff of Flintshire in Robin Hood at Theatr Clwyd.
Credits include Beast in Choir of Man (NCL Cruises), Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet (OVO Theatre), Malvolio in Twelfth Night (440 Theatre), Evil Eye in Sleeping Beauty Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto (Theatr Clwyd), Edwin/Gadabout The Great in Zog UK Tour (Freckle Productions), Barry Island in Beauty & the Beast – Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto (Theatr Clwyd), Sheriff of Flintshire in Robin Hood – Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto (Theatr Clwyd), Tybalt/Friar/Nurse/Laertes/Gertrude in Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet (440 Theatre) and Multi Role/Musician in Somebody Someday (Kimbo Theatre)
Ben would like to dedicate his performance to Nancy Thomas, Trefor Roberts and Jen Smith. Three incredibly influential people who, while are no longer with us, continue to inspire and drive in everything Ben does.
Instagram @benlockeactor’
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Ethan Pascal Peters
Buttons
Ethan Pascal Peters
Buttons
Ethan Pascal Peters (he/him) is a queer British-Caribbean performer, director and writer from West London.
Performer credits include Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (SRP), Errol in Errol’s Garden (Golden Toad Theatre), Brice Nobes in Muriel’s Wedding (Leicester Curve), Ensemble in Perfect Show for Rachel (ZooCo Theatre), Steve Wozniak in Nerds (Paul Taylor Mills), Sol/Moishe in Cable Street (10 to 4).
Writer/Director credits include For Too Free Won (Omnibus Theatre, Football Pride).
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Eloise Richardson
Cinderella
Eloise Richardson
Cinderella
Born in Suffolk, Eloise trained at Rose Bruford College in Actor-Musicianship.
Since graduating in 2023, her credits include Dick Whittington and His Cat (New Wolsey Theatre), Once Upon a Flowerbed (Moonbeam Theatre), The Littlest Yak (LAS Theatre) and Teechers (Eastern Angles).
Most recently, she worked with the newly-formed East Anglian Touring Consortium in Caroline: A New Musical. She is excited to be returning to the New Wolsey Theatre, having created chaos as The Pigeon in last year’s Beauty and the Beast!
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Peter Shipway
Bibbity Bob
Peter Shipway
Bibbity Bob
Peter is a British actor and professional musician originally from Birmingham.
He trained in Musical Theatre and Acting at Sharpe Academy, having already completed a BMus and MMus in Music at the University of Manchester.
Selected credits include Yesterday (Ensemble; West End workshop), Stick Man (Actor Muso/Stick Man swing; Bloomsbury Theatre & The Lowry, Salford), It’s A Ship Show (MC; Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady), Santa’s Magical Gift (Trixie/Santa; Aylesbury Waterside Theatre), and The Show Must Go On (Leo; Vienna’s English Theatre).
Credits in training include: The Little Mermaid (Prince Eric), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Nick Bottom) and Jekyll and Hyde (Dr Jekyll/Edward Hyde).
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Emily A. Windham
Mildew
Emily A. Windham
Mildew
Emily trained in acting at RADA and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Her credits include Beasty Baby (Theatre Rites, Unity Theatre), Roger McGough’s Money Go Round (OSO Theatre), Tess of the D’Ubervilles (Ondervinden, UK Tour), Humbug (Immersive Everywhere, The Vaults), The Adventures of Maid Marian (Amazon Prime), as well as a large number of national and international commercial campaigns.
Emily also works as a jazz vocalist and has fronted bands at theatres, jazz clubs and festivals across the UK.
The Creatives
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Helen Atkinson
Sound Designer
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Myles Brown
Choreographer
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Carly Brownbridge
Set & Costume Designer
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Callum Macdonald
Lighting Designer
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Douglas Rintoul
Director
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Paul Schofield
Musical Supervisor
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Vikki Stone
Writer
'Beauty and the Beast' (2025/26) photography credit - Will Green Photography