# Dick Whittington at Barnsley Civic

> Dick Whittington at Barnsley Civic, Sat 5 Dec to Mon 28 Dec. Show times and relaxed and BSL-signed performances. From the theatre's own page.

Source: https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/barnsley-civic/

Barnsley panto 2026–27

Dick Whittington runs at Barnsley Civic in Barnsley from **Saturday 5 December 2026 to Monday 28 December 2026**.

[Book with the theatre](https://barnsleycivic.co.uk/event/dick-whittington/) Relaxed, signed and other access dates

| Dates | Saturday 5 December 2026 to Monday 28 December 2026 |
| --- | --- |
| Show times | Weekends and Christmas week mostly 13:00 and 18:00; a few weekday shows (15:00 senior special on 8 December, 19:00 on 10 December); 10:00/10:30 starts on 24 and 28 December |
| Running time | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Ages | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Tickets | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Theatre | Barnsley Civic, Barnsley S70 2JL |

## Access performances

| Relaxed | Sunday 6 December at 13:00 |
| --- | --- |
| BSL | Saturday 12 December at 13:00 |
| Audio described | None announced yet |
| Captioned | None announced yet |

Relaxed show has dimmed house lights, no sudden loud noises or strobe, and a break-out space; a 'Senior Special' on 8 December at 15:00.

### Planning your visit

| Access booking | [01226 327000](tel:01226327000) [Barnsley Civic's access page](https://barnsleycivic.co.uk/visit/access/) |
| --- | --- |
| At the relaxed show | House lights are dimmed rather than off so people can move around, there are no sudden loud noises, strobe or flashing lights, and the Panorama space is open as a break-out area. |
| Visual story | Not published by the theatre |
| Carer tickets | Not published by the theatre |
| Sensory warnings | Not published by the theatre |

The phone number is the main box office, which the access page gives for booking wheelchair spaces. The BSL show has an interpreter at the side of the stage and is otherwise unchanged.

Access performances sell out first, so book early. [Every relaxed panto in the UK](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/relaxed-performances/) · [every signed and captioned one](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/signed-performances/).

## About this panto

Barnsley Civic's Christmas panto is Dick Whittington, set in South Yorkshire, in the Civic's Assembly Theatre through most of December.

## Other pantos nearby

| Where | Panto | Dates | From | Access | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**Barnsley** Lamproom Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/barnsley-lamproom/) | Robin Hood | Sat 5 Dec to Sat 2 Jan |  |  | 0 miles |
| [**Wakefield** Theatre Royal Wakefield](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/wakefield-theatre-royal/) | Beauty and the Beast | Tue 24 Nov to Sun 3 Jan | £15 | Relaxed BSL | 9 miles |
| [**Rotherham** Rotherham Civic Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/rotherham-civic-theatre/) | Peter Pan | Thu 26 Nov to Sun 3 Jan | £21.50 | Relaxed BSL | 10 miles |
| [**Sheffield** Lyceum Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/sheffield-lyceum/) | Cinderella | Sat 28 Nov to Sun 3 Jan | £15 | Relaxed BSL Audio described Captioned | 12 miles |
| [**Huddersfield** Lawrence Batley Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/huddersfield-lawrence-batley/) | Aladdin | Tue 1 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £21 | Relaxed BSL Audio described Captioned | 14 miles |
| [**Doncaster** Cast](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/doncaster-cast/) | Dick Whittington | Fri 27 Nov to Sun 3 Jan | £15 | Relaxed BSL Audio described Captioned | 14 miles |

More: [every Dick Whittington panto this season](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/shows/dick-whittington/).

## How we checked

The dates and access performances are from [the theatre's own page](https://barnsleycivic.co.uk/event/dick-whittington/), published by Barnsley Civic, checked on Friday 23 October 2026. Theatres sometimes change times or add performances, so check with them before you travel. [How we check](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/how-we-check/).