# Beauty and the Beast at New Theatre

> Beauty and the Beast at New Theatre, Sat 5 Dec to Sun 3 Jan. Tickets from £23.50 and relaxed, BSL-signed, audio-described and captioned performances. From the theatre's own page.

Source: https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/cardiff-new-theatre/

Cardiff panto 2026–27

Beauty and the Beast runs at New Theatre in Cardiff from **Saturday 5 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027**.

[Book with the theatre](https://trafalgartickets.com/new-theatre-cardiff/en-GB/event/pantomime/beauty-and-the-beast-tickets) Relaxed, signed and other access dates

| Dates | Saturday 5 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027 |
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| Show times | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Running time | About 2 hours 5 minutes including a 20-minute interval |
| Ages | Suitable for ages 3 and up |
| Tickets | From £23.50 to £36 |
| Starring | Gethin Jones, Steve Speirs, Mike Doyle, Jack Ryan, Jo Osmond, Jade Davies, Harri Lloyd-Morgan |
| Theatre | New Theatre, Cardiff CF10 3LN |
| Produced by | Imagine Theatre |

## Access performances

| Relaxed | Tuesday 15 December at 18:00 |
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| BSL | Saturday 12 December at 14:30 |
| Audio described | Sunday 3 January at 13:00 |
| Captioned | Saturday 2 January at 14:30 |

Relaxed date from the theatre's page; signed, audio-described and captioned dates from the producer's access list.

### Planning your visit

| Access booking | [0343 310 0041](tel:03433100041) [boxoffice@newtheatrecardiff.co.uk](mailto:boxoffice@newtheatrecardiff.co.uk) [New Theatre's access page](https://trafalgartickets.com/new-theatre-cardiff/en-GB/your-visit) |
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| At the relaxed show | Not published by the theatre |
| Visual story | [Read the visual story](https://trafalgartickets.com/new-theatre-cardiff/en-GB/visual-story) |
| Carer tickets | Hynt members bring a personal assistant or carer free; book by phone or in person and collect the tickets in person on the day with your Hynt card. |
| Sensory warnings | Not published by the theatre |

The visual story is the theatre's general one. Call the box office for relaxed-show availability, as only some relaxed tickets are online. Wheelchair spaces and Hynt tickets can't be booked online; the email is for Hynt priority booking.

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

Cardiff's New Theatre pantomime is Imagine Theatre's Beauty and the Beast, with presenter Gethin Jones, Steve Speirs and Cardiff's long-serving dame Mike Doyle. No junior ensemble this year.

## Other pantos nearby

| Where | Panto | Dates | From | Access | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**Newport** The Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/newport-riverfront/) | Cinderella | Fri 27 Nov to Thu 31 Dec | £18 | Relaxed BSL Audio described Captioned | 11 miles |
| [**Weston-super-Mare** The Playhouse Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/weston-super-mare-playhouse/) | Aladdin | Fri 4 Dec to Thu 31 Dec | £27 |  | 12 miles |
| [**Blackwood** Blackwood Miners' Institute](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/blackwood-miners-institute/) | Aladdin | Fri 4 Dec to Wed 30 Dec | £14 | Relaxed BSL | 13 miles |
| [**Treorchy** Park & Dare Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/treorchy-park-and-dare/) | Cinderella | Sat 12 Dec to Thu 24 Dec | £21 | Relaxed BSL | 19 miles |
| [**Aberdare** Coliseum Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/aberdare-coliseum/) | Cinderella | Fri 27 Nov to Sun 6 Dec | £21 | Relaxed Audio described | 20 miles |
| [**Bristol** Redgrave Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/bristol-redgrave/) | Dick Whittington | Fri 4 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £18 | Relaxed BSL | 24 miles |

More: [every Beauty and the Beast panto this season](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/shows/beauty-and-the-beast/).

## How we checked

The dates and access performances are from [the theatre's own page](https://trafalgartickets.com/new-theatre-cardiff/en-GB/event/pantomime/beauty-and-the-beast-tickets), published by New Theatre Cardiff (Trafalgar Tickets), 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/).