# Beauty and the Beast at Belgrade Theatre

> Beauty and the Beast at Belgrade Theatre, Wed 18 Nov to Sat 2 Jan. Show times, tickets from £20 and relaxed, BSL-signed, audio-described and captioned performances. From the theatre's own page.

Source: https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/coventry-belgrade/

Coventry panto 2026–27

Beauty and the Beast runs at Belgrade Theatre in Coventry from **Wednesday 18 November 2026 to Saturday 2 January 2027**.

[Book with the theatre](https://tickets.belgrade.co.uk/belgrade) Relaxed, signed and other access dates

| Dates | Wednesday 18 November 2026 to Saturday 2 January 2027 Early shows from 18 November, then daily from mid-December |
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| Show times | Weekday evenings 18:30 or 19:00; weekends and holidays 14:00 and 19:00, or 13:00 and 18:00 on Sundays |
| Running time | TBC |
| Ages | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Tickets | From £20 From £20; dearer around Christmas (from £45.50 on some dates); lap seats for under-2s; school earlybird £17 |
| Starring | Iain Lauchlan, Abiola Falokun, Craig Hollingsworth |
| Schools and groups | School earlybird tickets £17 a pupil with one free teacher per 10; groups via the box office |
| Theatre | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry CV1 1GS |
| Produced by | Belgrade Theatre with Imagine Theatre |

## Access performances

| Relaxed | Wednesday 30 December at 14:00 |
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| BSL | Saturday 5 December at 14:00 |
| Audio described | Saturday 5 December at 14:00 |
| Captioned | Thursday 17 December at 18:30, Wednesday 30 December at 14:00 |

Touch tour at 11:30 on 5 December; the relaxed show on 30 December is also captioned.

### Planning your visit

| Access booking | [024 7655 3055](tel:02476553055) [access@belgrade.co.uk](mailto:access@belgrade.co.uk) [Belgrade Theatre's access page](https://www.belgrade.co.uk/access/) |
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| At the relaxed show | House lights usually stay on, some sound effects are quieter and the auditorium doors are left open. |
| Visual story | Not published by the theatre |
| Carer tickets | Carer tickets through the Belgrade's Access Register; the national Access Card is accepted. Join before booking, as carer tickets can't be added afterwards. |
| Sensory warnings | Not published by the theatre |

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

The Belgrade's Beauty and the Beast, made with Imagine Theatre, is written by and stars Coventry's long-serving dame Iain Lauchlan, with one of the region's longest panto runs from mid-November.

## Other pantos nearby

| Where | Panto | Dates | From | Access | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**Bedworth** Bedworth Civic Hall](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/bedworth-civic-hall/) | Dick Whittington | Sat 12 Dec to Thu 24 Dec |  | Relaxed | 5 miles |
| [**Leamington Spa** Royal Spa Centre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/leamington-royal-spa-centre/) | Cinderella | Fri 4 Dec to Sun 3 Jan |  | Relaxed BSL | 8 miles |
| [**Solihull** The Core Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/solihull-core/) | Peter Pan | Fri 4 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £25 | Relaxed BSL | 11 miles |
| [**Birmingham** Birmingham Hippodrome](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/birmingham-hippodrome/) | Sleeping Beauty | Sat 19 Dec to Sun 31 Jan | £20 | Relaxed BSL Audio described Captioned | 17 miles |
| [**Birmingham** The Old Rep Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/birmingham-old-rep/) | Beauty and the Beast | Sat 21 Nov to Thu 31 Dec | £21 | Relaxed BSL | 17 miles |
| [**Sutton Coldfield** Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Hall](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/sutton-coldfield-town-hall/) | Cinderella | Sat 5 Dec to Thu 31 Dec | £20 | Relaxed BSL | 17 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://www.belgrade.co.uk/events/beauty-and-the-beast/), published by Belgrade Theatre, 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/).