# The Wizard of Oz at The Woodville

> The Wizard of Oz at The Woodville, Fri 4 Dec to Sat 2 Jan. Show times. From the theatre's own page.

Source: https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/gravesend-woodville/

Gravesend panto 2026–27

Christmas Panto: Wizard of Oz runs at The Woodville in Gravesend from **Friday 4 December 2026 to Saturday 2 January 2027**.

[Book with the theatre](https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/christmas-panto-wizard-of-oz/) Access information

| Dates | Friday 4 December 2026 to Saturday 2 January 2027 |
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| Show times | Weekends 11:00, 15:00 and 19:00 or 13:00 and 17:00; weekday school-term mornings at 10:00 with 18:00 evenings; holiday weekdays 13:00 and 17:00 |
| Running time | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Ages | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Tickets | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Starring | Dean Gaffney, Rob Cummings, Jezo, Byron Witchell, Georgia Rowland-Elliott, Christina Akinyelu |
| Adults-only version | The Woodville also hosts a separate touring 18+ adult panto, 'Snow White and the Seven Inches', on 30 January. |
| Theatre | The Woodville, Gravesend DA12 1DD |
| Produced by | The Woodville (Gravesham Borough Council) |

## Access performances

| Relaxed | None announced yet |
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| BSL | None announced yet |
| Audio described | None announced yet |
| Captioned | None announced yet |

### Planning your visit

| Access booking | [01474 337500](tel:01474337500) [boxoffice@gravesham.gov.uk](mailto:boxoffice@gravesham.gov.uk) [The Woodville's access page](https://www.woodville.co.uk/your-visit/access-and-facilities/) |
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| Visual story | Not published by the theatre |
| Carer tickets | Free ticket for an essential companion (a booking fee still applies); book it by phone or in person at the box office. |
| Sensory warnings | Not published by the theatre |

The phone line is the general box office. The infra-red hearing system covers stalls rows D to P, and there is no lift to the circle.

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

A traditional pantomime version of The Wizard of Oz (without the film songs) at Gravesend's council-run Woodville, with EastEnders' Dean Gaffney as the Wizard and Rob Cummings in his tenth Woodville panto.

## Other pantos nearby

| Where | Panto | Dates | From | Access | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**Grays** Thameside Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/grays-thameside/) | Rapunzel | Sun 29 Nov to Sun 3 Jan |  | Relaxed BSL | 3 miles |
| [**Dartford** The Orchard Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/dartford-orchard/) | Cinderella | Sat 12 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £21.50 | Relaxed BSL Audio described | 6 miles |
| [**Chatham** The Central Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/chatham-central/) | Cinderella | Fri 11 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £20 | Relaxed BSL | 8 miles |
| [**Basildon** Towngate Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/basildon-towngate/) | Aladdin | Thu 26 Nov to Sun 3 Jan | £16 | Relaxed BSL | 10 miles |
| [**Hornchurch** Queen's Theatre Hornchurch](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/london-hornchurch-queens/) | Robin Hood | Wed 18 Nov to Sat 2 Jan | £15 | Relaxed BSL Audio described Captioned | 11 miles |
| [**Maidstone** The Hazlitt Theatre](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/maidstone-hazlitt/) | Beauty and the Beast | Sat 28 Nov to Thu 31 Dec |  | Relaxed BSL | 13 miles |

More: [every The Wizard of Oz panto this season](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/shows/wizard-of-oz/).

## How we checked

The dates are from [the theatre's own page](https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/christmas-panto-wizard-of-oz/), published by The Woodville, 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/).