Salisbury panto 2026–27
Beauty and the Beast at Salisbury Playhouse
Beauty and the Beast runs at Salisbury Playhouse in Salisbury from Saturday 28 November 2026 to Sunday 10 January 2027.
| Dates | Saturday 28 November 2026 to Sunday 10 January 2027 Two adults-only performances (17 December and 8 January, 19:30) are part of the run |
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| Show times | Mostly 14:15 and 19:00; some 10:30 weekday mornings and 17:30 early evenings; 13:00 and 18:00 on Sundays and Christmas Eve |
| Running time | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Ages | Ages 4+; may contain flashing lights, pyrotechnics, innuendo, toilet humour and mild peril |
| Tickets | £18.50 to £54 |
| Starring | Luke Barton, Joel Benedict, Tommy Fouweather, Saffi Needham, Leigh Quinn, Nerine Skinner, Dan Smith |
| Schools and groups | School and youth groups £13.50 a ticket including accompanying staff; group discounts for 10–19 and 20+ on set dates |
| Adults-only version | Wiltshire Creative also runs strictly 18+ 'Adults Only' performances of Beauty and the Beast on 17 December and 8 January at 19:30. |
| Theatre | Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury SP2 7RA |
| Produced by | Wiltshire Creative |
Access performances
| Relaxed | Thursday 7 January at 14:15 |
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| BSL | Wednesday 9 December at 19:00, Wednesday 30 December at 14:15 |
| Audio described | Wednesday 16 December at 19:00, Thursday 17 December at 14:15 |
| Captioned | Wednesday 9 December at 19:00, Wednesday 30 December at 14:15 |
The relaxed show is also billed as autism-friendly and dementia-friendly; touch tours before both audio-described shows; the BSL shows are also captioned.
Planning your visit
| Access booking | 01722 320333 [email protected] Salisbury Playhouse's access page |
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| At the relaxed show | Not published by the theatre |
| Visual story | Not published by the theatre |
| Carer tickets | Free carer companion seat with a full-price ticket for the same show, for disabled people who could not attend without one; book through the box office. |
| Sensory warnings | Flashing lights and pyrotechnics. |
The phone and email are the box office, which the access page says to contact for help booking. Ear defenders can be borrowed from the box office.
Access performances sell out first, so book early. Every relaxed panto in the UK · every signed and captioned one.
About this panto
Wiltshire Creative's own panto at Salisbury Playhouse, Beauty and the Beast, from the writers of last year's Jack and the Beanstalk, with Dan Smith as Dame Pansy Pocock.
Other pantos nearby
| Where | Panto | Dates | From | Access | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton Mayflower Theatre | Robin Hood | Sat 12 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £19.50 | RelaxedBSLAudio describedCaptioned | 20 miles |
| Wimborne Minster The Tivoli Theatre | Jack and the Beanstalk | Sat 12 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £16 | Relaxed | 20 miles |
| Winchester Theatre Royal Winchester | Sleeping Beauty | Fri 4 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £13 | RelaxedBSLAudio described | 21 miles |
| Christchurch The Regent | Cinderella | Sat 12 Dec to Wed 30 Dec | £19 | RelaxedBSL | 23 miles |
| Bournemouth Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre | Aladdin | Sat 5 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £18 | RelaxedCaptioned | 25 miles |
| Poole Lighthouse Poole | Jack and the Beanstalk | Thu 10 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £20 | RelaxedBSLAudio describedCaptioned | 26 miles |
More: every Beauty and the Beast panto this season.
How we checked
The dates and access performances are from the theatre's own page, published by Wiltshire Creative, checked on Friday 23 October 2026. Theatres sometimes change times or add performances, so check with them before you travel. How we check.