Southport panto 2026–27
Cinderella at The Atkinson
Cinderella runs at The Atkinson in Southport from Friday 4 December 2026 to Thursday 31 December 2026.
| Dates | Friday 4 December 2026 to Thursday 31 December 2026 School-only performances from 8 December |
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| Show times | Weekends usually 13:00 and 17:30; weekdays 14:30 and/or 19:00; Christmas Eve 10:30 and 14:30 |
| Running time | About 2 hours including an interval |
| Ages | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Tickets | From £26 to £30 Adults £28–£30, concessions (60+, students, under-16s) £26–£28, family of four £98–£110; groups of 20+ £24; schools £10; booking fee £1.50 a ticket |
| Starring | Tamara Stehfest, Joe Churms, Terry Burns, James Stirling, Ferdinand De Leon, Lacey Creed, Gregor Duncan |
| Schools and groups | School performances at £10 a pupil with one free teacher per 10 pupils; groups of 20+ £24 each |
| Theatre | The Atkinson, Southport PR8 1DB |
| Produced by | KD Theatre Productions |
Access performances
| Relaxed | Thursday 10 December at 13:00, Saturday 12 December at 13:00, Sunday 27 December at 13:00 |
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| BSL | None announced yet |
| Audio described | None announced yet |
| Captioned | Tuesday 22 December at 19:00 |
The 10 December relaxed show is a school performance. Captions by Stagetext (best seen from rows J–X). Ear defenders on loan and a visual story before the relaxed shows.
Planning your visit
| Access booking | 01704 533 333 [email protected] The Atkinson's access page |
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| At the relaxed show | You can move around, make noise and leave and come back, the performance is adapted and the auditorium lights stay low; light-up toys are not allowed. |
| Visual story | Read the visual story |
| Carer tickets | Not published by the theatre |
| Sensory warnings | Not published by the theatre |
The visual story is the venue's general one; the theatre says a panto visual story and more details will follow nearer the date. Ear defenders can be borrowed free at relaxed shows. The phone and email are the general box office, where the four wheelchair places on row U are booked. The theatre is up 32 steps from the foyer, with a lift.
Access performances sell out first, so book early. Every relaxed panto in the UK · every signed and captioned one.
About this panto
KD Theatre Productions' Cinderella at The Atkinson on Lord Street, with Southport's long-time dame Terry Burns as an Ugly Sister.
Other pantos nearby
| Where | Panto | Dates | From | Access | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lytham St Annes Lowther Pavilion | Beauty and the Beast | Mon 30 Nov to Sun 3 Jan | BSL | 6 miles | |
| Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort | Aladdin | Sat 21 Nov to Thu 24 Dec | £12 | 10 miles | |
| Blackpool Blackpool Grand Theatre | Jack and the Beanstalk | Fri 4 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £18 | RelaxedBSLAudio described | 12 miles |
| New Brighton Floral Pavilion | Aladdin | Sat 5 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £15 | RelaxedBSL | 14 miles |
| Preston The Guild Lounge, Preston Guild Hall | Cinderella | Wed 16 Dec to Thu 31 Dec | £14 | 15 miles | |
| Liverpool Epstein Theatre | Snow White | Sat 5 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £23 | 17 miles |
More: every Cinderella panto this season.
How we checked
The dates and access performances are from the theatre's own page, published by The Atkinson, checked on Friday 23 October 2026. Theatres sometimes change times or add performances, so check with them before you travel. How we check.