FULL LIST: Coronation Street cast in panto Christmas 2013

Here's our annual round-up of current and past Coronation Street cast members who'll be appearing in pantomime around the country this coming festive season.

As always, we appreciate your help in keeping this list up to date so if you spot a Corrie cast member who's not on the list below appearing at your local theatre, do please leave a comment and we'll add them to the list to keep it as up to date as we possibly can. 

Thanks to It's Behind You for some of this info.

Amanda Barrie (Alma Baldwin) in Cinderella, Marina Theatre, Lowestoft
Bradley Walsh (Danny Baldwin) in Cinderella, The Orchard, Dartford
Danny Young (Warren Baldwin) in Dick Whittington, York Barbican
Debra Stephenson (Frankie Baldwin) in Jack and the Beanstalk, The Lighthouse, Poole
Eric Potts (Diggory Compton) both writing and starring in Dick Whittington, Opera House, Manchester
Ken Morley (Reg Holdsworth) in Jack and the Beanstalk, Hexagon Theatre, Reading
Margi Clarke (Jackie Dobbs) in Jack and the Beanstalk, Stiwt Theatre, Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham
Nigel Havers (Lewis Archer) in Robin Hood, Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Oliver Mellor (Doctor Carter) in Beauty and the Beast, Civic Theatre, Rotherham
Stephanie Beacham (Martha) in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Scott Wright (Sam Kingston) in Cinderalla, Theatre Royal, Margate
Sherrie Hewson (Maureen Holdsworth) in Cinderella, Sunderland Empire
Steve Huison (Eddie Windass) in Sleeping Beauty, Harrogate Theatre
Steven Arnold (Ashley Peacock) in Peter Pan, The Capitol, Horsham
Vicky Entwistle (Janice Battersby) in Sleeping Beauty, Venue Cymru, Llandudno

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Amanda Barrie to star as panto Fairy Godmother

Woohoo!  Once again, we've been given the world exclusive from the world of panto on this smashing bit of news. Oh yes we have! Remember folks, you read it here first, on the Coronation Street Blog. Oh yes you did!

Amanda Barrie is known to millions as one of Coronation Street’s best loved characters, Alma. She spent 20 eventful years in Corrie before her final episode was seen by over 15 million viewers, responsible for more than 400,000 kettles being switched on afterwards, creating a power surge on the National Grid!

She then went on to appear in the ITV hit series Bad Girls as Beverley Tull and will of course be known to millions worldwide for her iconic role as Cleopatra in the classic film comedy Carry on Cleo,  a massive box office hit and today regarded by critics as the best Carry On film of the 30 produced.

Paul Holman, for award winning pantomime producers Paul Holman Associates, said: “Amanda brings perfect chemistry to the production in the role of Fairy Godmother, which she plays with a cocktail of compassion, care and quirkiness. She has a presence on stage where audiences of all ages are engaged and entertained and we all believe in her fairy magic.”

Amanda is very much looking forward to Christmas in Lowestoft. She said: “Dear people of Lowestoft, I am so delighted to be coming to spend Christmas with you. Everybody tells me what a beautiful theatre you have and how lovely and friendly you all are. I hope to meet lots of you during the pantomime season, I am greatly looking forward to being Cinderella's fairy godmother, and hope you will all enjoy our wonderful show.”

Martin Halliday, Chief Executive of the Marina Theatre added: “We are thrilled that Amanda will star in our pantomime this year. To have such an icon of stage & screen is a tremendous privilege and I am sure our audiences will be delighted with the news.”

Britain’s most easterly pantomime runs at the Marina Theatre from 17 December 2013 to 4 January 2014. Tickets are available from the box office on 01502 533 200 with discounts available for early bookers.   Visit the Marina Theatre website.

See also: Alma Baldwin's MG sportscar up for sale on eBay

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