by Philip Meeks. Directed by Sorrel Brown.
Thursday 3 –
Saturday 19 December
At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington
Roll up, roll up, for the best panto party in town!
Goldilocks doesn’t just want to be the pretty girl in the parade, she wants to be shot from a cannon! When the rival ringmaster Victor Revile steals the Circus’ savings, it takes Goldi, three show-stopping bears, a very silly elephant keeper and YOU to help save the day!
Following a sell-out run in 2025, writer Philip Meeks returns to the Tower with another playful pantomime for all the family. Prepare for porridge fights, a rescue mission and one very impressive Dame on a tightrope! Join the all-singing, all-dancing Dame Bella’s Circus at the Tower this Christmas for belly laughs, festive cheer and a story about finding your courage.
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Friday 11 December at 7.30pm
Saturday 12 December at 2pm
Saturday 12 December at 6pm
Sunday 13 December at 2pm
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Thursday 17 December at 7.30pm
Friday 18 December at 7.30pm
Saturday 19 December at 2pm
Saturday 19 December at 6pm
Age Guidance: 4+. Content Advice
Cast
Goldilocks : Dixi Taylor
Mystic Mary : Abi Billinghurst
Dame Bella Buckle : Dom Ward
Silly Willy : Tom Lafferty
Victor Revile : Simon Brown
Daddy Bear : Christian Hayes
Mummy Bear : Louisa Shindle
Baby Bear : Fiyin Ifebogun
Acrobat : Stephanie Thomson
Knife Thrower : Katie Monks
Snake Charmer : Federica Bonomi
Showgirls : Linda Newman, Abi Cody
Nuts : As Himself
Production Team
Director : Sorrel Brown
Musical Director : Vahan Salorian
Choreographer : Stephanie Thomson
Set Design : Phillip Ley
Costume Design : Kate Els and Jackie Robinson
Lighting Design : Stephen Ley
Stage Manager : Natalie Ings
Assistant Director : Eloise McCreedy
Costume Assistants : Rachel Balts, Zoë George
Wigs, Hair and Make-Up : Lucy Moss
 Having made her Tower and panto debut as an evil dancing Beetle in Rapunzel, Dixi Taylor caught the bug (get it?) and is thrilled to be doing it all again this year, this time as the heroine Goldilocks! She has performed throughout her life, but Goldilocks & The Three Bears may be the pinnacle so far. This will be Dixi’s third appearance at the Tower having also appeared as Rachel Arbuthnot in A Woman of No Importance earlier this year (if you’re an agent reading this … she’s got range!), and she hopes it will not be her last. |
 Goldilocks is Abi Billinghurst‘s first show for the Tower and she is far too excited about it. In an earlier life she trained as an actress, after which she set up My Life Productions, making films with young people, before eventually founding a charity working with girls and young women that she has been running for the past 12 years. Abi lives locally with her kids (who are possibly even more excited about her Tower debut than she is) and after a fairly substantial break from the boards she is delighted to be back, swapping Shakespeare and Greek tragedy for Mystic Mary, a crystal ball and the very particular art form of panto. |
 Dom Ward trained at Mountview Academy and has been with the Tower since he was press-ganged into a production of The Entertainer in 2001. After a stint as the romantic lead in musicals including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Hot Mikado and Guys and Dolls, he strayed into serious drama, including Stanley in The Birthday Party, David in After the Dance (twice) and numerous wildly accented characters in The 39 Steps. After a deeply serious turn as JoJo Jangles in last year’s panto Rapunzel, Dom is delighted to be bringing another classy Dame to life. |
 Tom Lafferty is an actor, writer, director and performance artist originally from Birmingham. Tom moved to London for University in 2019 and joined the Tower in 2024, where he’s appeared in Crime and Punishment, Moby Dick, Brief Encounter, and most memorably as the beloved Slug in the 2025 Panto, Rapunzel! Outside of the Tower, Tom is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has credits as an immersive performer, most notably a six-month spell playing TV comedian ‘Little’ Alex Horne in Taskmaster: The Live Experience. Tom can’t wait to bring some silliness to Stokeyville and is most looking forward to playing a character with arms and legs this year. |
 This is Simon Brown‘s third production at the Tower Theatre, having appeared previously in Staying Alive and Shakespeare in Love. He’s also a BAFTA-winning screenwriter with a long career writing for TV and film. Simon is delighted to play the baddie in this production, and encourages you to boo and hate on him at every opportunity… but please don’t throw any rotten tomatoes! |
 In the mid ‘00’s Christian Hayes performed twice for KDC theatre at the Hen & Chickens in Islington but for the last two decades has found himself backstage (as it were) as a Lighting Technician in Film & TV. Having discovered the Tower Theatre in 2024 as a punter, this marks his first show with the company. He is keen to see if his GCSE in contemporary dance still passes muster. |
 Louisa Shindle joined the Tower in 2007 and has played roles in many productions including Julius Caesar, The Trial, Hay Fever and Taking Steps. Her other acting and singing roles include The Crucible and Gormenghast (SEDOS), The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro (Harrow Opera) and La Cenerentola (Brent Opera). Having performed in the Tower’s wonderful pantomime Rapunzel last year, Louisa is excited to return to Stokeyville for a new adventure at the circus. She is looking forward to glam and glitter, brilliant tunes, warm, fuzzy feelings and – perhaps most importantly – shopping locally in Stoke Newington. |
 After years of exploring acting in her adolescence, Fiyin Ifebogun studied BA Drama at the University of Essex, graduating with First-Class Honours. In 2020, she took part in the Tower Theatre’s Virtual Tower series, and has since performed onstage as Jess/Jeanie in Rockets and Blue Lights, First Girl in Blood Wedding, and Dolly in Brief Encounter. She has also performed as Hannah in Come From Away with South London Theatre. Goldilocks and the Three Bears will be her fourth onstage Tower show and her first ever panto. The excitement is unBEARable! She can BEARly wait for this GOLDEN opportunity! (Puns absolutely intended.) |
 This will be Stephanie Thomson‘s fifth production at the Tower Theatre. Her first role was as Russia Sonia in Passing the Spoon in 2022, followed by multiple roles in A Dream Play in 2023. More recently, she played Fenella in The Worst Witch and the Caterpillar in last year’s pantomime, Rapunzel. Stephanie trained as a dancer at the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance and runs her own youth dance company and personal training business. Stephanie is really looking forward to performing as the Acrobat in Goldilocks and will also be choreographing the toe-tapping dance routines. Expect plenty of sparkle, energy and high kicks throughout! |
 Katie Monks is thrilled to be making her Tower Theatre debut. Originally from Manchester, she trained in Musical Theatre Performance at Associated Studios in London, so isn’t a stranger to a good ol’ song and dance. She’s very excited to perform alongside her talented cast mates, and hopes you will be dazzled by the bright lights of Stokeyville, just in time for Christmas. |
 Federica Bonomi trained in acting and musical theatre with City Academy and IDSA in London. She also brings several years of stage experience in Italy where she continues to perform, including in a show she has written and produced. This is Federica’s third show with the Tower, and she couldn’t be happier to be back. After having the time of her life playing the “baddie” in Rapunzel in 2025, she’s delighted to return for another dose of panto magic and is thrilled to be part of such a fantastic team. |
 Goldilocks & The Three Bears marks Linda Newman‘s first show with the Tower Theatre. She has many years of experience as a musical theatre performer and has previously performed in a wide variety of shows ranging from Carousel to Pirates of Penzance Burlesque – in other words, everything from the sublime to the ridiculous! Linda is delighted to be part of Dame Bella’s Big Top and is looking forward to bringing you some fun, laughter, and porridge! |
 Abi Cody is a secondary school drama teacher stepping back onto the stage herself – Oh yes she is! Abi joined the Tower in 2024 and sunk her teeth into the cruel bully, Ethel Hallow, in The Worst Witch. Abi studied Drama and Theatre Practice at the University of Hull where she specialised in Gothic theatre, International Shakespeare, Costume and Theatre for children. During this time, her most memorable performance was as the cheeky Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Goldilocks will be Abi’s second performance at the Tower and she is thrilled to be back! |
 Nuts is delighted to be making his Stokeyville debut as part of Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the Tower Theatre. He would like to thank his agent for this incredible opportunity, and asks that all presents from his legions of adoring fans be left at the box office for him to pick up after the show. |
 Sorrel Brown trained in Musical Theatre Performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. For the Tower, her credits include Lady Blarney/Assistant Musical Director, The Chimes (2024); Assistant Director, Flare Path (2025); and Director of last year’s smash-hit pantomime, Rapunzel. Sorrel’s love of panto goes way back to her student days where she co-wrote and performed in several pantomimes herself – oh yes she did! – and she is immensely excited for another madcap adventure to Stokeyville this Christmas. |