Full cast announced for York Theatre Royal panto Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs…
York Theatre Royal have today announced that actress Marcavia McCarthy will be taking on the titular role of Snow White in this year’s panto.
Marcavia has previously starred in Evolution Productions’ Cinderella and has a wide variety of theatre credits including Luna Loves Library Day the Musical (UK Tour); Dad Is Not My Friend (The Cockpit Theatre London) and Sleeping Beauty: The Pantomime (Worthing Pavilion Theatre).
Marcavia joins the talented cast which includes CBBC and CBeebies’ Richard David-Caine (Horrible Histories, Swashbuckle, Horrible Science) and West End star Jenny Gayner (Chicago, Gangsta Granny) – alongside returning audiences favourites Robin Simpson, Tommy Carmichael and Christian Mortimer.
Alongside the all-important Snow White, the cast of the fabulous Seven Dwarfs will be led by Dean Whatton (Game of Thrones) – with Lucy Blenkiron, Richard Blenkiron, Willie Coppen, StijnKeuleers, Maria Popska and Harrison Taylor joining the YTR panto family this Christmas.
Juliet Forster, Creative Director at York Theatre Royal, said: “We are so delighted to have such a brilliant cast lined up for the show. It is the first time Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has been performed on our stage and audiences can expect something really special! I can’t wait to get started on rehearsals and see this fabulous show come to life with this amazing team.”
The show is written by Paul Hendy, directed by Juliet Forster and co-produced with award-winning Evolution Productions – the team behind previous York pantomime smash hits Jack and the Beanstalk, Aladdin and last year’s Sleeping Beauty.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is at York Theatre Royal from 4 December 2026 to 3 January 2027. With lavish costumes, stunning sets, hilarious jokes and dazzling special effects, the show is set to be an unmissable treat for the whole family.
Family tickets are available for all performances with savings of up to £61 on bookings with 4 tickets. Find out more on the York Theatre Royal website.
Tickets are available at Box Office 01904 623568 | yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Richard David-Caine plays Herman Von Badapple. His TV credits for BBC include CBBC’s Horrible Histories and Horrible Science, Shakespeare Live!, Horrible Histories: The Movie, Class Dismissed and Big Fat Like. Other Film/TV credits include Steal (Amazon), Masters of the Universe (MGM/Mattel), Cruella (Disney), Father Brown (BBC), Better Things (FX), Avenue 5 (HBO), Midsomer Murders (ITV), Murder, They Hope (UKTV Gold); Finding Alice (ITV), Dead Air (BBC), Skins: Redux (E4), Doctors (BBC), Big Field (BBC) and People Just Do Nothing (BBC).
Theatre credits include The Importance of Being Earnest (Mercury Theatre), The Witches (National Theatre), Soho Cinders (original West End cast recording, Queens), Horrible Histories: The Concert (National Tour), Taming of the Shrew (Derby Theatre), The Tempest (Orange Tree), Potted Panto (Vaudeville) and Jihad! The Musical (Jermyn Street), as well as his award-winning, one-man show, Tall, Dark and Anxious (Soho).
Robin Simpson plays Dame Dolly. It is Robin’s seventh York Theatre Royal pantomime. His theatre credits include Footloose, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical, Sense & Sensibility (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Gaslight and Men of the World (Devonshire Park Theatre), Guy Fawkes (York Theatre Royal), Abigail’s Party (Harrogate Theatre), Classic (Edinburgh Fringe & Hope Mill Theatre/Her productions), Macbeth/ Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre), Dirty Laundry (Claybody Theatre), Almost a Sacred Duty, Anna of the Five Towns, Beryl, A Voyage Round my Father and Laurel and Hardy (New Vic), Chamaco (HOME), Neverland (Lakeside Arts), Boeing Boeing, Bedroom Farce, David Copperfield, The Hound of the Baskervilles; The Road to Nab End and Travels with my Aunt (Oldham Coliseum), The Travelling Pantomime, The Wind in the Willows, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Seagull, Hansel and Gretel, The Railway Children; Pinocchio, Pygmalion and The Little Mermaid (York Theatre Royal), Inside Out of Mind (Meeting Ground Theatre Co.), Grandpa in my Pocket (Nottingham Playhouse), Lost Boy Racer (Lawrence Batley Theatre), We Love You City! (Coventry Belgrade), Me, as a Penguin, It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow, Flat Stanley (West Yorkshire Playhouse), A Passionate Woman (Chester Gateway and Theatre by the Lake), Frankie and Tommy, The Rivals, Red Skies over the Severn, The Century Plays (The Swan Theatre). His television credits include The Continental (from the world of John Wick), Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Doctors, Holby City, Waterloo Road, Liverpool 1, Home Fires, and See No Evil – The Moors Murders.
Tommy Carmichael plays Muddles. His theatre credits include Big Strong Man (National Tour), Charlie, Sleeping Beauty and Aladdin (York Theatre Royal), Robin Hood (The Maltings, Ely), The Wind In The Willows (National Tour), Big Strong Man (CAST, Doncaster), Cinderella (The Maltings, Ely), Alice In Wonderland (National Tour), The Jungle Book (National Tour), Dick Whittington (Alderford Lake), Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple), Bleak House (National Tour), Orphan (South West Tour), Lord of the Flies (Greenwich Theatre), BackPAGE (The Lion & Unicorn), Sleeping Beauty (National Tour), Howl (The Nest, Bath), Jack and the Beanstalk (Dearne Playhouse, Goldthorpe), The Shed Man (The Lion & Unicorn) and Where There’s a Will (The Egg Theatre, Bath).
Jenny Gaynor plays The Wicked Queen. Her theatre credits include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK Tour), Singin’ In The Rain (Sadlers Wells Theatre & UK/International tour), ANNIE (UK tour), Gangsta Granny (West End & UK Tour), The Girls (West End-Original London cast), A Christmas Story (Waterloo East Theatre), Singin’ in The Rain & Legally Blonde (Kilworth House Theatre), CHICAGO (West End and UK Tour), A Chorus Line (Lowry Theatre), Spamalot! (West End), Relatively Speaking (International Tour), Before The Night is Through (Landor Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show (European Tour and UK Tour), Sleeping Arrangements (Landor), The Boyfriend (Southwold), I Am a Camera (English Theatre of Hamburg), Annie (Arts) and 42ND Street (Octagon Theatre). Her film and TV credits include The Power (Amazon Prime), The Trial (Ch5), Entanglement (Amazon Prime), Material Girl (BBC), Sex & Drugs & Roll (Netflix), The Special Relationship (BBC & HBO) The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (HBO) Charismata (Netflix), The Addicted (Netflix) Coming Up (Channel 4) PERCEPTIONS (London Live) All About The McKenzies (Freeview) All in The Method & Rules Of Life (BBC3 pilot) Network Failure (Virgin Media) A Soldier’s Story (BBC Wales). For pantomime Jenny has appeared in leading roles in Aladdin, Snow White and Cinderella at theatres across the UK.
Christian Mortimer plays Prince Charming. His theatre credits included Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella (York Theatre Royal),Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Gaiety Theatre).
Marcavia McCarthy plays Snow White. Her theatre credits include Cinderella (Evolution Productions), Luna Loves Library Day the Musical (UK Tour), Dad Is Not My Friend (The Cockpit Theatre London) and Sleeping Beauty: The Pantomime (Worthing Pavilion Theatre).
Dean Whatton plays Sarge. His theatre credits includeSee How They Run (UK tour), Snow White The Musical (France/Belgium tour), Love Labours Lost and Richard the III (Northern Broadsides, UK tour), Macbeth (Derby Shakespeare Company), Pericles, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Life of Galileo, The Tales of Hans Handerson, The Class of 77 and Viking Tales. TV credits include Game of Thrones (HBO), Call the Midwife (BBC), Little Britain (BBC), Life’s Too Short (BBC), The John Bishop Rollercoaster Tour (BBC), PANTO! (ITV), An Bronntanas (TG4 Ireland), The Paul O’Grady Show (ITV), The Pheonix Club Live Show Performance (Children in Need – BBC), The One Show (BBC), This Morning (ITV), Celebrity Juice Christmas Special (ITV), Come Dine with me Christmas Special (Channel 4), Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow (CBeebies), Peak Practice (ITV), and I am Spazticus (Channel 4).
LISTINGS INFORMATION
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs/
A York Theatre Royal and Evolution Productions co-production
York Theatre Royal, Main House
Fri 04 Dec, 7pm
Sat 05 Dec, 2.30pm, 7pm
Sun 06 Dec, 11am, 3pm
Tue 08 Dec 10.30am, 7pm (Press Night)
Wed 09 Dec 10.30am, 5.30pm
Thu 10 Dec 10.30am, 5.30pm (Relaxed Performance)
Fri 11 Dec 10.30am, 7pm
Sat 12 Dec 2.30pm,7pm
Sun 13 Dec 11am,3pm
Tue 15 Dec 10.30am, 7pm
Wed 16 Dec 10.30am, 5.30pm (Dementia Friendly Performance)
Thu 17 Dec 2.30pm, 7pm
Sat 19 Dec 2.30pm,7pm
Sun 20 Dec 11am, 3pm
Mon 21 Dec 1pm, 5.30pm (British Sign Language Interpreted Performance)
Tue 22 Dec 2.30pm, 7pm
Wed 23 Dec 2.30pm, 7pm
Thu 24 Dec, 11am, 3pm
Sat 26 Dec 2.30pm, 7pm
Sat 27 Dec 11am, 3pm
Mon 28 Dec 2.30pm, 7pm
Tue 29 Dec 1pm (Audio Described Performance), 5.30pm
Wed 30 Dec 2.30pm (Captioned Performance), 7pm
Thu 31 Dec 11am, 3pm
Sat 02 Jan 2.30pm, 7pm
Sun 03 Jan 11am, 3pm