Tony and Olivier winner Ian McKellen stars in the title role of a U.K. and Ireland tour of the pantomime Mother Goose, which continues through December 11 at the Theatre Royal Brighton.
Written by Jonathan Harvey (Coronation Street, Gimme Gimme Gimme) and directed by Cal McCrystal, the company also features John Bishop as Vic Goose, Anna-Jane Casey as Cilla The Goose, Oscar Conlon-Morrey as Jack, Simbi Akande as Jill, Sharon Ballard as Good Fairy Encanta, and Karen Mavundukure as Evil Fairy Malignia.
The cast is completed by Mairi Barclay, Adam Brown, Gabriel Fleary, Becca Francis, Shailan Gohil, Richard Leeming, Genevieve Nicole, and Laura Tyrer.
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The tour will subsequently play the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End (December 15-January 29, 2023), Chichester Festival Theatre (February 7-11), Sheffield Lyceum (February 14-18), Wolverhampton Grand (February 22-26), Liverpool Empire (February 28-March 4), Oxford New Theatre (March 7-11), Bord Gais Energy Theatre Dublin (March 22-26), and Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff (March 28-April 1).
The production also has set and costume design by Liz Ascroft, choreography by Lizzi Gee, lighting design by Prema Mehta, sound design by Ben Harrison, and puppet design and creation by Chris Barlow. Casting is by Anne Vosser, and the production manager is Ben Arkell.
In the pantomime, Mother Goose (McKellen) and her husband Vic (Bishop) run an animal sanctuary for waifs and strays and live a wholesome life inside an abandoned Debenhams. But when a goose (Casey) flies in, will fame and fortune get the better of them?
Mother Goose is produced by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions, Hunter Arnold, Seaview, Wessex Grove, Richard Winkler and Dawn Smalberg, Caiola Productions, and George Waud for Groove International.
Visit MotherGooseShow.co.uk.
Adam Brown and Anna-Jane Casey in Mother Goose
Anna-Jane Casey and company of Mother Goose
Anna-Jane Casey, John Bishop, and Ian McKellen in Mother Goose
Gabriel Fleary, Oscar Conlon-Morrey, and Simbi Akande in Mother Goose
Ian McKellen and John Bishop in Mother Goose
Ian McKellen in Mother Goose
Ian McKellen in Mother Goose
Ian McKellen in Mother Goose
John Bishop and Ian McKellen in Mother Goose
John Bishop in Mother Goose
John Bishop, Anna-Jane Casey, Ian McKellen and company in Mother Goose
Oscar Conlon Morrey and Ian McKellen in Mother Goose
Oscar Conlon-Morrey in Mother Goose
Oscar Conlon-Morrey, Ian McKellen and John Bishop in Mother Goose
Oscar Conlon-Morrey, John Bishop, and Ian McKellen in Mother Goose
Sharon Ballard and Karen Mavundukure in Mother Goose
Sharon Ballard in Mother Goose
The company of Mother Goose
The company of Mother Goose
The company of Mother Goose
