Curtain up for Christmas shows

Curtain up has already come to theatres in Canterbury, Sevenoaks and Maidstone, and now this week more are opening their doors.

The Woodville Theatre in Gravesend will stage Peter Pan from Friday, December 7 to New Year’s Day, starring Jamie Paul ‘JJ’ Hamblett, from boy band Union J, favourite Robert Pearce as pirate dame Mrs Smee and Rob Cummings as Captain Hook. For tickets from £14 go to woodville.co.uk or call 08442 439 480.

The Orchard Theatre in Dartford opens Aladdin on Saturday, December 8 until Sunday, December

30, starring BRIT and Ivor Novello award-winning artist Marti Pellow, pictured left, former frontman of Wet Wet Wet and, of course, a wishgranting genie.

Tickets from £18 are available from orchardtheatre.co.uk or call 01322 220000.

The Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone stage Dick Whittington from Tuesday, December 11 until Sunday, December 30, with special effects, costumes and amazing sets from Ctproductions. To book tickets go to atgtickets.com/shows

To find out about all the pantos on offer across Kent this Christmas, check out our round-up online at kentonline.co.uk/ whats-on