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South Holland Centre Pantomime sees more than 10k visitors and nominations for national awards

Cinderella Pantomime
Posted on 20 March 2023

The Cinderella pantomime which ran at the South Holland Centre in Spalding in November and December 2022 has been nominated for several awards from the UK Pantomime Association. 

Cinderella Pantomime

Ran by Peterborough-based Polka Dot Pantomimes, Cinderella welcomed more than 10,000 visitors to the South Holland Centre, making it one of the most successful pantomimes in the Centre's history.

The pantomime has gone on to receive four nominations for different categories at the UK Pantomime Awards:

  • Best Director - Darren O' Sullivan
  • Best Lighting - Bev Paskell
  • Best Ugly Sisters - Gareth Mitchell and Garnon Davies
  • Best Pantomime - with a seating capacity of up to 500 seats

The team at the South Holland Centre worked hard to make this pantomime a success, with their own Technical and Operations Manager, Bev Paskell being nominated for best lighting.

These prestigious awards see a panel of judges visit over 300 pantomimes throughout the UK and score each production in certain categories, with the top five being nominated for the final, held in London's West End in April this year.

Councillor Gary Taylor, portfolio holder for communities and facilities said: "This is a fantastic achievement for all those involved in the Cinderella pantomime, the whole team from the South Holland Centre worked tirelessly and their hard work has paid off with national recognition.

"We had fantastic feedback from local residents and visitors who travelled into the District to watch this pantomime, so once again well done to all for making Cinderella such a success, we wish you the best of luck in your nominations."

Darren Maddison, Polka Dot's Company Director said: "To be nominated is a big deal so to receive four nominations proves how much hard work and talent from the cast, creative team, technical team and South Holland Centre staff went into this production of Cinderella".

To view the full nominee details, please visit https://pantomimeassociation.co.uk/the-pantomime-awards-2023-nominees-are-announced/

To keep up to date, and book in early for this year's panto season please visit https://www.southhollandcentre.co.uk/.