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She’s known to millions for her infectious laugh and the star of this year’s big Lowestoft pantomime will certainly be cooking up some festive fun as it has been revealed that Rustie Lee is to headline our cast of Sleeping Beauty this Christmas.

Joining Rustie are John Lyons, best known for his role as Detective Sergeant George Toolan in the long running series A Touch of Frost, and West End Experience and Benidorm vocalist Asa Elliott.

Sleeping Beauty runs here at the Marina from December 15th through until January 2 and will once again be produced by the award winning team behind recent record breaking Marina pantomimes Snow White & Cinderella, Paul Holman Associates.

Much-loved TV cook and personality Rustie Lee is set to sizzle as our enchanting Lilac Fairy in the magical story of the princess who fell asleep for 100 years. With appearances on Loose Women, This Morning and Saturday Night Take Away, Rustie is never far from the spotlight and remains a firm favourite in people’s hearts. She first burst onto our screens with her infectious laughter and fun-loving personality as the chef on the set of TV-AM. Seven successful years on the channel followed as the nation woke-up to a delicious world of Caribbean delights as Rustie cooked for guests including George Best, Ringo Starr and Les Dawson. In addition to her recording career Rustie has appeared in several pantomimes as well as musicals including Smokey Joe’s Café & South Pacific.

Rustie said: “I’m really excited to be coming to Lowestoft this Christmas and sprinkling some magic fairy dust. It’s a great production of one of the best loved pantomimes and I look forward to performing at the Marina Theatre. Let’s make it a happy Christmas together this year!”

John Lyons who takes the role of King Crumble is best known for playing Detective Sergeant George Toolan for 18 years in the hugely popular series A Touch of Frost. An accomplished stage, television and film actor John has appeared in a host of productions including George & Mildred, The Sweeney, Upstairs Downstairs, Doctors and the Onedin Line as well as appearances in London’s West End including Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap.

Every pantomime needs a hero and swapping the sunshine and cabaret of the Costa Blanca, from the award-wining comedy hit Benidorm, is Asa Elliott as Prince Valiant. Asa first appeared in the popular comedy having been spotted by writer Derren Litten, who created the unique role for Asa, playing himself as the regular singer at the Solana Resort. Last September Asa stole the show as the lead vocalist in the critically acclaimed production of musical celebration The West End Experience which premiered at the Marina before touring the UK.

Show Producer Paul Holman said, “I am thrilled Rustie is joining us in Lowestoft in this most enchanting pantomime. Audiences will definitely be in a spin with colourful costumes, spectacular scenery, creative choreography and a mix of modern and traditional music, and we guarantee laughter will be loud, long and definitely raising the rafters! Rustie will have audiences eating out of her hands as she brings the Lilac Fairy to life in her own warm and welcoming style. John Lyons brings a touch of class and comedy in his role as the king and Asa Elliotts’s fine vocals and charming personality see him perfectly cast as the Prince.”

Karen Thompson Marketing Manager for the Marina added, “We are thrilled to announce the casting of Rustie, John & Asa for this year’s big Lowestoft Pantomime. Featuring a host of colourful comic characters, spectacular sets, fabulous costumes and lots of audience participation (oh yes it will!) advanced bookings are already at record levels so it really is time to set your alarm clocks for the east coast’s largest full scale professional pantomime here at the Marina this year.”

Sleeping Beauty opens on Tuesday 15th December with performances up to and including Saturday 2nd January 2016. Tickets which are priced from £7 are now on sale from the Marina Theatre Box Office by calling 01502 533200.

The world premiere of David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny is coming to the stage in a national tour starting this winter and theatre goers in Lowestoft will have one of the first opportunities to see the show at the town’s Marina Theatre ahead of a run in London’s West End.

Staged by the Birmingham Stage Company, the acclaimed producers of Horrible Histories, Gangsta Granny will run at the Marina from 2-5 December before heading to Birmingham and then into London.

It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing – staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure – it’s going to be sooooooooo boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could possibly imagine, as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with his very own Gangsta Granny!

Birmingham Stage Company is delighted to bring to the stage this wonderful new production based on the amazing book by David Walliams, the UK’s best-selling children’s author.

“I am over the moon that ‘Gangsta Granny’ is coming to the stage. It’s the most popular of all my books and I am sure this production by the brilliant Birmingham Stage Company will delight not just children but their parents and of course grandparents”.
David Walliams

Tickets are now on sale for the production which plays at the Marina from 2-5 December. The venue has already been inundated with enquiries for the show.

Karen Thompson, Marketing Manager for the Marina said, “As a huge fan of David Walliams and West End Theatre, I am delighted that we have the opportunity to bring our audiences a first opportunity to see the World premiere of this incredible new show ahead of its West End run this December. We have already been inundated with enquiries about the production and have added a number of extra performances for both schools and families.”

For more information or to book seats, contact the Marina Box Office on 01502 533200.

We are delighted to announce that our Pantomime this year will be the enchanting story of Sleeping Beauty with tickets on sale today for this lavish, full-scale production which opens on December 15th.

Following the enormous success of last season’s production of Snow White, we have once again teamed up with award winning producers, Paul Holman Associates to bring this magical fairy tale story featuring Princess Aurora and her dashing prince to life. Casting is now under way for the production, set to be one of the largest in the region, with the fun packed show opening at the Marina on December 15 and running throughout the Christmas and New Year holiday, ending on January 2nd.

Ticket prices have been held for a third consecutive year and once again include rear circle seats from just £7.00 at every show, supersaver performances with best seats at just £10.50 and school party rates fixed at £8.50 with accompanying teachers free! In addition to our existing special £9.50 rate for groups of over 50 people this year, we have also added a special mini-group rate for parties of 25 or more which allows an £18.50 seat to be purchased for just £12.50. Family Saver Tickets and an early bird booking discount are also now available.

Marina Marketing Manager, Karen Thompson said, “We have already been inundated with enquiries as to when people can book for this year’s production and we have therefore taken the unprecedented step of announcing our title and going on sale earlier than ever before. The Marina Theatre’s annual pantomime season continues to be one of the most popular in the region with more and more people supporting the show and, through this success, audiences now have an even earlier opportunity to book for this year.”

Professional pantomime returned to Lowestoft eight years ago after a gap of over half a century. Described as the life blood of theatre, pantomime is a major opportunity for all venues to build new audiences through schools and families and key to providing financial stability in an extremely uncertain business.

Marina Chief Executive, Martin Halliday added, “We are delighted to announce our pantomime this year will be the enchanting tale of Sleeping Beauty and that for a sixth consecutive season we will be working with the award winning team at Paul Holman Associates. It seems pantomime at the Marina has reached a milestone with our audiences not only enjoying the shows and supporting in great numbers, they also appreciate just how important our annual pantomime is for the future of the Marina. With ticket prices held for a third consecutive year and some generous discounts for groups and families we are pleased to give our patrons the chance to book even earlier this year.”

Our Pantomime season at the Marina has continued to grow in popularity with audiences up almost 150% since we became a Charitable Trust 3 years ago. Over 16,000 people supported pantomime at the Marina last season.

Producer Paul Holman added, “I am thrilled to be returning to my home town once again this year with a brand new production of Sleeping Beauty at the Marina Theatre. Casting is now underway and once again we will ensure the production features a host of comic characters, bundles of audience participation, spectacular scenery & costumes plus some fabulous dancers all accompanied by a live band. We are thrilled that audiences for pantomime at the Marina continue to build and that this success helps to ensure the venue can continue to operate one of the most varied programmes of entertainment to be seen in theatre across the UK.”

Tickets for Sleeping Beauty are now available to book by calling our Box Office on 01502 533200.