Allendale Panto

26/02/2026

🗞️ Today on Buttons’ Broadcasts… we’ve made the front page! 🤩

The Hexham Courant are keeping the Allendale Panto magic alive this week with a front page feature and article all about Buttons the pantomime inside! 🎉

Want to relive the chaos? Pop down to your local paper shop (we’ve heard the Allendale Post Office Marketplace is good 😉) and grab yourself a copy to read all about it ✨

20/02/2026

18/02/2026

🗞️ Read all about it!

Check out The Hexham Courant’s coverage of Buttons! Following our five sold-out shows last week, we couldn’t be more proud 🎉

From the colour and chaos to the heart and our very professional leading lad, it’s all there!

If you missed the magic (or just fancy reliving it) give the article a read below… 👇

Allendale Village Hall hosted the Allen Valley Drama Group's retelling of Cinderella last week.

17/02/2026

🤩 It’s official! Thanks to our incredible Allendale Panto audiences last week, we’ve raised a record-breaking amount! ✨

A huge thank you to everyone who donated prizes and bought raffle tickets throughout the week — you've helped raise a whopping £1,147 towards the new storytelling area in our soon-to-be beautifully renovated Recreation Ground! 💛

What a cherry on top of a fantastic show week — and proof (once again) that the real stars of this production are the people in our community (and beyond!).

🌟 Thank you! 🌟

15/02/2026

🥳 THAT’S A WRAP FOR 2026! 🎉

From the entire cast and crew of Allendale Panto 2026 || Buttons, we want to say a huge thank you to our five phenomenal sold-out audiences! How brilliant were you all?! We absolutely loved having you along to laugh, cheer, and boo, and we can’t wait to welcome you back next year! 🤩

🛝 Once again, you’ve helped us raise more than ever before for our raffle cause, with all proceeds going to the new storytelling area as part of the recreation ground renovation — the full amount will be announced soon once we’ve had a moment to count it! But, in the meantime, a huge thank you to all the wonderful businesses, individuals, and groups who donated prizes as well as to everyone who bought tickets. You’ve all made a huge difference to a brilliant local cause!

🗓️ Want to get involved next year? Get Thursday 26th March in your diary and meet us at the Allendale Village Hall at 7:30pm for our AGM!

Thank you! ✨

14/02/2026

✨ THE FINAL SHOW IS HERE! ✨

Our Saturday matinee audience were just FABULOUS! Thank you so much for coming down and sharing laughter, a dance, and a fantastic time with us! You were absolutely wonderful, and we loved having you! 🎭💥

The final show is upon us! So here are our Very Important Panto reminders one last time!

✨ Arrive early to secure the best seats! The show starts at 7:30pm, and seats are not reserved. Doors will open around 6:45pm!

⏰ Run time: ~ 2 hours 30 mins, including a 20 minute interval.

Bring cash or card for...
🐭 Snacks
🐭 Drinks
🐭 Raffle tickets: £1 per strip
💭 Raffle proceeds will go to the refurbishment of The Recreation Ground - and we have 11+ wonderful prizes to be won tonight, so don’t miss out!

👗The kids' fancy dress competition will run during the interval tonight, too, for anyone who wants to wear their best princess, prince, superhero, or any other fancy dress! Each participant will get a certificate and a little prize.

🚨 Oh, and don’t forget your tickets!! Wish us luck — we’ll see you very soon for two and a bit hours of fun & laughter! 🎭🎉

14/02/2026

✨ IT’S THE MATINEE - DON'T FORGET YOUR FANCY DRESS! ✨

A HUUUGE thank you to our Friday audience! ✨ You were wonderful — cheering in all the right spots and getting well and truly involved from start to finish. The feedback afterwards has been phenomenal, and hearing how much you loved the show means the absolute world to us. Thank you for giving us such a fabulous night! 🎭💥

Here are your Very Important Panto Reminders for this afternoon...

✨ Arrive early to secure the best seats! The show starts at 2pm, and seats are not reserved. Doors will open around 1:15pm!

⏰ Run time: ~ 2 hours 30 mins, including a 20 minute interval.

Bring cash or card for...
🐭 Snacks
🐭 Drinks
🐭 Raffle tickets: £1 per strip
💭 Raffle proceeds will go to the refurbishment of The Recreation Ground - and we have 11+ wonderful prizes to be won at every show, so don’t miss out!

👗The kids' fancy dress competition will run during the interval at every show, too, for anyone who wants to wear their best princess, prince, superhero, or any other fancy dress! Each participant will get a certificate and a little prize.

🚨 Oh, and don’t forget your tickets!! Wish us luck — we’ll see you very soon for two and a bit hours of fun & laughter! 🎭🎉

13/02/2026

✨ IT’S PANTO NIGHT THREE + WE HAVE FOUR TICKETS LEFT! ✨

Well… Thursday night 👀 You were a rather rowdy bunch! The boos were booming, the cheers were thunderous, and the energy in the room was absolutely electric. Thank you to our brilliant Night Two audience for bringing the chaos and keeping us on our toes — we loved every second 🎭💥

🚨 TICKETS FOR TONIGHT! 🚨
There are just FOUR tickets left at the Allendale Co-op — and the tickets are only on sale until 5pm. If you want to be in the room tonight, you’ll need to move fast!

Here are your Very Important Panto Reminders for tonight...

✨ Arrive early to secure the best seats! The show starts at 7:30pm, and seats are not reserved. Doors will open around 6:45pm! [for Saturday matinee folk, doors will open at 1:15pm, ready for the show to start at 2pm]

⏰ Run time: ~ 2 hours 30 mins, including a 20 minute interval.

Bring cash or card for...
🐭 Snacks
🐭 Drinks
🐭 Raffle tickets: £1 per strip
💭 Raffle proceeds will go to the refurbishment of The Recreation Ground - and we have 11+ wonderful prizes to be won at every show, so don’t miss out!

👗The kids' fancy dress competition will run during the interval at every show, too, for anyone who wants to wear their best princess, prince, superhero, or any other fancy dress! Each participant will get a certificate and a little prize.

🚨 Oh, and don’t forget your tickets!! Wish us luck — we’ll see you very soon for two and a bit hours of fun & laughter! 🎭🎉

12/02/2026

✨ IT’S PANTO NIGHT TWO! ✨

A HUGE thank you to our brilliant Night One audience — you were absolutely fabulous, gave us the best start to this run, and have us properly hyped for the next shows! 💥 We hope you had as much fun as we did! And after last night’s phenomenal opening audience? We are SO ready to welcome our Thursday night crew! 🎉

Here are your Very Important Panto Reminders for tonight...

✨ Arrive early to secure the best seats! The show starts at 7:30pm, and seats are not reserved. Doors will open around 6:45pm! [for Saturday matinee folk, doors will open at 1:15pm, ready for the show to start at 2pm]

⏰ Run time: ~ 2 hours 30 mins, including a 20 minute interval.

Bring cash for…
🐭 Snacks
🐭 Drinks
🐭 Raffle tickets: £1 per strip
💭 Raffle proceeds will go to the refurbishment of The Recreation Ground - and we have 11+ wonderful prizes to be won at every show, so don’t miss out!

👗The kids' fancy dress competition will run during the interval at every show, too, for anyone who wants to wear their best princess, prince, superhero, or any other fancy dress! Each participant will get a certificate and a little prize.

🚨 Oh, and don’t forget your tickets!!

Wish us luck — we’ll see you very soon for two and a bit hours of unhinged, chaotic fun 🎭🎉

11/02/2026

✨ IT'S OPENING NIGHT! ✨

So here’s Buttons' V.I.P.I. (Very Important Panto Info) to make sure you have the very best Allendale Panto experience...

✨ Arrive early to secure the best seats! The show starts at 7:30pm and seats are not reserved. Doors will open around 6:45pm! [for Saturday matinee folk, doors will open at 1:15pm, ready for the show to start at 2pm]

⏰ Run time: ~ 2 hours 30 mins including a 20 minute interval

Bring cash for…
🐭 Snacks
🐭 Drinks
🐭 Raffle tickets: £1 per strip

💭 Raffle proceeds will go to the refurbishment of The Recreation Ground - and we have 11 wonderful prizes to be won at every show, so don’t miss out!

👗 The kid's fancy dress competition will run during the interval at every show, too, for anyone who wants to wear their best princess, prince, superhero, or any other fancy dress! Each participant will get a certificate and a little prize.

🚨 Oh, and don’t forget your tickets (of course!)

Wish us luck & we’ll see tonight’s lovely audience VERY soon! 🎉