Pontardawe Pantomime Page

17/12/2025

There's a handful of tickets left for our final Adult Performance of Sleeping Beauty, tonight at 7pm.

We've had an absolute blast over the last two weeks, and are looking forward to your company one last time!

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05/12/2025

It’s opening night!

03/12/2025

01/12/2025

24/11/2025

23/11/2025

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19/11/2025

🌟 SLEEPING BEAUTY - CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟

🌟We are excited to introduce Lewis Francis this year. He will be playing Prince Phillip in this years family pantomime ‘SLEEPING BEAUTY’ 🌟

Former ArtsEd Student, Lewis, recently graduated from MetFilm School at Ealing Studios with a 1st Class Honours degree in Screen Acting & Film Production.

Since then, he has gone on to partake in multiple stage and screen productions in a variety of roles. Most notably as Producer, Writer, Editor & Starring as “Dai Blonde” in Y Ddraigs short film, “Y Dau Dai’s”, which went onto to premiere at Vue Cinemas in Westfield, alongside premiering back home in Wales, in a showcase for up and coming filmmakers in the area. The event, self produced by Lewis himself, raised over £1,000 for Cancer Research Wales.

He has recently set up his own production company here in South Wales, “Hyblyg Media/Productions”. To discover more, please follow on Instagram & on TikTok.

Lewis is super proud and excited to be returning to the stage this festive period, reuniting with old friends and making new ones along the way.

17/11/2025

🌟 SLEEPING BEAUTY - CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟

🌟We are excited to announce the return of Neil Harris this year. He will be playing Fairy Freddy in this years family pantomime ‘SLEEPING BEAUTY’ 🌟

After graduating from Coventry University with a BA in theatre, Neil gained an MA in Musical Theatre at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, and has appeared across the country in plays such as “Whose coat is that Jacket?” “Bred in Heaven” and “April in Paris”.

Musicals include a professional tour of “You’re a good man Charlie Brown” and “Avenue Q”. Neil is a singer and musician and is writing and co-producing a new musical production. This is Neil’s fourth pantomime with “Its An Act” after roles in Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast and he is back this year by popular demand!

15/11/2025

🌟 SLEEPING BEAUTY - CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟

🌟We are excited to announce the return of Jack Llewellyn this year. He will be playing King Richard in this years family pantomime ‘SLEEPING BEAUTY’ 🌟

Find out more about Jack:

Jack attended the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts where he gained the Dame Judi Dench scholarship for actors with outstanding potential.

His stage credits include playing ‘Beast’ in Beauty and the Beast (Imagine Theatre), Dylan in rugby comedy Bred in Heaven (Frapetsus Productions) and The Howie Lee in Howie The Rookie (On The Edge).

Outside of the theatre Jack is an experienced voice over artist, featuring for Redrow Homes, Territorial Army and London Mint. He is also the voice behind many visitor tours including Cardiff Castle and The Roman Baths.

Jack played the lead role in a TV advert campaign for the Welsh Assembly, and is also experienced in TV and Film. He featured in Shirley, a documentary on the life of Dame Shirley Bassey directed by Colin Teague, and has also appeared in S4C’s Pobol Y Cwm and Gwaith Cartref.

Jack’s film career highlight to date is playing a Special Forces Agent in the feature film The Killer Elite working alongside Robert De Niro, and he also appeared in Vikings Legacy with Tornado Films. Jack also works as a creative agent and associate at the Arts Council of Wales.

15/11/2025

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06/11/2025

Only one month to go! 🤩

01/11/2025

🌟 SLEEPING BEAUTY - CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟

🌟We are excited to announce the return of Llinos Thomas this year. She will be playing MALEFICENT in this years family pantomime ‘SLEEPING BEAUTY’ 🌟

Find out more about Llinos:

Llinos began performing at the tender age of 9 with the Hywel Girls Choir and Hywel Boys singers in Llanelli.

She has appeared regularly on television for BBC and S4C, which include; Children in need, Just up your street, Money in the Bank, Noson Lawen, Can i Gymru, Camp am Ganu, John ac Alun, Trafferth mewn Tafarn, Bws Gwlad, Prynhawn Da, Diolch o Galon, Wedi Tri, Emyn Roc a Rol and Chris Needs Radio Wales “Summer Scorcher”. In 2000, Llinos studied a 3 Year BA Honours Degree in Theatre, Music and Media (in the medium of Welsh) at Trinity College Carmarthen and then went on to train at The Royal Academy of Music, London securing a Postgraduate Diploma in Musical Theatre.

The highlight of Llinos’ career to date was performing backing at The Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Arena and Birmingham NEC for Sir Elton John in 2004. She has also performed as leading lady in a variety of productions such as; Polly Perkins in Robinson Crusoe; Wendy Darling in Peter Pan; Cinderella in Cinderella alongside Mike Doyle, Alice Fitzwarren alongside Peter Karrie in Dick Whittington, Princess Violet in the Musical Tickledom/Tickledom 2, Mable in Simon H West’ Production of Pirates of Penzance, Dandini in Owen Moneys 2008 Production of “Buttons Undone” and Princess Peach Crumble in Jack and the Beanstalk. In 2018 Llinos worked alongside Mal Pope across Wales Performing the role of Demi/Hetty in his Hit Musical “Cappuccino Girls” then went on to play The Genie in Rainbow Valley Productions Theatre Company’ Panto “Aladdin” in 2019/2020. After the pandemic Llinos secured the role of The Wicked Queen in Snow White and the seven Dwarfs with Its an Act Theatre Company in 2021. Beginning of 2022 Llinos Toured “Juke Box Heroes 3” across Wales with Owen Money then went on to play the role of one of the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella with Its An Act Theatre Company end of 2022.

Llinos also enjoys performing at Weddings, Events and Private Functions when not participating in Theatrical Productions. And has also successfully secured a residency performing solo at The Celtic Collection Hotels across Wales.

Llinos is over the moon to be taking on the Role of Maleficent, the Baddest of the Baddies, in this years 2025 Panto Production Tour of “Sleeping Beauty” with the one and only It’s an Act Theatre Company…Let the Fun Times begin!