Middle Child reveal cast for rock’n’roll panto, Treasure Island
- Treasure Island runs at Social in Hull from 19-29 December
- The story was chosen by the audience of last year’s panto
- Marc Graham once again returns as dame Pattie Breadcake
Middle Child have revealed the cast of their 2024 rock’n’roll panto, Treasure Island.
The award-winning Hull company return to gig venue Social on Humber Street in Hull from 19-29 December, with a story their audience chose in a public vote last year.
Treasure Island see a host of roving ruffians set sail down the Humber on the famous Spurn lightship, in search of doubloons galore.
Marc Graham once again stars as loudmouth dame, Pattie Breadcake, while last year’s villain, Alice Beaumont, plays this year’s hero, Jim.
Sophie Clay makes her first Middle Child panto appearance since 2016 as devious pirate, Long John Silver.
Josie Morley is back as audience friend, Captain Corsair, while Kobby Taylor plays Silver’s sidekick Blabberbeak.
Andy Ross returns to clown duties as the scene-stealing Reluctant Stage Manager.
Jack Chamberlain wields the drumsticks as a marooned skater boy, Chad Kickflip, while Natalie Walker features on keys, as musical director, Piano Natalie.
BSL interpreter Dave Wycherley will also appear on-stage to interpret all performances on Saturday 21 December.
Audiences can expect live music and the chance to make as much noise as they can, plus a final mischief performance on 29 December, when the cast and crew play pranks on each other on-stage.
The run includes family performances at 2.00pm and 6.00pm, alongside six late-night shows at 9.30pm, for not-so-grown-ups to leave the kids at home.
Tickets are available through the Middle Child website, starting at £13.50 for children and going up to £19.50 for standard tickets.
Visit Middle Child Theatre for more details and to buy tickets.
Treasure Island
Written and directed by Paul Smith
Chosen by You
Venue: Social, 63 Humber Street, Hull
Dates: 19-29 December 2024
Times: Various
Tickets: Children £13.50; Concessions £16.50; Standard £19.50 (no booking fee)
Middle Child are a Hull-based company creating gig theatre that brings people together for a good night out with big ideas. They tell untold stories which capture the electrifying moment when the beat drops, mixing original live music with bold new writing.
Their events are live and loud, making sense of the modern world. They are committed to breaking down barriers and ensuring that theatre is affordable and accessible for all. They will set fire to your expectations of what a night at the theatre can be.
Middle Child’s artist development programme, Reverb, ensures that artists in Hull are given top-class development opportunities across disciplines, without having to leave the city.
Middle Child are an Arts Council England national portfolio organisation and an associate company of Paines Plough, supported by Hull City Council, Garfield Weston, Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust, Wykeland and the Sir James Reckitt Charity.