Cast Announced for Panto Mother Goose

We’re thrilled to reveal the cast for this year’s family pantomime, Mother Goose, featuring returning favourites and exciting new talent!

Leading the cast is Julian Eardley, our beloved panto dame, who will portray the title role of Mother Goose. This marks Julian’s 15th panto with Theatre Royal Winchester. Audiences will recognise him from past performances, including last year’s Cinderella as Fairy Kind Heart, and his memorable role as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (2022).

Joining Julian is Libby Gore, who returns for her fifth panto, this year playing Fairy Virtue. She previously wowed audiences in Aladdin (2021) and The Wizard of Oz (2022), and has also performed in the West End. Brontë Alice-Tadman will take on the role of Demon Vice. Audiences may remember Brontë as Cinderella in 2017 and from her recent appearance in Ground Rules.

Newcomer Liam Watson will play Jack Goose. An acting graduate and experienced stage performer, Liam has played Peter Pan for Little Wolf Theatre and recently starred in Turning the Screw in London. Megan Prior joins as Priscilla Goose and ensemble, having recently graduated in Musical Theatre.

Actor-musicians Andrew Wheaton (Squire Squeezum) and Daniella Agredo-Piper (Jill Squeezum) will provide live music as part of their roles, a hallmark of our pantos. Both have extensive stage experience, including roles in classics like King Lear and Twelfth Night.

Joining the ensemble as Villager/Understudy is Jack Oliver, who returns for a third Christmas at in Winchester, after 2022’s The Wizard of Oz and last year’s Cinderella. He hopes you enjoy the show and really throw yourself into the pantomime spirit!