Venue: Main House
Date: Thu 15 Dec - Sat 04 Feb
Time: 7.30pm (2.30pm Matinee), 8pm (4.30pm matinee)
Written by: Berwick Kaler
Directed by: Berwick Kaler and Damian Cruden
Designed by: Phil R Daniels and Charles Cusick Smith
Lighting: Richard G Jones
Choreographer: Nicola Boyd-Anderson
Musical Director: Rob Thorne Jnr
Reviews
Mon 19 Dec 2011
Written by Charles Hutchinson, The Press
"Berwick Kaler is back at the top of his Dame game"
Sun 18 Dec 2011
Written by Alfred Hickling, The Guardian
"David Leonard's evil Zantanus is reliably rotten; Suzy Cooper's Rosie Robinson is irresistibly bubbly and Julie-Anna Castro's Man Friday has a spectacular pair of legs for a bloke."
Tue 20 Dec 2011
Written by Phil Penfold
"Beg, steal, borrow a ticket. If you can, buy one. You simply won’t find a better, or more efficaciously effective, tonic."
Wed 21 Dec 2011
Written by Julia Pattison
"Berwick Kaler and his Caruso Crew were on the crest of a wave of affection from an appreciative audience of “ babbies and bairns ” who lapped up this new show."
Sat 21 Jan 2012
Written by Charles Hutchinson, The Press
"This show’s set pieces are right up there with Berwick’s best, especially the classic farce tomfoolery of the bed-hopping, bed-swapping scene and the Dying Swan routine"
York's loudest, wackiest panto returns for it's 33rd year
From York to Whitby and then on to Australia, but will the comically dysfunctional "York Family Robinson" ever reach their final destination? Join them as they challenge the world's most treacherous waters in a desperate attempt to find the only living link with the beginning of time. Laugh yourself silly as they encounter dastardly fey pirates and find themselves shipwrecked on No Man's Land (inhabited solely by beautiful girls - well, until they're joined by the dame!)
Performances: Mon - Sat, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30 matinee and 7.30pm evening, Fri 4.30pm matinee and 8pm evening)
Berwick Kaler - Annie Robinson
Suzy Cooper - Rosie Robinson
Martin Barrass - Jim Robinson
David Leonard - Zantanus Junior
AJ Powell - Robinson Caruso
Sian Howard - Britannia/Shelia
Julie-Anna Castro - Man Friday
Jamie Harris - Jolly Roger
Related News
Wed 18 Jan 2012
Last Friday the former head of the BBC and ITV, presenter Michael Grade, and a team from BBC 4 joined us to film part of York's favourite panto.
Wed 21 Dec 2011
York Round Table continued their annual fundraising event this year, as York Theatre Royal made tickets available for sale to the final dress rehearsal of this season’s pantomime, The York Family Robinson. The evening helped to raise over £10,000 which Round Table will be donating to Brunswick Organic Nursery and Craft Shop in order to raise money for a new mini bus.
Tue 20 Dec 2011
This years York Theatre Royal panto is already attracting a lot of great coverage from the press. Read the latest reviews here.
Thu 10 Nov 2011
Why not join us for a traditional Christmas Dinner before enjoying our family panto? Dinners are served at 5:30 Monday - Thursday throughout panto (19 Dec - 2 Feb), but please book early, as numbers are limited.
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The York Family Robinson Show photos
Chatting to Phil our Panto set designer
The York Family Robinson Rehearsal photos
It's all go in the Panto costume department!
Behind the scenes of York's best loved pantomime