'Intro To Panto' Schools Roadshow

For many, pantomime is the spark that lights a lifelong love of theatre. As a theatre rooted in the local community, we understand that not every child has the opportunity to go to a pantomime, so we’ve made it part of our mission to take pantomime to as many children as we can.

Every year our Intro to Panto roadshow visits schools throughout Wolverhampton and the Black Country, bringing the magic of live theatre to your school hall. To date we have performed to over 30,000 children. for many it’s their first experience of live theatre, but the memory lasts forever.

Our Intro To Panto roadshow is split into two halves, the first 30 minutes is an interactive workshop led by our three performers and the Grand Theatre’s resident Panto Dame, Ian Adams. We explore the history, jokes, routines and songs of pantomime – this is more suitable for years 4, 5 & 6.

There is then a 20 minute break followed by a 40 minute production of that year’s Grand Theatre pantomime, which is suitable for the whole school.

Our 2 week Intro to Panto tour runs during the month of October each year.

The workshop and performance are fitted around a morning or afternoon break-time.

We’re committed to reaching as many children as possible, so have priced the Intro to Panto roadshow as competitively as possible. Each performance is priced at £300+VAT. Schools who book two performances on the same day will pay £500+VAT (Please note, most Schools can claim VAT back).

Our performers are all DBS checked, and accompanied by a member of Grand Theatre staff at all performances.

Intro to Panto sells out extremely quickly, to be placed on our pre sale list for October 2025 please contact James Collins, Outreach Manager – Education and Community by email JamesC@grandtheatre.co.uk