West Midlands Childrens Theatre 

Rick Whittington (Pantomime 2025)
 

Firbank Primary School, Oldham
A fantastic, engaging performance. We really enjoyed the interactivity in the show. The children have already asked when you are coming again.

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Coachford National School, Co. Cork
The panto was as always a wonderful treat and brought great laughter, music and excitement to the school. We are amazed at the performers energy and how they interact so well with children of all ages. The WMCT gang are fantastic to deal with and clearly so enthusiastic about entertaining a young audience. We will be delighted to welcome them back again next year!

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Forest Gate Academy, Manchester
Fantastic performance that engaged all the children from Nursery to Year 6! The children loved joining in with the songs and the “he’s behind you”. It’s definitely got us in the Christmas spirit. 

 

St Bega’s Primary School, Cumbria
The show was fantastic! Thank you so much for how amazing you were with the children especially the volunteers. They all had lots of fun and laughs and will definitely remember this. What a fabulous experience for our school.

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Alford Primary School, Grampian
Absolutely brilliant, children loved it. Very interactive. Thank you so much. A very professional performance. Please can we rebook for next year?. 

 

East Stanley Primary School, Durham
Absoluetely amazing show- really kept our children engaged. They loved participating too. We really enjoyed the whole performance and feel really festive now. Don’t know where you get your energy from but keep it up.
 

St Thomas RC Primary School, Grampian
Full of fun & energy, a really enjoyable experience for our pupils. Super slick performance, engaging, kept our pupils attention the whole time. Will definitely recommend to other schools.

 

Marine Park Primary School, South Tyneside
Thank you so much! The picture on the children’s faces said it all. Such a professional approach to set up, performance and get out- a brilliant opportunity to give children a memorable experience that they may not otherwise get. Thank you!

 

Silverdale Primary Academy, Staffordshire
An excellent show that entertained all of the children from nursery to Yr6. The children clearly loved the audience participation and the involvement of the children as ‘actors’ was great. A really enjoyable experience for all of us.

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Piddle Valley First School, Dorset
Fantastic performance . The children really enjoyed it and were engaged throughout. Lots of laughter and smiles.

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Wallop Primary School, Hampshire
Thank you so much! The children and staff loved it. Excellent scripts to help with behaviour & still enjoying it. I was really impressed with engagement. Lovely choices for children to join in- very inclusive! Thanks

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Milborne St Andrew First School, Dorset
The pantomime was fantastic from start to finish. The children were fully engaged throughout and loved every minute. The humour was perfectly pitched for the age group, with lots of laughter & excitement, and the audience participation was excellent. The children were eager to join in & felt fully involved. It was a joyful, memorable experience and wonderful opportunity for shared enjoyment.

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The Bridge School, Sutton Coldfield
Excellent interaction with children. Well pitched, really good performance. Friendly and organised. Would 100% have again.

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The Grange School, Oxfordshire
The show was amazing! It was interactive throughout and kept all the children engaged and made them apart of it by letting them join in. The actors went above and beyond, were professional and kept in character at all times and the costume changes were quick and didn’t leave the children waiting. 11/10

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Castle Camps CE Primary School, Cambridge
An amazing production and a very talented cast. Thank you so much

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Bishop Loveday Primary School, Banbury
Excellent, captivating performance! Brilliant story and great engagement with pupils, songs and rhymes were appropriate and trendy, everyone had a fantastic time!

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St. Jarlaith’s Primary School, Armagh
We were delighted to have West Midlands Childrens Theatre in our school today. It was a fantastic experience for all involved. The performance was lively, engaging, and interactive- keeping children captivated from start to finish. The cast were excellent and a big thank you to them for creating a memorable and fan filled experience for our children in our assembly hall.

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St Luke’s Primary School, Cork City
A terrific performance as always, very engaging for all classes from Junior Infants to 6th

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Holy Family Senior School, Co. Clare
A fabulously engaging performance that captivated young & old from start to finish. Looking forward to next year already!

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Ceara School, Armagh
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to your wonderful company for a fantastic performance of Rick Whittington for our pupils (and staff). The show was a joyful, engaging & captivating experience from start to finish! Our pupils were delighted- they clapped, sang cheered and were thrilled to be invited up onstage to become part of the performance. Their smiles and laughter said it all. It was a magical morning that brought our school community together. A brilliant start to the festive season. Thank you for bringing such joy and sparkle to Ceara.

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St Finian’s Primary School, Newtownards
What a great show! The children really enjoyed it. There was great audience participation and lots of humour enjoyed by children and adults alike. The costumes and backdrop were eye-catching and the music and songs were fabulous. So good, thank you so much for a great afternoon!

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Barrow CE Primary, Bury St. Edmunds
We had a fantastic time! The performance was energetic, funny and well put together. The cast were engaging from the start to finish and really knew how to get the children involved. The whole show had a warm professional feel. We left smiling. Would definitely rebook.

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Delves Infant School, Walsall
A really enjoyable show for all including our children with complex needs! Very engaging and entertaining throughout. Thank you and we hope to see you again next year.

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Hanbury Primary School, West Midlands
The children loved it and all the teacher’s said they loved getting involved with them. We want to book for next year already!

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St Nicholas CE Primary School, Warwickshire
Good amount of audience participation (singing & shouting). Fast paced for the little ones. Costumes were interactive/ funny/ eye catching. Lots of laughs with current jokes.

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Princefield First School, Stafford
Show was brilliant- children thoroughly enjoyed it.

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St Andrews CE Primary School, Staffordshire
The show was really well performed. The slick costume changes and different characters were cleverly done & the costumes, set & props were all very impressive. Presenting a convincing, fast moving pantomime was very impressive. The content was pitched perfectly and was age appropriate. The children (and staff) thoroughly enjoyed the whole event. Much better than a commercial version of Dick Whittington.

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St Mary’s CE Primary School, Shrewsbury
The children thoroughly enjoyed the show- you managed to entertain from nursery to year 6! The children also loved taking part. Thank you.

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Wilmcote CE Primary School, Warwickshire
Thank you for a wonderful afternoon! Every single child in our school laughed and joined in. The performers were courteous, professional and friendly too. What a treat. 
 

Tysoe Primary School, Warwickshire
A great pantomime. Children had fun and really enjoyed it. Lots of audience participation. As a small school, its expensive and difficult to go out anywhere so its lovely to have a group come into school. 
 

St Joseph’s RC Combined School, Birmingham
Today St Joseph’s watched the show in the hall. All the children loved the show, they were entertained by the characters and the interaction between the crowd. Thank you so much for such a great afternoon. We hope to see you again.

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Charles Warren Academy, Milton Keynes
A wonderful production, the children were really engaged. Great to add current children’s trends. It was interactive and included action songs

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Cam Woodfield Infant School, Gloucestershire
A brilliant performance which completely engaged the children throughout. Really child friendly and perfect for our infant children. “That was wicked” “I loved it when we had to be like cat and hiss. It was fun”

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Exeter Road Primary School, Exmouth
Absolutely fantastic. All the children thoroughly enjoyed your performance. They were engaged the whole the whole way through.

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Long Whittenham Primary School, Oxfordshire
The children loved the show- especially the ones that were picked to go up. The cast held it all together really well when the children got so excited! Come again!

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Netley Marsh CE Infant School, Southampton
Great show! Children had a wonderful time! Lots of audience participation. Acting was top notch, loved seeing the children participate. Actors had a lovely way with children. Everyone had a lovely time. Thank you.

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Cicely Haughton School, Stoke-on-Trent
Thank you very much for entertaining our children (and staff!) The performance was very engaging and gave the children a good laugh! Thank you for offering the shortened version to adapt to our time table and the needs of the children.

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Allendale Primary School, Hexham
The performance was fantastic! We especially like how the actors come to meet our young ones before the show. We had a child last year that was scared of the show, but this year he loved it! Brilliant as always, merry Christmas and see you next year!

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Coleridge Primary School, Rotherham
Thank you for another fantastic pantomime! The children and staff loved all the audience participation. Fabulous acting and storyline. See you next year!

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Marown Primary School, Isle of Man
Children loved it, lots of happy faces & laughter. Nice to see a different traditional story being told. Thank you!

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