Corn Exchange Newbury has announced the full cast and creative team for its 2025 Christmas pantomime, Robin Hood and Maid Marian, running from Friday 28 November 2025 to Saturday 3 January 2026.
Audiences will be transported to the magical forest of Newburyshire, where Robin Hood and Maid Marian face off against the evil Sheriff of Newburyshire in a festive adventure packed with magic, mischief, and chart-topping songs.
Harry Sweetman (Sunday with Sondheim, The Watermill Theatre) stars as Robin Hood, joined by Samara Rawlins (Robin Hood, Exeter Northcott Theatre) as Maid Marian. Alex Crandon (Dick Whittington, Corn Exchange Newbury) returns as the villainous Sheriff.
Grace Kelly Miller (Dick Whittington, Corn Exchange Newbury; The Witches of Oz, The Vaults) plays Willamina Scarlett, while Graham Mackay-Bruce (Othello, RSC; The Duchess of Malfi, Royal Lyceum Theatre) takes on the role of Nursemaid Nellie. Jenny Perry (The Phantom of the Opera, European Tour; The Rocky Horror Picture Show, European Tour) appears as Fairy Ferne-A-Dale.
The ensemble features Abby Fell (Sound Clash the Musical, Edinburgh Fringe; Beauty and the Beast, Corn Exchange Newbury), Finley Davies (Fame!, European Tour), and Sophie McKinnon (Resident Lead Vocalist, Brick Lane Music Hall; Friday Night is Music Night, BBC Radio 2).
Jessica Jhundoo-Evans, Director of the Corn Exchange, said:
“We are so excited to announce our Pantomime team for 2025! With some favourite familiar faces joining a host of new and exceptional talent, we are really looking forward to presenting Robin Hood and Maid Marian to audiences of West Berkshire from Friday 28 November.”
The show is written and directed by Plested Brown and Wilsher, comprising Clare Plested, Adam Brown (The Hobbit, Pirates of the Caribbean), and Amanda Wilsher. Wilsher returns to direct after helming Jack and the Beanstalk (2022) and Beauty and the Beast (2023).
Joining the creative team are choreographer Miranda Wilford, musical supervisor Ben Barrow, and set designer Mark Walters for Glitter Pantomimes. Casting is by Brunton Casting.
Plested Brown and Wilsher commented:
“Good folk of Newburyshire, we are delighted for you to meet our ridiculously talented cast for Robin Hood and Maid Marian! Returning to our stage are five fantastic Newbury favourites! The exceptional Alex Crandon as the tariff taxing Sheriff of Newburyshire; our amazing Jenny Perry as the deeply dippy Fairy Ferne-A-Dale; funny woman Grace Kelly Miller as bumbling Willamina Scarlett; sensational Graham Mackay Bruce as the overprotective Nursemaid Nellie and the wonderful Abby Fell returns to ensemble.
We’re so excited for you to meet our talented heartthrob Harry Sweetman as Robin Hood and heroine of our story, Samara Rawlins as Maid Marian. Joining their Merry Gang are the superb Finley Davies and Sophie McKinnon. All we need to complete the cast is YOU! The good folk of Newburyshire to join their Merry Gang!”
Robin Hood and Maid Marian is supported by Rivar Ltd.
Listings and ticket information can be found here
