Watford gets giant Stephen Fry in panto

Steve Marmion is currently in his second season as Chief Executive and Director of Programming for Watford Palace Theatre, but he also ran Soho Theatre in London for eight years and founded PantoCo Ltd. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Steve about the upcoming panto production of Jack and the Beanstalk with the voice of Stephen Fry as the Giant, but he also spoke at some length about the value of panto in general, the challenges of running and programming theatres for diverse communities, why theatres need to conquer TIkTok and how his social media reels resemble Sunday Night at the London Palladium . Jack and the Beanstalk will run at Watford Palace Theatre from 29 November 2025 to 4 January 2026. Steve also mentioned Werewolf , which will run at the same theatre from 22 November to 24 December 2025, and The Mesmerist , running from 2 to 21 March 2026.

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Watford gets giant Stephen Fry in panto is an episode from British Theatre Guide podcast by David Chadderton.

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This episode was published on Nov 12, 2025.

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