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Rehearsals begin for Wolverhampton Grand panto - in pictures

Debbie McGee, Richard Cadell, Sooty and more have made their way to Wolverhampton as rehearsals begin for the Grand Theatre's upcoming panto Sleeping Beauty.

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Bethan-Wyn Davies, Debbie McGee, Ian Adams and ensemble. Photo by Graeme Braidwood

Television, radio and stage performer Debbie stars as the Lovely Fairy Crystal, with Richard as Muddles the Jester and Sooty as himself.

Bethan-Wyn Davies, Oliver Ormson and ensemble. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Bethan-Wyn Davies. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Debbie McGee and Ian Adams. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Debbie McGee, Ian Adams and ensemble. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Debbie McGee, Ian Adams, Oliver Ormson and ensemble. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Debbie McGee, Oliver Ormson, Julie Paton, Ian Adams and ensemble. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Debbie McGee, Richard Cadell and Gill Jordan. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Debbie McGee, Richard Cadell and Gill Jordan. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Ian Adams. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Julie Paton and Nathaniel Scott-Duxbury. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Oliver Ormson and Bethan-Wyn Davies. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Oliver Ormson and Bethan-Wyn Davies. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Oliver Ormson and Bethan-Wyn Davies. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Oliver Ormson, Bethan-Wyn Davies and ensemble. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Oliver Ormson. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Oliver Ormson. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Richard Cadell and Gill Jordan. Photo by Graeme Braidwood
Stylianos Hadjisavvas with Debbie McGee, Bethan-Wyn Davies, Oliver Ormson, Julie Paton, Ian Adams and ensemble. Photo by Graeme Braidwood

They are joined by Doreen Tipton as the Nurse, Ian Adams as Queen Wilhelmina, Julie Paton as Carabosse, Oliver Ormson as Prince Harry and Bethan-Wyn Davies as Princess Beauty.

Bethan-Wyn Davies, Oliver Ormson and ensemble. Photo by Graeme Braidwood

The cast is completed by Adrian Bevan, Georgia Curtis, Stylianos Hadjisavvas, Amy Murchison, Nathaniel Scott-Duxbury, Guy Salim, Holly Vernon-Harcourt, Kerry Way and the Classic Academy Of Dance.

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Debbie McGee and Ian Adams. Photo by Graeme Braidwood

The Grand Theatre has teamed up with Qdos Entertainment to create the show, the world's biggest pantomime producers.

Dudley Zoo is the sponsor of this year’s pantomime and the media partner is Free Radio.

Debbie McGee, Richard Cadell and Gill Jordan. Photo by Graeme Braidwood

Sleeping Beauty runs at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre from December 8 to January 13.

For more information and to buy tickets, click here.