Kick Whittington: Panto star Ryan Thomas meets Wolverhampton Wanderers players ahead of Grand Theatre role
Dick Whittington famously heads for fame and fortune in London, where the streets are paved with gold.
And this year’s Wolverhampton pantomime star, Ryan Thomas, went to where the shirts are lined with gold – at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
Ryan, who stars in the Grand Theatre’s 125th anniversary pantomime took a short break from rehearsals in the city to visit the Wolves team at their training ground.
The soap star met with players including Raul Jimenez, Morgan Gibbs-White, Maximilian Kilman, Ruben Vinagre, Jesus Vallejo and Adama Traore as part of an official welcome to the city from the football club, who work closely with the theatre as two of the city’s main family attractions.
Membership and mascot manager at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Kerri Davies said: “We are delighted that Wolverhampton Grand are continuing their support for our Young Wolves scheme, which means that many more families will be able to enjoy both football and theatre in the city.
"It was great to have Ryan visit our training ground to meet the team and we look forward to seeing him on stage this Christmas.”
Neighbours and Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas has the title role of this year’s pantomime, coming to the Lichfield Street theatre from Saturday, December 7, to Sunday, January 12.
He will be joined Hi-de-Hi stars Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland, with comedian Aaron James and returning favourites Ian Adams and Julie Paton.
Jordan Ginger and Katie Marie-Carter also star alongside ensemble members Georgia Curtis, Louis Geirnaert, Stylianos Hadjisavvas, Chloe Lindsay, Amy Murchison, Joseph Roberts, Holly Vernon-Harcourt and James Wakeling.
The show will include special effects from Qdos Entertainment.
The local partner for Dick Whittington will be Dudley Zoo.
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