Following a record-breaking 2025 season, advance early-bird tickets are already available for next year’s pantomime, Cinderella at The Atkinson in Southport.

Glowing reviews

Over 14,350 tickets were sold for December’s 42 performances of Beauty & the Beast, which received great feedback and glowing reviews. This is the highest number of tickets ever sold for a pantomime season at The Atkinson.

Tickets are now selling steadily for Cinderella which starts on Friday 4^th December with performances until Tuesday 31^st. Specially priced early-bird tickets, which are available until the end of April start at £26 for adults and £24 for Concessions. Family tickets cost from £90 to £102. There is a £1.50 fee per ticket for online and phone bookings.

You can book your tickets here.

Snapping up tickets

Cllr Liz Dowd, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Partnership Engagement, said: “Beauty and the Beast in December was great, so I’m not surprised people are already snapping up tickets for this year’s Cinderella.

“And it’s great news that it was a record year for ticket sales. I’d like to say a big ‘thank you’ to the production company and The Atkinson staff for making it a magical experience for so many.

Cinderella will once again be put on in association with The Atkinson’s regular partner KD Theatre Productions.

Cllr Dowd added: “This is the point people tell me I’m supposed to make a bad pantomime joke, but I can assure them, ‘Oh no it’s not’.”

Over 420,000 visitors per year

The Atkinson is the prominent cultural hub on in Southport’s Lord Street, combining a theatre, art gallery, museum, library, and café.

Each year The Atkinson attracts around 420,000 visitors. It is constantly in the top three things to do for visitors to Southport and is a significant cultural destination in the Liverpool City Region.