The guest line-up for festive panto Dick Whittington: Adults Only at the King’s Head Theatre has been announced today. During each night of the run, a different guest performer from comedy, musical theatre, drag and TV will join the cast of this naughty take on Dick Whittington.
King’s Head Theatre has announced the guest stars joining the cast of this year’s adult pantomime, Dick Whittington: Adults Only. The panto, which runs from 26 November 2026 to 2 January 2027, will see a different guest performer from the worlds of comedy, musical theatre, drag and TV, join the cast for one night only.
Written and directed by Andrew Pollard, winner of Best Writer at the 2026 UK Pantomime Awards, Dick Whittington: Adults Only offers a naughtier take on the traditional story and runs alongside the family-friendly version, Dick Whittington and His Cat, which plays from 22 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.
Book tickets for Dick Whittington: Adults Only here
The Guest star line up
The confirmed guests for the run so far include:
- Sooz Kempner (Variety Award winner at the Funny Women Awards) on 26 November
- Kate Butch (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Wuthering Shites) on 27 November
- Danielle Steers (Six, Hot Mess) on 28 November
- Ginger Johnson (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Angels of the North) on 3 December
- Adam All (PinkNews’ Drag Artist of the Year) on 5 December
- Lauren Samuels (The Last Ship, Wicked) on 11 December
- Don One (Late Night Lycett, Death Drop the Play) on 16 December
- Rodney Vubya (Titanique, Frozen) on 27 December
- Vikki Stone (Hey Duggee, #ZoologicalSociety musical) on 30 December
- Rufus Hound (The Other Side of Murder, The Mesmerist) on 2 January
More guest stars are expected to be announced.
The previously announced cast, who perform every night, features Joseph Vella in the title role, Patricia Wilkins as Alice Fitzgerald, Sé Carr, also known as drag king Jamie Fuxx, as Ding-Dong / Elvis Pawsley, and Ash Weir as Anne Semble and understudy. They join RuPaul’s Drag Race UK favourites Victoria Scone as Dragpuss and River Medway, making her King’s Head Theatre debut as Queen Rat.
King's Head Theatre, London
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