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A Conclave Pantomime
Wednesday 26 November - Saturday 29 November 2025
£7/8/10 + £1 on the door
A Miracle on Vatican City Street tells the story of the latest papal conclave with a hilarious, Christmassy twist!
After the death of his holiness, Pope Nicholas VI (Greek Santa), the college of cardinals falls into disarray. A new pope has to be elected before Christmas - which is tomorrow! And worst of all half the cardinals can’t make it! Thankfully the Catholic church has some help: world famous actor Ralph Fiennes fresh from his role in the hit movie Conclave (2024) is on hand as an honorary cardinal, ready to use his expertise and extensive research to make the process as smooth as possible. While Sister Sledge the no-nonsense nun is ready to put these cardinals through their paces.
Watch as they wrangle a conclave of kooky cardinals, each of them out to prove themselves to be the holiest of fathers, all of them desperate to make it on the biggest stage of all. And for the first time the papal conclave is open to you!
That’s right, the audience decides who gets to be pope. Filled with laughs, songs, and fun this panto has a little something for everyone - Catholic or not!
The age rating for this Pantomime is 15+
Language 13+: Some adult language (moderate), may contain mild references to adult topics.
Content 15+: May address adult content, including drug use, violence and suicide. May contain adult situations such as substance abuse. May contain direct references to sexuality, homophobia, and mild sexual situations.
Violence 10+: Show may contain highly comedic violence. Show may contain situations that could be frightening to young children.
Content Warnings:
Death
Strong language
Theatrical haze
Allusions to violence
Sexualised content
Brief use of loud/sudden noises
Flashing lights
Actor (Altar Server) May Kusnirova
Actor (Altar Server) Megan Downer
Actor (Altar Server) Maximilian Kinsky
Actor (Bolognese) Elspeth Frith
Actor (Ensemble) Gabriella Murphy
Actor (Ensemble) Fan (wendy) Fei
Actor (Ensemble) Amber Rai-Sidhu
Actor (Ensemble) Hemani Stallard
Actor (Mormon Cardinal / Altar Server) James Harvey
Actor (Ralph Fiennes) Rachel Mclaren
Actor (Tabasco) Lou Limpenny
Actor (Tortellini) Meri Suonenlahti
Actor (Traybake) Isla Duffy
Actor (Worcester Sauce) Bella Burgess
Assistant Set Manager Alex Kerr
Co-Director Lauryn McGuire
Co-Director Emily Sharp
Executive Producer Kai Smolin
Executive Set Manager Ava Tumblety
Executive Stage Manager Non Steel
Lighting Assistant Orla Smith
Lighting Assistant Dougie Wadie
Lighting Assistant Hanae Della Nave
Lighting Designer Kiran Mukherjee
Producer Martha Leslie
Producer Oscar Frederiksen
Set Assistant Madeleine McQuilling
Set Assistant Ria Nadanasabapathy
Set Assistant Charles Leung
Sound Designer Lucy Waters
Sound Designer Connie Smith
Stage Manager Beth Everett
Stage Manager Ruth Duncan
Tech Manager Lily Murphy
Writer Robbie Morris
Writer Moses Brzeski-Reilly
Writer Rose Sarafilovic