Full Cast Revealed for Puss in Boots

We can reveal the full company, joining Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing on Ice star James Jordan, for this year's Christmas pantomime, Puss in Boots, running at the Pavilion Theatre from Thursday 3 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. 

James Jordan who we announced in May as the fiendishly funny villain Rumpelstiltskin, said: "I'm absolutely thrilled to be heading to Worthing this Christmas to play the villainous Rumpelstiltskin. I love panto season, and there's nothing better than hearing the audience boo the baddie every night! "

He's joined by:

• Katie-Elizabeth Allgood as Puss. A performers College-trained triple threat whose credits include national tours of The Wizard of Oz and Godspell, and character performance work for Disney.
• Alan Richardson as Dame Nelly. Guildford School of Acting graduate who most recently played Mary Sunshine in Chicago in the West End. Worthing is Alan's home town, and he's "thrilled to be performing back with PHA and WTM".
• Dizzy as The Handyman. Co-founder of the award-winning, world-touring theatre company Dizzy O'Dare, bringing two decades of clowning pedigree to the Pavilion stage.
• Georgina Combes as Princess Alyssia. Making her fourth panto season with PHA, having previously taken title roles in Cinderella and Snow White.
• Carla Jayne as The Enchantress. A proud local, returning to the stage where she once danced in competitions as a Child. "Delighted to be back performing for a home audience," she says. 

The production is directed by Gary Tushaw, a RADA-trained actor and director whose credits include Sunset Boulevard and Les Misérables in the West End. 

Nick George, Creative and Managing Director of Paul Holman Associates, said: “We’re delighted to have such a fantastic company joining us in Worthing for Puss in Boots this year. Alongside James, we’ve brought together some brilliant panto performers and a hugely talented creative team, and there’s a real sense of fun about this cast. Puss in Boots gives us so much scope to create something colourful, funny and full of surprises, and we can’t wait to get everyone together and bring it all to life on the Pavilion Theatre stage.”

Tickets for Puss in Boots are on sale now. Performances include relaxed, captioned & BSL, dementia-friendly and audio-described shows.