South Hill Park's Aladdin runs 27 November to 3 January, with 57 family shows, nine adult nights and tickets at £28.50. Updated November 2026.
Bracknell’s pantomime for 2026 is Aladdin, and it runs at the Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, from Friday 27 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. Tickets are on sale now, full price £28.50, with under-16s at £24.50 and a £11 schools rate. (South Hill Park, Aladdin)
The South Hill Park panto for 2026 has 57 family performances and nine adult-only nights, and every show time is listed below, read from the arts centre’s booking calendar on 1 November.
This is the only full-scale professional pantomime in the borough, and it books up. The run is nearly six weeks long, which is the reason it does: South Hill Park sells across December rather than in a single burst.
The dates and what they cost
Everything below is from South Hill Park’s own booking pages.
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Full price | £28.50 |
| Under 16s | £24.50 |
| Groups of 20 or more | £24.50 |
| Good and Best Friends (membership) | £25.50 |
| Schools, 20 or more | £11 |
| SEND under-16s, relaxed performance | £11 |
Children under 24 months go free if held on an adult’s lap, and that applies on the lower tier only.
The show runs about 2 hours 20 minutes including the interval.
South Hill Park panto 2026: every Aladdin show time
South Hill Park’s booking system lists 57 family and schools performances of Aladdin, all on sale when we read it on Sunday 1 November 2026. The pattern is simple once you see it: weekday shows are in the morning, weekend shows are lunchtime and late afternoon, and the two Saturdays before Christmas get three shows each.
| Week | Show times |
|---|---|
| Fri 27 Nov to Sun 29 Nov | Fri 10.15am and 2pm; Sat 12.15pm (relaxed) and 4.45pm; Sun 12.15pm (BSL) and 4.45pm |
| Tue 1 Dec to Sun 6 Dec | Tue 10.15am and 2pm; Wed 10.15am; Thu 10.15am and 7pm (VIP night); Fri 10.15am; Sat and Sun 12.15pm and 4.45pm |
| Tue 8 Dec to Sun 13 Dec | Tue 10.15am and 2pm; Wed, Thu and Fri 10.15am; Sat 11am, 3pm and 7pm; Sun 12.15pm and 4.45pm |
| Tue 15 Dec to Sun 20 Dec | Tue, Wed and Thu 10.15am; no family show on Fri 18 Dec; Sat 11am, 3pm and 7pm; Sun 12.15pm and 4.45pm |
| Mon 21 Dec to Thu 24 Dec | Mon to Wed 12.15pm and 4.45pm; Christmas Eve 11am and 3pm |
| Sat 26 Dec to Thu 31 Dec | Boxing Day to Wed 30 Dec 12.15pm and 4.45pm; New Year’s Eve 11am and 3pm |
| Sat 2 Jan to Sun 3 Jan 2027 | Sat 3pm; Sun 12.15pm and 4.45pm (final performance) |
There are no performances on Mondays before 21 December, on Friday 18 December, on Christmas Day or on New Year’s Day. The weekday 10.15am shows are the ones South Hill Park sells to schools, but it says they are “also open to other groups and families”, so they are the quietest way in for pre-school children. The two Saturday 7pm shows (12 and 19 December) are family performances, not the adult version.
Saturday 2 January is the only day with both versions: the family show at 3pm and an adult night at 7pm. Book from the right page, because the adult nights are sold separately and child tickets are not available for them.
What happens in this year’s Aladdin
South Hill Park’s own billing has Aladdin working with his mum at Widow Twonkey’s Wonky Donkey Laundrette until he meets Lady Jasmine, while Abanazar schemes to get the magic lamp. It promises “an adorable puppet” and asks whether Aladdin will get to fly. The theatre last staged Aladdin in 2019; the 2025 panto was Mother Goose and the Golden Egg.
The cast listed on the pantomime page is Bradley Bissett, Julian Brett, Fred Broom, Connor Hignell and Latesha Karisa. South Hill Park has not published who plays which part, so we have not guessed. Programmes are £5, either ordered in advance or bought on the day. (South Hill Park, pantomime)
Seats, small children and booster seats
The Wilde Theatre has lower, middle and upper tiers, and the rules differ by tier:
- Babies under 24 months go free on an adult’s lap, lower tier only. If you want to leave a baby in its car seat, it needs its own ticket.
- No lap-sitting in the middle or upper tiers. Everyone up there has to sit in their own seat unaided.
- Booster seats cost £1 from the Wilde Theatre foyer before the show. There is a limited number, you cannot reserve one, and they are not allowed in the middle or upper tiers. With a small child, book the lower tier.
- Wheelchair spaces are in the stalls and limited. Call the box office on 01344 484 123 before booking. A companion for someone with a registered disability gets a free ticket.
Parking at South Hill Park has been charged since September. A show of 2 hours 20 minutes plus arrival time falls in the £3, up to three hours band; the first 30 minutes are free and Blue Badge holders pay the same tariff. Our South Hill Park parking page has the full tariff and the free council car park nearby.
Relaxed, BSL and VIP performances
Three dates in the first week are set aside for specific audiences, which is worth knowing before you book a standard seat.
- Relaxed, autism friendly: Saturday 28 November, 12.15pm. House lights are left low, and pyrotechnics and sound levels are reduced.
- British Sign Language interpreted: Sunday 29 November, 12.15pm.
- VIP night: Thursday 3 December, 7pm.
Adult nights, 18 and over
South Hill Park runs a separate adult-only version of the same production, and children under 18 are not admitted to these performances. Tickets are £30 full price, £26 for groups of 20 or more and £27 for Good and Best Friends. (South Hill Park, Aladdin adult nights)
The 2026 adult night dates are:
- Wednesday 2 December, 7pm
- Friday 4 December, 7pm
- Wednesday 9 December, 7pm
- Thursday 10 December, 7pm
- Friday 11 December, 7pm
- Tuesday 15 December, 7pm
- Wednesday 16 December, 7pm
- Thursday 17 December, 7pm
- Saturday 2 January 2027, 7pm
Nine of them, most in the middle of December. If you are booking a family afternoon, check the date is not one of these.
Why this panto has a reputation
South Hill Park’s pantomimes have won national awards. Jack and the Beanstalk took the UK Pantomime Award for Best Script, written by Joyce Branagh, with set designer Victoria Spearing nominated for Best Set Design. Dick Whittington was nominated for Best Script and Spearing won Best Staging and Set Design at the Great British Pantomime Awards. (South Hill Park, pantomime)
That matters practically: this is a written-in-house production rather than a touring package, so the local jokes land and the sets are built for the Wilde Theatre stage.
Booking and getting there
The box office number is 01344 484 123. It is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm in person and 11am to 4pm by phone, and on Sundays it opens an hour before the first performance. Groups of 20 or more are asked to email the box office rather than book online.
The venue is South Hill Park, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA, which is the address given on the arts centre’s own contact page. (South Hill Park, contact) It sits in its own grounds at Birch Hill, with the Wilde Theatre attached to the Georgian mansion. Weekend matinees in December are the busiest slots, so allow time to arrive and park.
If you are driving in from elsewhere in the borough, check Bracknell roadworks and travel first. The council’s resurfacing programme and its urgent closures are published on two separate pages and either can affect the run across Bracknell on a December evening.
Heading into the town centre before or after a matinee is a different problem: parking in Bracknell covers which council car parks charge, and the permit zones enforced on Sundays.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Bracknell pantomime in 2026?
Aladdin, at the Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park. It runs from Friday 27 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, and lasts about 2 hours 20 minutes including the interval.
What times is the South Hill Park panto?
Weekday shows are at 10.15am, with a second show at 2pm on Friday 27 November and Tuesdays 1 and 8 December. Weekend shows are usually at 12.15pm and 4.45pm, except Saturdays 12 and 19 December (11am, 3pm and 7pm). From 21 December it plays every day except Christmas Day and 1 January, with 11am and 3pm shows on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The last show is at 4.45pm on Sunday 3 January 2027.
Who is in the cast of Aladdin at South Hill Park?
South Hill Park lists Bradley Bissett, Julian Brett, Fred Broom, Connor Hignell and Latesha Karisa. It has not said who plays which role.
How much are tickets for the Bracknell panto?
£28.50 full price and £24.50 for under-16s. Groups of 20 or more pay £24.50 each, South Hill Park’s Good and Best Friends pay £25.50, and schools booking 20 or more pay £11 a head. The adult-only nights are £30.
Is there a relaxed or autism friendly performance?
Yes. Saturday 28 November at 12.15pm. House lights stay low and pyrotechnics and sound levels are reduced. SEND under-16s pay £11 for that performance. There is a British Sign Language interpreted performance on Sunday 29 November at 12.15pm.
Can children go to the adult nights?
No. South Hill Park states that children under 18 are not permitted at the adult-only performances. There are nine of them, mostly on midweek evenings in December, plus Saturday 2 January 2027.
How do I book?
Online, or on 01344 484 123. The box office takes calls Monday to Saturday, 11am to 4pm, and is open in person 10am to 5pm. Groups of 20 or more are asked to email rather than book online.
Other Christmas shows in the borough
South Hill Park programmes more than the pantomime through December, and The Lexicon runs free entertainment around the town centre lights. Neither had published a full December 2026 listing when this page was written on 5 September. Our Bracknell Christmas lights switch-on page tracks the town centre programme as it is announced.
Nothing on this page is a listing we have taken from a third party. Where a date or price is not yet published, we have left it out.
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