The cast of Dick Whittington, the Town Hall's spectacular Christmas pantomime has now been confirmed and some popular, familiar faces are returning.

Opening on 24 November for a six week run, Dick Whittington will star Leicestershire’s leading dame and Town Hall regular, BBC Radio presenter Martin Ballard as Sarah the Cook. Martin is joined by comic sidekick Charlie Guest as the loveable Idle Jack. Charlie returns for a third year having proved himself a big hit as Buttons in the venue’s production of Cinderella and Archie Goose in last year’s panto Mother Goose. For more information and the rest of the cast take a look at our dedicated panto news pages here