Lambeth has no panto, but Brixton House has a £12 family Christmas show on 12 Dec. Peter Pan opens in Wimbledon on 5 Dec, Cinderella in Croydon on 11 Dec.

There is no pantomime in Lambeth this Christmas. Not in Clapham, not in Brixton, not in Streatham. That is the honest answer to the question, and the useful part is what the borough’s theatres have programmed instead and which of the big south London pantos already have dates and a cast on sale.

Every listing below was read on 5 September 2026 on the venue’s own site.

Updated 26 October: Brixton House has added a family Christmas show, Santa’s Christmas Cold, with a public performance on Saturday 12 December at 11am, tickets £12. Omnibus’s December listings are out and hold no family run. Fairfield Halls has published its captioned (21 December) and relaxed (30 December) Cinderella dates.

What Lambeth’s theatres are actually doing in December

Brixton House has a December show, but it is not a family one. Its what’s on lists No Apologies, 2 to 12 December, which the theatre describes as “a radical mis-remembering of Nirvana’s iconic 1993 MTV Unplugged concert”.

It has since added a show for children. Santa’s Christmas Cold: An Orchestral Arctic Adventure is a one-hour piece by Golden Toad Theatre with the Brixton Chamber Orchestra, for ages 4 to 10, in which Santa wakes up on Christmas morning with a cold and his granddaughter Tinsel delivers the presents instead. It ends with a sing-along with the full orchestra. The show page, read on 26 October, lists a schools’ matinee on Tuesday 8 December (“Selling Soon”) and one public performance, Saturday 12 December at 11am. Tickets are £12, or £5 for schools. It is not a panto, but it is the only family Christmas show programmed in Lambeth so far. Brixton House is at 385 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8GL.

That is a change from what the building used to do. Brixton House’s Christmas family show was Cinderella, which ran 23 November to 31 December 2023: a Brixton-set reimagining with rap, poetry and home-grown vegetables, script and lyrics by Danusia Samal, music by Duramaney Kamara, directed by Ola Ince. Even then reviewers pointed out it was not really a panto. South West Londoner, on 5 December 2023, noted the spoken word and hip hop were “performed like in a TikTok video rather than a Christmas pantomime”. The theatre’s show page is still up, which catches people out, so check the year before you try to book it.

Omnibus Theatre in Clapham Old Town programmes a longer family run each December, four to five weeks of it, and says so on its own artists page. This year it is not doing one. Its listings, read on 26 October, run DOLLY to 7 November, then Julius Caesar Remixed from 11 November to 5 December and a one-off Seven Steps Big Band at Christmas concert on Sunday 20 December at 4pm (£22.50, concessions £20). There is no family show among them.

The Bread & Roses Theatre on Clapham Manor Street runs the Lambeth Fringe from 24 September to 25 October. Its what’s on page currently carries no listings at all beyond that.

Streatham Space Project’s website was down when we checked, returning “Squarespace - Website Expired”, so we cannot say what it has planned.

The two nearest pantos with dates and a cast

Both are a train ride, both are already selling, and between them they cover the whole school holiday.

Peter Pan, New Wimbledon Theatre, Saturday 5 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. ATG’s show page has Jessie Wallace as Captain Hook, Aston Merrygold as Peter Pan, Tom Read Wilson as the Magical Merman and Pete Firman as Smee. ATG does not publish a price on the show page, only a booking calendar, so we are not quoting a figure. The theatre is a short walk from Wimbledon station.

Cinderella, Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Friday 11 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. The venue’s own event page prices it from £18, with discounts for groups, schools and under-16s, and performances running from 10.30am to 7pm depending on the date. Charlie Guest is back as Buttons, Lee Latchford-Evans of Steps plays Prince Charming, Rachel Grundy takes the title role, and Luke Attwood and Brandon Nicholson are the baddies. It is a UK Productions show written by Jon Monie. Fairfield Halls is beside East Croydon station.

Fairfield Halls’ event page now lists a captioned performance on Monday 21 December and a relaxed performance on Wednesday 30 December, at £25 plus a £3 transaction fee. ATG’s Wimbledon page does not list access dates, so ask its box office.

Which one to book

If you want a traditional panto with a name on the poster and a big stage, that is Wimbledon. If you want a published price before you commit, that is Croydon, where the £18 floor is on the page. If you want something short and local for under-tens, Brixton House’s Santa’s Christmas Cold on 12 December is the only option inside Lambeth.

Book early either way. Both runs cover the last two weeks of December, which is when the weekend matinees go first.

Getting there and parking

Both theatres sit next to a station and both towns charge for parking on the approach roads, so the train is the sane option from anywhere in SW4, SW2 or SW16.

If you are driving locally around the Old Town or Windrush Square in December, our parking page sets out Lambeth’s controlled parking zones and what the bays cost, and the roadworks and travel page carries the closures and diversions currently in force. Our things to do page covers what is open the rest of the year.

What we will update, and when

  • More public performances of Santa’s Christmas Cold, if Brixton House adds them.
  • Streatham Space Project, if its site comes back.
  • Access performance dates at Wimbledon.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a pantomime in Clapham this Christmas?

No. Omnibus Theatre in Clapham Old Town, which has run longer family shows in December before, has published its December programme and it holds no family show: Julius Caesar Remixed to 5 December and a big band concert on 20 December.

Is there a panto at Brixton House?

No panto, but there is a family show. Santa’s Christmas Cold, an hour-long orchestral Christmas story for ages 4 to 10, has a public performance on Saturday 12 December at 11am, tickets £12. The theatre’s other December show, No Apologies (2 to 12 December), is about Nirvana’s 1993 MTV Unplugged concert. Its Christmas family show Cinderella ran in 2023 and the show page for it is still online, so check the year before booking.

Where is the nearest pantomime to Clapham?

New Wimbledon Theatre, where Peter Pan runs from Saturday 5 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027 with Jessie Wallace as Captain Hook and Aston Merrygold as Peter Pan. The next nearest is Cinderella at Fairfield Halls in Croydon, 11 December 2026 to 3 January 2027.

How much is the panto at Fairfield Halls?

From £18, according to the venue’s own event page, with discounts for groups, schools and under-16s. ATG does not publish a starting price for the Wimbledon panto, only a booking calendar, so you have to open a date to see one.

Are there relaxed or signed performances?

Fairfield Halls lists a captioned Cinderella on Monday 21 December and a relaxed performance on Wednesday 30 December (£25 plus a £3 fee). New Wimbledon Theatre does not list its access dates on the show page, so ask the box office.

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