LORRAINE STANLEY plays Fairy Rose – EastEnders Lorraine Stanley trained at the Arts Educational School in London. She was nominated for a Best British Actress Award at the London Critics Circle Awards in 2007 for her performance in London to Brighton and a Best Supporting Actress at the British Independent Film Festival in 2014 for Top Dog. Her theatre credits include: Dick Whittington, Wildfire, Epsom Downs, Frontline, Days of Significance, and Widower’s House  at the Royal National Theatre.

Her many TV credits include Holby City, From The Cradle To The Grave, Doctors, Chasing Shadows, Mayday, Casualty, Call the Midwife, Law & Order The Bill, Trial and Retribution, Waking the Dead, Inspector Lynley, Spooks and of course EastEnders.

LLOYD WARBEY plays LOOPY LOUIE – the face of the Disney revival of the much-loved children’s series Art Attack, Lloyd Warbey is an actor, presenter, and live host.

He trained at East 15 Acting School, where he developed a
strong foundation in theatre, performance, and live
entertainment.

This year, Lloyd is delighted to return to PolkaDot Pantomimes for his second consecutive season. His theatre and pantomime credits include Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, Cinderella and many more. Additional theatre credits include UK tours of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor, The Jungle Book and The BFG.

JOSH HANDLEY plays BETTY BOUFFANT – Josh is beyond excited to be returning to the EMC for his fifth year of panto. Harpenden has become a home from home for him and he is looking forward to bringing another year of fun and frolics to the EMC stage!

He has been performing, locally and professionally since the age of 6, with a huge range theatre credits including Guys & Dolls, One Man Two Guvnors, Oliver, Half a Sixpence, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, Evita, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop or Horrors, Annie and many more. 

As well as treading the boards, Josh has also directed a handful of plays and musicals for the Essex amateur circuit.

ISABELLE BYRNE plays RAPUNZEL – Isabelle trained full time at Italia Conti and at the age of 16 won a place at the Urdang Academy where she studied for 3 years and graduated with a Level 6 Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre.   She is no stranger to the sparkle of panto and is delighted to be back with her Polka Dot family this Christmas after performing as Snow White in ’25 and last year as Wendy in the New Adventures of Peter Pan.  Other theatre credits include Annie, Flashdance and The Prom. 

JAMES COHEN plays FLYNN – James trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. His theatre credits in London and around the UK include Saturday Night Fever, Legally Blonde, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, Studio 54 – The Musical, Peter Pan – The Musical, The Sound Of Music, Beauty and the Beast, Dick Whittington and many more. 

On television he has appeared in Doctors, Over The Rainbow,  Eastenders, Between The Lines and in BBC Radio productions of The Snow Queen, War and Peace and Wuthering Heights. 

Film credits include The Young Poisoners Handbook, The Madness Of King George, Fatherland, Richard III, and The Secret Garden. 

KERRY MASKELL plays GOTHEL – Kerry is thrilled to be returning for her third year with Polka Dot Pantomimes and can’t wait to play another fabulous villain! Kerry has worked across the UK and abroad as a professional singer and entertainer.  

Her professional credits include Snow White, Alice in Wonderland,  Dick Whittington, Beauty & the Beast, Jack & the Beanstalk, Robin Hood, The Wizard of Oz and many more. 

JAMES NICHOLAS plays KING CRUMBLE – James is thrilled to making his Polka Dot Pantomimes debut this Christmas.

His previous panto credits around the UK include Robin Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, The Gingerbread Man, Sleeping Beauty.  (Viaduct Theatre, Halifax).

His other recent theatre roles include A Christmas Carol, The Body Snatcher, The Secret Garden, The Hanged Man’s Bride, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Wind in the Willows, The Wizard of Oz, The 39 Steps, Dr Faustus, Uncle Richard and many more. James was nominated for Best Supporting Performance for Frankenstein at Edinburgh Fringe in 2019.

James also wrote the award-winning play Can’t Stop Carrying On, about producer Peter Rogers and the Carry On films, which recently completed a national tour following its debut at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe. He also wrote ‘Inseparable’ based on the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s.