Sleeping Beauty wins at Pantomime Awards 2025

Tuesday, 15 April 2025 06:05

On Sunday 13th April, the winners of The Pantomime Awards 2025 were announced by the UK Pantomime Association at a ceremony full of song and laughter at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking.

Among the winners was Katie Lias, who won Best Costume Design for her work on Sleeping Beauty at the Salisbury Playhouse.

Artistic Director Gareth Machin said, “We are immensely proud of Katie Lias for winning this award. This is a fantastic testament to her brilliant creativity, talent, and hard work. Pantomime is at the core of our artistic vision, and this is a wonderful recognition of the love and care that goes into making an amazing show every year for Salisbury and the surrounding region.”

Katie Lias collecting her award (Image: Victoria Davies Photography/UKPA)

Praised as “★★★★★” by The Stage, Sleeping Beauty, written by Plested, Brown and Wilsher and directed by Ryan McBryde, ran at Salisbury Playhouse from 30th November 2024 until 12th January 2025, with the production welcoming over 25,000 audience members.

Wiltshire Creative’s Christmas Appeal also enabled over 800 young people and families to see the production who would have been otherwise unable to attend.

This win builds on Wiltshire Creative’s glowing reputation for delivering outstanding festive theatre with last year’s Dick Whittington (also written by Plested, Brown and Wilsher) having received three nominations, including Best Pantomime, Best Villain and Best Contribution to Music.

Following her award-winning work on Sleeping Beauty, Katie Lias returns to design this year’s pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, which opens at Salisbury Playhouse this festive season.

For more information on Jack and the Beanstalk, visit the Wiltshire Creative website - https://www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk/events/jack-and-the-beanstalk

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