Panto season has arrived in the City of Stories! (Oh yes it has!) And this year, Norwich Theatre Royal’s ever-popular production is classic fairytale Cinderella.
Led by a stellar cast of soap stars, West End performers and well-known local names. Here, Norwich Theatre sit down with leading lady Georgia May Foote as she gets ready for the ball.
Georgia May Foote during rehearsals for Norwich Theatre’s 2025 panto
The belle of the… ahem, the Cinderella of the ball has arrived! Manchester local, Strictly star and soap opera star Georgia May Foote is thrilled to be joining the cast of our 2025 Cinderella pantomime. We get to know Georgia a little better and hear more about her wildest panto dreams!
I am Georgia May Foote. I’m 34, and I’m from Manchester. I’ve been acting since the age of eight. So, 28 years deep into this career now, which is crazy! But this is my first Panto!
I have, but I’d never done it until I came off Strictly. I think that gave me the bug of performing live! I’ve been to Norwich before and performed in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, which was fun. I’ve done Rocky Horror too. After lockdown, I just wanted to get out there and have a bit of fun.
Absolutely. On TV, you get the opportunity to go again. If you’re reading something, if you can’t get your words out, or you make a little mistake, at least you get the chance to do it again, whereas with stage work, it’s all about doing it right.
That’s it! Rocky Horror was one of those that was very audience-led and I loved that. It was one of my favourites because of the audience participation. That’s why I thought, ‘you know what, I’m sure I’d love panto’!
It is so much fun. It was 10 years ago now- crazy it has gone that fast. But I had a great time on that show.
I’d hope so! I don’t know if my knees are up to it these days, with the running I do! But I can give it a whirl… or well, a twirl!
I’m a qualified nail technician and nail educator, so I have a salon opening soon. I’m a very creative person- it is what I do!
This year’s panto transports Cinderella to the seaside for a Grand Adventure
I’m nervous, and I never really get nervous. As I’ve got older, I’ve got past that a little bit. I think it’s more excitement!
I’m a little bit more nervous now because it’s been a while since I’ve done anything. I took a backseat for a bit, but I’m looking forward to it at the same time. I’m looking forward to a fun Christmas!
I think being somewhere different is always lovely. I love learning about new places, about their history, and I love that it’s quite far away from home, as much as that might sound a bit strange at Christmastime. I think having a bit of time to yourself in a new place and getting to learn somewhere new is lovely. Plus, there are great markets here.
Enjoy it. Just enjoy it. And that no one notices when you mess up, except for you. If you mess up, you can just improvise your way through it, and you’re alright. The people watching don’t know what it’s meant to look like, so they won’t know what’s wrong.
It’s the food. It’s the roast dinner that my mum would cook because it’s got so many layers!
Cinderella! Because she will go to the ball. I love Cinderella’s story thanks to the change from rags to riches. And I’m excited to wear her dress! She is one of the only princesses I’ve never dressed up as. I was Belle when I did Beauty and the Beast on Strictly and I’ve been Snow White too.
Rapunzel’s hair is so beautiful and powerful. And it heals things. She’s my absolute dream character- I love Tangled.
Georgia May Foote is the eponymous Cinderella!
Time for ‘this or that’ questions now.
Comfy trainers.
A grand entrance! I’m very dramatic.
Getaway car. You can pop the heating on as you drive away!
Definitely Buttons’.
No curfew.
‘He’s behind you’.
Both! Why can’t you have a grand adventure and a happily ever after?
Be sure to get your tickets to Cinderella at Norwich Theatre Royal to see if the show will be one grand adventure or end in a happily ever after. Hopefully for Georgia, it will be both! But you’ll have to wait until the clock strikes 12.
Cinderella at Norwich Theatre runs from 6 December 2025 – 4 January 2026, with tickets from £10. For more information or to book, visit norwichtheatre.org or call the Box Office on 01603 630 000.
