Modern Films Family Brings The CBeebies Panto Back To The Big Screen On November 22 With BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!
Christmas has come early with the CBeebies Panto!
Set in beautiful Scotland at Christmas time, the CBeebies Panto 2024 is a magical reimagination of the classic fairytale story Beauty and the Beast. Narrated by Snow Raven, we follow Bella and her best friend, Red, as they travel across the glen to find Bella's Pops the perfect Christmas present - the Christmas rose!
Along the way we meet new characters such as garden gnomes, mischievous wolves and a sneaky Thorn Fairy as well as familiar faces such as Pops and the Beast.
Beauty and the Beast is an all-singing, all-dancing, and storytelling cinema experience bound to delight people of all ages. It makes a perfect family outing and a great way to introduce the little ones to the panto.
Modern Films Family in partnership with CBeebies are excited to announce that this year's CBeebies Panto is Beauty and the Beastand that it will be in cinemas during November and December.
For the seventh year running, the CBeebies Panto will premiere on the big screen for the festive season from November 22nd, with additional exclusive content from Dodge and more.
Beauty and the Beast was filmed in Edinburgh at the Festival Theatre to a live audience of over 1900 people over 2 days and 4 performances. The result is an all-singing, all-dancing and storytelling theatrical experience with a heart. It takes the well-known story and brings it into the CBeebies world through its characters, settings and messaging.
Narrated by Snow Raven (James Mackenzie), the pantotakes place in a magical land inspired by Scottish landscapes and introduces such new characters as garden gnomes, mischievous wolves and a sneaky Thorn Fairy. Featuring a toe-tapping soundtrack from Banks & Wag, CBeebies Beauty and the Beast was produced by BBC Studios, Kids & Family Productions.
Raven's James Mackenzie narrates this year's CBeebies Panto alongside a star-studded cast of familiar faces including George Webster, Tyler Collins, Jennie Dale, Evie Pickerill, Puja Panchkoty, Rhys Stephenson, Maddie Moate, Dodge T Dog and Justin Fletcher. Don't forget to watch out for the special guest star... Gladiator Steel!
Modern Films Family is the family label of the film distribution company Modern Films. Since 2018, they have partnered with CBeebies on taking the annual Christmas panto to the cinema for a theatrical run, including Thumbelina, Hansel & Gretel, Night Before Christmas, Dick Whittington and his Cat and Robin Hood. Other releases include Kensuke's Kingdom, based on the Michael Morpurgo book and with a voicecast of Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, Raffey Cassidy and Aaron MacGregor and the upcoming Oink and Chicken for Linda! Modern Films champion diverse, distinct and impactful contemporary stories though the power of cinema.
CBeebies is a British free-to-air children's public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts programming and content aimed at young children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at older children aged 7 years and over.
BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions was created in 2022 with the move of BBC Children’s In-House Production into BBC Studios Productions. Their team combines award-winning production talent with global insight, content sourcing, investment, and customer and brand expertise. Their content nurtures audience curiosity, creativity, energy, and inclusivity. They help kids thrive and create hit shows that will become future nostalgia.
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