The Adventures of Pinocchio

The brand-new panto!

Sat 29 Nov 2025 - Sun 11 Jan 2026
Performance times vary
£42.00 - £21.00 Includes maximum applicable per ticket booking fee.

Recommended for Ages 3+

Running Time: 2hrs (includes interval)

Northern Ireland’s biggest pantomime is back for another magical season with the premiere of The Adventures of Pinocchio - The Brand New Panto!

With over 75,000 people attending the Grand Opera House pantomime every year, it’s never too early to book your tickets for the unmissable event of the festive season.

The Adventures of Pinocchio brings you all the hallmark features of a traditional Grand Opera House panto with thrilling song-and-dance, beautiful costumes, dazzling staging and effects and laugh-out-loud comedy.

Belfast’s much-loved pantomime Dame, May McFettridge, who has appeared on the Theatre’s stage over 3,000 times, leads the cast as Mrs Geppetto. Joining May in her record-breaking 35^th Grand Opera House pantomime season are Belfast panto favourites Paddy Jenkins, as Jiminy Cricket, and comedian Adam C Booth in the title role of Pinocchio.

Following her stand-out and highly acclaimed performances as The Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Captain Hook in last year’s production of The Adventures of Peter Pan, Jolene O’Hara plays the villain Stromboli. Making her Grand Opera House panto debut is Philippa O’Hara, Jolene’s sister, who plays The Fox. Together, the two have performed all over the world, both as individual artists as well as their hugely successful duo, The O’Hara Sisters.

Completing the line-up are Jayme-Lee Zanoncelli, and Maeve Byrne. Jayme-Lee, as The Blue Fairy, has appeared in numerous productions including TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, Bat Out of Hell and next month appears on the Grand Opera House stage as Columbia in The Rocky Horror Show. Maeve’s credits include the UK tour of Grease, Kiss Me Kate (Lyric Theatre, Belfast), and A Christmas Carol (The MAC, Belfast). Maeve, originally from Bangor, plays the role of The Cat.

This timeless tale is spectacularly brought to life from page to stage by the talented team behind The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and is staged once again by the biggest pantomime company in the world.

The Grand Opera House opened with a pantomime in December 1895, and since then has welcomed generations of families for spectacular pantomime experiences, making magical memories to treasure for a lifetime. Don’t let your family and friends miss out! Whistle on down to the Theatre today for the best choice of seats!

Discounts & Offers

Groups 10+: £15 tickets

Applies to selected weekday matinees.

Larger group discounts available, contact the Box Office on 028 9024 1919 to find out more.
Family Ticket: £2 off per ticket

Four person ticket, selected performances only.