Macclesfield Pantomime: Cinderella Runs 18-23 January

Macclesfield’s pantomimes are in January, not December, and both of them are at the same 193-seat theatre on Lord Street.

• Babes in the Wood, Prestbury Youth Pantomime: Wednesday 6 to Saturday 9 January 2027. Tickets go on sale Saturday 26 September 2026 at 8am.
• Cinderella, Macclesfield Majestic Theatre Group: Monday 18 to Saturday 23 January 2027. Not on sale yet.

There is no professional pantomime in Macclesfield, and no December one. If you want a panto before Christmas you are travelling, and the options are set out further down.

Babes in the Wood, 6 to 9 January 2027

Prestbury Youth Pantomime’s annual show, performed by a cast aged 11 to 17. Five performances at MADS Little Theatre, Macclesfield SK11 6SY, listed on TicketSource:

The listing describes it as “a fabulous production for all the family to enjoy performed by children aged 11 to 17. Come along to clap, hiss, boo and cheer!!”

The booking date is the fact to diarise. Every performance currently shows “Coming Soon: available on Sat 26 Sep 2026 at 8:00AM”. Prices are not published until then. Enquiries go to prestburypanto@gmail.com.

Cinderella, 18 to 23 January 2027

Macclesfield Majestic Theatre Group has confirmed Cinderella as its 2027 pantomime, running Monday 18 to Saturday 23 January at MADS Little Theatre. On the group’s own site the director, choreographer and musical director are all still listed as TBA.

Tickets are not on sale. MMTG’s TicketSource page currently lists only Legally Blonde, its September musical, which runs 21 to 26 September 2026 at 7.30pm nightly. Panto tickets should follow there; enquiries in the meantime go to info@mmtg.co.uk.

Three things MMTG asks buyers to note:

• The venue is wheelchair accessible, but the accessible space is not sold online. Call MMTG’s information line on 07900 836860 to check availability.
• Do not phone MADS Little Theatre about MMTG tickets. MMTG says plainly that the theatre’s phone “isn’t manned”.
• Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable after purchase unless MMTG cancels the performance. TicketSource offers a Booking Protect option for illness.

MMTG was founded in 1971, is a registered charity and, in its own words, “usually produce a pantomime in January and a show in September”. That January slot is why Macclesfield’s panto season lands after everyone else’s.

The venue

MADS Little Theatre sits on Lord Street in the town centre. It is run by Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic Society, which has been going since 1947, seats 193 and has a permanently extended stage, a flying grid and a bar and lounge. Both pantomimes are hosted there rather than produced by MADS. It is a cashless venue.

MADS’s own December production is not a pantomime: it is Scandaltown by Mike Bartlett, a Restoration-style comedy running Monday 7 to Saturday 12 December 2026 (MADS Theatre). Worth knowing if you book it expecting a family show.

If you want a panto before Christmas

None of these are in Macclesfield. Dates are from the Big Panto Guide’s Cheshire listing and Red Kite Days’ Cheshire and Manchester panto guide.

Stockport Plaza is the closest of these by rail, roughly 20 minutes from Macclesfield station.

Closer to home, CHYPS, the Wilmslow youth theatre company, stages a pantomime at the Evans Theatre in Wilmslow Leisure Centre over the new year. Its 2026-27 title and dates are still listed as to be confirmed. For scale, the 2025-26 production was Snow White, six performances from 30 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, marking the company’s 18th season since it formed in 2007 (So Cheshire).

Getting there

MADS Little Theatre is a short walk from Macclesfield station and from the town centre car parks. Evening parking rates and the free-after-5pm exceptions are on our parking in Macclesfield page, and train times are on our Macclesfield trains page.

Sources

• Prestbury Pantomime, Babes in the Wood on TicketSource
• MADS Theatre, other productions
• Macclesfield Majestic Theatre Group
• MMTG on TicketSource
• MADS Theatre on TicketSource
• Big Panto Guide, Cheshire 2026-27
• Red Kite Days, Cheshire and Manchester panto guide 2026
• So Cheshire, CHYPS pantomime

Checked on 4 September 2026. We will add Cinderella’s performance times and prices when MMTG puts them on sale.