Opening Night: Red Riding Hood

Opening Night Alert! The wait is finally over — the curtain went up this Sunday, December 7th for the Lime Tree Theatre’s glittering 2025 Panto: Red Riding Hood! ✨🎄Please enjoy the photo sneak peak below. Doesn’t the stage look like a gorgeous pop up storybook?

So, grab your friends, your granny, and your little elves, and come along for a rollicking adventure through the woods. With dazzling costumes, side-splitting jokes, and toe-tapping pop hits, this is one panto adventure guaranteed to get the whole family in the festive spirit.

Lime Tree Theatre has transformed into a shimmering woodland wonderland where Red, Granny Hanny, Goldilocks, the Wolf, and many more are ready to wow audiences with song, dance, and many surprises.

Kids are already obsessed with our K-pop Demon Hunters number (it’s a high-energy hit that has everyone dancing in their seats!) and parents can’t stop laughing at Granny Hanny’s delightful snide commentary. The show is cheeky, charming, and classic panto chaos at its finest.

Running till January 4th, 2026, Red Riding Hood stars returning Lime Tree favourites Hazel Park, Aidan Crowe, Jessica Bray, Cora Fenton, and James Corr — plus new faces Patrick Ryan and Saoirse Daly — all backed by a dynamic ensemble bursting with talent and Christmas cheer.

Written by Liam McCarthy and directed by Joan Sheehy, this year’s show promises more laughs, sparkle, and heart than ever before.

Proudly sponsored by our friends at EI Electronics. Photos by Ken Coleman.