Potted Panto

According to Wikipedia, Daniel is a “British comedy actor, playwright and director with two Olivier Award nominations and a Blue Peter Badge.”

A graduate of Bretton Hall, Daniel is best known as the co-creator and performer of the internationally acclaimed Potted shows. Potted Potter, Potted Pirates, Potted Panto and Potted Sherlock have played London’s West End, New York and across the globe, with Potted Potter enjoying a six-year Las Vegas residency and, most recently, an extended French-language run in Paris.

This summer, Daniel co-wrote and performed in INDY! And the Raiders of the Last Ark of the Lost Temple Crusade of Doom, a loving parody of the Indiana Jones films which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe. He hoped it would finally allow him to live out his childhood dream of being Indiana Jones. Instead, he mostly played Nazis, High Priests and the Chachapoyan Fertility Idol.

Alongside performing, Daniel has established himself as both a writer and director, frequently developing new work from first draft to final curtain. His directing credits include Biff to the Future, Churchill’s Urinal and Patient Soldier, while his writing includes The Crown Dual and King Kong (a comedy). He also co-wrote and directed The Pirate, The Princess and The Platypus for Polka Theatre, and co-wrote The Mr Thing Show, appearing as Puppet Steve.

During lockdown, Daniel co-wrote and performed as Judge Smudge in CBBC’s ‘Monster Court’, filming the entire series from his dining room. He also appeared in ‘Coronation Street’ a couple of times. He wasn’t going to mention that, but his mum said he really should.

Daniel is thrilled to be returning to the West End with Potted Panto this festive season and wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and peaceful New Year.

Jefferson has been messing about with Dan on both stage and screen since 2005. He has appeared on TV with the tall one on such shows as Blue Peter (BBC), Richard & Judy (Channel 4), The Slammer (BBC) and Big Brother’s Little Brother (Channel 4), amongst others, as well as residing in the CBBC Office for all of 2009 and a little of 2010.

On stage he has co-written and starred in Potted Potter, Potted Pirates and Potted Panto with Dan. This has led to multiple US, UK and global tours, critical acclaim, Olivier nominations, ‘Best of Las Vegas’ Awards, and sell-out West End runs.

He also thoroughly enjoyed training with Second City when they ventured across the pond to his City, here in London. Jeff thinks he did other work before he met Dan, but Dan says anything Jeff did without him was so long ago that no-one from that era still survives.

Jeff is delighted to be back in the West End after a few years in the East End which haven’t affected him at all. He would love to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Apples and Pears, Apples and Pears.

Georgia returns to Potted Panto for her second year as Fairy Bow Bells! Originally from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, Georgia grew up around entertainment, inspired from a young age by her family’s business running the fairground on the seafront. She went on to train professionally at ArtsEd, graduating from the MA Acting course in 2021. With a particular love of comedy and physical theatre, Georgia has trained in clowning with the internationally renowned Spymonkey and also with comedian Elf Lyons on her summer clowning course. Her theatre credits include Doctor Who: Time Fracture (Immersive Everywhere), Man Up (Terrible Mishap Productions), Crooks 1926 (COLAB Theatre), The Prism (Les Enfants Terribles) and a rehearsed reading of He Who Opens the Door (Finborough Theatre). She is delighted to be dusting off her wings and returning to Potted Panto for another year of festive chaos!

Sammy trained at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and ALRA. This is his third year on Potted Panto and he is delighted to be back with the team, spending Christmas in the West End this year. His theatre credits include The Decriminalisation Monologues (Etcetera) Potted Panto (Wilton’s) Exile (Southwark Playhouse), Collapsible (Bush), Tinseltown (Theatre at the Mill), and Aladdin (Marina). TV and Film credits include ‘Full Fat’ (Yonic Productions), ‘Eastenders’ (BBC), ‘Cuban Fury’ (Film4), ‘The Way Back’ (Thomas Thomas Films). His commercial credits include ‘Bet365’ (Academy Films). Sammy has also performed on ‘XFactor’ (ITV) and for ‘Take That’.

Joseph is an acclaimed writer and performer who’s been delighting audiences around the World, and after years of perfecting his loudest “HE’S BEHIND YOU!”, he is thrilled to be making his West End debut in Potted Panto (oh yes he is!). Joseph is very excited to be trading time-travel paradoxes for fairy dust after recently touring the UK, Ireland, and Australia with his award-winning, one-man, sell-out, Edinburgh Fringe hit show Biff To The Future.

Before Deloreans and pantomime dames took over his life, Joseph toured as Gunther in Friend (The One With Gunther), picking up five-star reviews and an Offie nomination, proving that a lifetime spent watching sitcoms and films can actually lead to honest employment.

Joseph is no stranger to the Potted universe, having spent over a decade performing in Potted Potter, covering similar milage to Santa, travelling everywhere from Australia to Canada, via the UAE and the Philippines to New Zealand and the USA. Extended seasons include Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco, and a Las Vegas residency.

Other theatrical adventures include performing with The Reduced Shakespeare Company in William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (Abridged) and multiple tours with Oddsocks Theatre Productions. On screen, he popped up in ‘Grantchester’ (ITV), proving he can act even when no one is shouting “He’s behind you!”.