The annual Royston Town Pantomime will return in January after "months of uncertainty" with Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Royston-based acting group Corvus Amateur Drama Society (CADS) will perform the show at the King James Academy senior site.

Performances take place at 2pm and 7.30pm on Saturday, January 25, at 11am on Sunday, January 26, at 7.30pm on Friday, January 31 and at 2pm and 7.30pm on Saturday, February 1.

Tickets cost £15 for adults and £10 for concessions, including children, full-time students and seniors.

To buy tickets go to www.cadsroyston.org.uk or call the box office on 07856 599039.

The 2024 pantomime was sold out, and next year's panto is already proving popular with more than a quarter of tickets sold in the first 24 hours.

The future of the pantomime was uncertain after the trust that runs King James Academy asked CADs to remove scenery, equipment and costume containers from the school premises.

Thanks to assistance from councillors, in particular Cllr Matt Barnes and Cllr Tim Johnson, the CADS committee reached an agreement with the school to delay removing the equipment until 2025.

The group is now in discussion with Royston Town Council about using the town hall for future productions.

A CADS spokesperson said: "We are humbled and delighted by the support we have already received from our community.

"As this may be the last pantomime we stage at King James we are working hard to give everyone the best show we can.

"The cast has lots of familiar faces and is directed by Alison Bass, with musical direction by Louise Atkins."

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears is written by Royston author Warren McWilliams, and follows Goldilocks, her brother Billy and Dame Gertie Gemmell, as they venture into the woods to recruit a new act for their circus.

They find one that's just right - three dancing bears. But the twisted debt collector Mr De Ville is set on closing down all circuses.

A CAD spokesperson said: "It's a fast-moving show with plenty of good jokes as well as being a cautionary tale about putting profit before people and the arts."