The Regent Theatre pantomime will look a little different this year after long-standing dame Christian Patterson was offered a 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity. The Welsh actor, who has appeared alongside Jonathan Wilkes in the Christmas production for more than a decade, is set to make a film with an 'Oscar award-winning director' which will mean he is unavailable to spend the festive period in Stoke-on-Trent.
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