There is nothing like a Dame!

Actor Martyn Knight surpasses 600 performances playing Dame in Eastbourne Theatres.

On Sunday, December 20, Martyn Knight, who is playing Mrs Smee in Peter Pan at the Devonshire Park Theatre, reached his 600th performance as a Dame for Eastbourne Theatres pantomimes.

Eastbourne Theatres marked the milestone by using social media and comments from theatre followers were overwhelmingly supportive.

Martyn said: “The comments mean so much; I can’t take it all in. To see people write how much they enjoy my performance, some of them so much so that I am one of the reasons they chose the Eastbourne pantomime is incredible. I mean, I never believed when I took my first Eastbourne dame role that I would still be here 12 years later! Thank you all. It’s really touching.”

Part of the pantomime ‘family’ at Eastbourne Theatres, Martyn is a firm believer of the importance of the whole cast, crew, front of house, box office and marketing staff coming together over this special festive period.

He continued: “We work so closely and so hard on these productions to make sure we give Director, Chris Jordan our all – so that ultimately the audience have a great time, we really need to gel as a family and have fun as often as possible. If we are having fun it reflects in our performance and hopefully adds to the experience for everyone involved and especially those who come to watch.”

You can catch Martyn playing dame Mrs Smee in Peter Pan at the Devonshire Park Theatre till January 17.