Michael Harrison has announced that Birmingham Hippodrome panto legend, Matt Slack will return to the venue next year in a regal role when he appears as Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat from Tuesday 20 May – Saturday 1 June 2025.

Matt performs in this sensational production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat next spring, having just performed in his 11th pantomime season at the venue when Peter Pan – which he also co-wrote – opens at Birmingham Hippodrome later this month. Such are Matt’s services to the theatre, he has been honoured with his own dedicated seat in the auditorium.

As an actor, Matt Slack has performed in the West End and makes regular appearances in both TV and film. His TV and Film credits include Bergerac; Damsel (Netflix); FBI International; Casualty (BBC); EastEnders (BBC); Doctors (BBC); The Musketeers (BBC); Law and Order UK (ITV); The Raven; The Fall of the Krays; The Monster; Obsessions: Dark Secrets (Discovery Channel); Dr Xargle (CITV).

This year marks Matt’s 24th year in pantomime, and he is recognised as one of the country’s leading pantomime comics, having won Best Comic and Best Song Sheet at the Great British Pantomime Awards. Last year, Matt won Best Comic for a second time for his performance as Jake Trot in Jack and the Beanstalk. His previous Hippodrome appearances include Oddjob in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Silly Billy in Jack and the Beanstalk, Wishee Washee in Aladdin, Idle Jack in Dick Whittington, Buttons in Cinderella, Mr Smee in Peter Pan, Muddles in Snow White, Ringo the Ringmaster in Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and Dick in Dick Whittington.

Released as a concept album in 1969, the stage version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has become one of the world’s most beloved family musicals. The multi-award-winning show - Tim Rice (Lyrics) and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s (Music) first major collaboration – has been performed hundreds of thousands of times including multiple runs in the West End and on Broadway, international tours in over 80 countries worldwide. Today, it is one of the world’s most beloved family musicals. Featuring much-loved pop and musical theatre classics, including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door, There’s One More Angel In Heaven and Go, Go, Go, Joseph, the new London Palladium production received a rapturous reception during its 2019 and 2021 summer seasons, ahead of its first major UK tour in 2022.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat runs at Birmingham Hippodrome from Tuesday 20 May until Saturday 1 June 2025. Tickets can be booked at birminghamhippodrome.com