TONIGHT the curtain rises on this year’s Alhambra pantomime - Jack and the Beanstalk.

Bradford panto legend Billy Pearce joins Emmerdale star Danny Miller and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK runner-up Divina De Campo in the show, running from Saturday to January 22, 2023.

Enjoy our nostalgic look at Alhambra pantos over the years.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Hayley Tamaddon as Cinders with the Ugly Sisters in 2008 panto, CinderellaHayley Tamaddon as Cinders with the Ugly Sisters in 2008 panto, Cinderella (Image: Newsquest)

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Billy with his co-star in Jack and the Beanstalk in 2009Billy with his co-star in Jack and the Beanstalk in 2009 (Image: Newsquest)

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Billy with Gaynor Faye in Cinderella in 2008Billy with Gaynor Faye in Cinderella in 2008 (Image: Newsquest)

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Billy in action with Jay Worth in Robin Hood, 2014Billy in action with Jay Worth in Robin Hood, 2014 (Image: Newsquest)

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Masashi Fujimoto as The Emperor with Billy in Aladdin, 2013Masashi Fujimoto as The Emperor with Billy in Aladdin, 2013 (Image: Newsquest)