Chris Pizzey a balding white man with a stubbly beard in a dark blue button up shirt smiling at the camera with a blurred forest background

Chris Pizzey

Chris has performed and directed in many pantomimes over the last twenty years, from playing Dick in Dick Whittington, to Buttons in Cinderella. Following success directing and starring in Snow White, Aladdin, Beauty & The Beast, and The Further Adventures of Peter Pan – The Return of Captain Hook, Chris is delighted to be returning to The Anvil.

Chris played the role of Charles Hardwick in the feature film The Postcard Killings, released in 2020. Other film credits include gulag in Muppets Most Wanted, Dave Eastman in Requiem For Tomorrow, Armed Officer in Monochrome and Jamie Rudd in Grip.

Chris may be best known for his role as Mr Stephen in the BAFTA-nominated The Basil Brush Show. He also played Eddie Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures, and Gerald Smedley in The Sooty Show.

As well as directing many pantomimes, Chris has also written and directed Professor Chuckles & His Laboratory of Inventions (Cadbury World), Basil Brush, and Basil Brush Sketch Show.

Aladdin

starring James Mackenzie (Raven) and Chris Pizzey The Anvil

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James Mackenzie dresses as Abanazar with a neat black beard and moustache in a large black hat with a green feather and green and silver detailing, he is also wearing a sleeveless outfit with large spiked shoulders and braces round his wrists that are in the same design as his hat. His harms are outstretched towards the camera and he has a neutral face. To the right of him is Chris Pizzey dressed as Wishee Washee in a vibrant yellow costume and hat with multicoloured patches, set against a bright, fiery orange background with sparkling effects. He has one hand on his hip and the other pointing at the camera, smiling with his mouth open