Legendary actor makes surprise appearance at Swansea Grand Theatre

The performers were told that the 84-year old British acting legend was among the audience midway through their matinee performance of the pantomime classic. Later Sir Ian stayed after the show to take photos and meet the cast.

It is understood Sir Ian was in Swansea to visit fellow actor and director Sean Mathias, who lives in Mumbles.

The Grand Theatre pantomime, which stars reality TV’s Curtis and AJ Pritchard, has been running since the beginning of December.

Sam Thomas who plays Cinderella, said that despite having the ‘Lord of the Rings’ star in the audience, the cast remained calm.

She said they were “just really excited and honoured that he came to watch.”

“He said he loves panto, so it was really nice for him to come and see our show,” she added.

The pantomime runs for another week until the 7 January. She said there aren’t any plans for more stars to visit, but you can never be sure.

[Lead image: Sam Thomas]