The Swanage School will be performing the musical at The Mowlem in Swanage from Wednesday, February 25 to Saturday, February 28, 2026. This will be its 10th annual production and follows a sell-out run of Footloose earlier this year. The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory but only to a lucky few. Young Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a life-changing journey through Wonka’s world, including chocolate waterfalls, nutty squirrels and the great glass elevator, all to be revealed by Wonka’s army of curious Oompa-Loompas. The team at The Swanage School say: "At auditions when main roles were cast, exactly 100 students signed up to be in the show (the most ever!)