Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will reunite on the West End stage for the first time in 17 years to play the Ugly Sisters in the all-star London Palladium production of Cinderella this Christmas.
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Super six Herods to star in Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium
Six stars will share the role of King Herod in this summer’s London Palladium run of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar.
The Stage Debut Awards 2025 – winners announced
Rachel Zegler scooped the prize for Best West End Debut Performer at The Stage Debut Awards 2025. The ceremony took place at London’s 8 Northumberland Avenue, hosted by Julian Clary.
The Stage Debut Awards 2025 – host and nominees announced
Julian Clary will host The Stage Debut Awards 2025 ceremony at 8 Northumberland Avenue in central London on 28 September 2025.
The Stage Debut Awards 2025 – guest presenters and performers announced
Golda Rosheuvel and Letitia Wright will be among the guest presenters at The Stage Debut Awards 2025 ceremony later this month.
Catherine Tate to join Palladium Panto company for Sleeping Beauty
TV comedy queen Catherine Tate will become the latest big-name addition to the all-star London Palladium Pantomime company when she takes to the stage as Carabosse the Wicked Fairy in Sleeping Beauty this Christmas.
Jane McDonald, Marisha Wallace and Tosh Wanogho-Maud join Palladium Panto Robin Hood
Jane McDonald, Marisha Wallace and Tosh Wanogho-Maud have joined the cast of the all-star London Palladium Pantomime production of Robin Hood.
Jesus Christ Superstar – Palace Theatre, Manchester and Touring
Jesus Christ Superstar continues at the Palace Theatre, Manchester until 23 September 2023. The production then tours until 17 August 2024 (with more dates to be announced). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Herod role for Julian Clary in Superstar tour
Julian Clary will take on the role of Herod when the multi-award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar embarks on its 2023/2024 UK tour later this year.
Paul O’Grady – 14 June 1955 to 28 March 2023
Heartbroken friends, fans and colleagues from the entertainment world and beyond are mourning the loss of entertainer and campaigner Paul O’Grady.
Palladium’s Jack and the Beanstalk – further casting news
Louis Gaunt, Rob Madge and Natalie McQueen are the latest additions to the cast of this year’s London Palladium pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk. After playing Bert in Mary Poppins, Gaunt (Gypsy, Royal Exchange Theatre, Sweet Charity, Nottingham Playhouse) will play Jack, with Madge (Millennials, The Other Palace, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, UK and Ireland tour) […]
Palladium’s Jack and the Beanstalk – Alexandra Burke to play giant’s wife
Alexandra Burke will join previously announced panto favourites Julian Clary, Nigel Havers, Dawn French, Gary Wilmot and Paul Zerdin in Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium this Christmas. The former X Factor winner and recording artist whose musical theatre pedigree includes playing the Narrator in the acclaimed London Palladium revival of Joseph and […]
Dawn French and Julian Clary lead the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium
Leading the cast of the London Palladium pantomime, back for its seventh year, are Dawn French and Julian Clary in a brand new production of Jack and the Beanstalk. For a strictly limited five-week run, French and Clary will be joined by returning Palladium panto favourites Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers and Gary Wilmot. Dawn French […]
Cast for Julian Clary’s festive family show The Bolds
Casting has been unveiled for the world premiere of Julian Clary’s stage version of his best-selling children’s book The Bolds this Christmas. Due to arrive on stage at London’s Unicorn Theatre next month, the production which will be directed by Lee Lyford will star David Ahmad as Fred Bold with Amanda Gordon as Amelia Bold, […]
The Tiller Girls dance into Palladium Pantoland
The world-famous Tiller Girls are the latest addition to the star-studded line-up for the return of Pantoland at The Palladium this Christmas. Known to home audiences for their regular appearances on the iconic show Sunday Night At The London Palladium in the 1960s and 1970s, the Tiller Girls were the brainchild of musical theatre director […]
Donny Osmond to join star-studded 2021 Pantoland at The Palladium cast
Donny Osmond will join panto royalty Julian Clary, Nigel Havers, Gary Wilmot and Paul Zerdin when Pantoland at The Palladium returns to the London Palladium this Christmas. Stepping into the role of the Wizard of Pantomime, Osmond will be part in the all-star cast assembled for the extra-special celebration of all-things pantomime at the world-famous […]
Julian Clary to join Proud Embankment’s Cabaret All Stars
Stage and screen star Julian Clary will be going back to his cabaret roots by joining Proud Embankment’s popular Cabaret All Stars shows this summer. Appearing alongside an international line-up of cabaret, drag, burlesque, and acrobatic acts, the Palladium panto favourite whose glittering career began on the cabaret circuit in the 1980s when he performed at venues […]
Elaine Paige to join star-studded Pantoland at The Palladium
Elaine Paige is the latest addition to the all-star cast heading for Pantoland at The Palladium for three weeks this Christmas. The veteran leading lady who previously played Queen Rat in Dick Whittington at the iconic London venue in 2017 will revisit the villainous role as part of the festive celebration of pantomime at the […]
Star-studded Pantoland to play London Palladium
Julian Clary will head an all-star cast in an extra-special celebration of pantomime at the London Palladium this Christmas. Presented by the world’s leading pantomime specialist Qdos Entertainment and LW Theatres, Pantoland at The Palladium will play a strictly limited three-week season at the world-famous theatre. The feast for panto-starved theatregoers which will run from […]
Showtime Challenge 48-Hour Musicals: Singin’ in the Rain – Adelphi Theatre
Showtime Challenge 48-Hour Musicals: Singin’ in the Rain was performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This was a joyous occasion at the Adelphi Theatre, certainly for the audience and I hope for all the performers. Putting on a musical in 48 hours (and apparently not working […]
Charlie Stemp and Danielle Hope will star in London Palladium panto Snow White
Charlie Stemp will return to the London Palladium to star as the Prince opposite Danielle Hope’s Snow White in this year’s eagerly-anticipated Christmas pantomime. Following his successful Broadway debut in Hello, Dolly!, the Half a Sixpence star will return to the Palladium to join four other favourites from last year’s Dick Whittington, Julian Clary, Nigel […]
Dick Whittington – London Palladium
Dick Whittington continues at the London Palladium. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ You do get an awful lot of Dick for your money at the London Palladium. Dick Whittington, Qdos Entertainment’s second pantomime in the venue after last year’s Cinderella, is a love letter to London, to pantomime’s malleable ability to […]
Interview – Emma Williams is enjoying the magic of panto in Dick Whittington at the London Palladium
EMMA WILLIAMS is playing Alice Fitzwarren in this year’s star-studded pantomime Dick Whittington at the London Palladium. She will be reunited with her Half a Sixpence co-star, Charlie Stemp, who will play the title role. Also featured in the star-billing are Julian Clary, Elaine Paige, Diversity, Paul Zerdin, Gary Wilmot and Nigel Havers. Emma returns […]
