Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer are teaming up for a new adaptation of Robin Hood!
23.04.2024 - 09:12 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Comedian and writer Julian Clary (Julian Clary: Live – Lord of the Mince) will play the title role in this festive season’s London Palladium pantomime Robin Hood, with singer and travel show presenter Jane McDonald (Cruising with Jane McDonald) topping the bill as Maid Marion.
The annual Palladium show, now in its ninth consecutive season, has become an eagerly awaited staple in the West End’s calendar. It runs from December 7 through January 12, 2025. Priority booking opens 10 AM (GMT) April 25.
Last year’s production, Peter Pan, with comedy legend Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous, French and Saunders) making her pantomime debut as Captain Hook, and with Clary playing Seaman Smee, was a sold-out success, playing 56 performances -often two a day – to an audience of more than 123,000 at the 2,200 capacity variety house.
When tickets went on sale, there was a moment when 90,000 people were in the queue, waiting their turn to book seats.
“That’s bigger than any 02 concert and bigger than any other West End show,” boasted Michael Harrison, who directs and writes the Palladium theatrics in collaboration with Clary.
This year’s show, produced by Crossroads Pantomimes, of which Harrison is chief executive and David Ian is chairman, presents a cast of regulars and newcomers.
Returning are Paul Zerdin (Muppet Treasure Island) and Nigel Havers (Chariots of Fire), this year playing Will Scarlet and Friar Tuck.
Marisha Wallace, who appeared in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin, was an Olivier award nominee for her Adelaide in Nicholas Hytner’s glorious revival of Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre. She makes her panto bow as the show’s baddie, the Sheriff of Nottingham. West End audiences were introduced to her when she
Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer are teaming up for a new adaptation of Robin Hood!
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