The Julian Clary show – aka the Palladium panto – rolls back into town for another Christmas, with the smutty comedy legend and firmly established star of the whole thing taking on the role of the eponymous moralist bandit, opposite national treasure Jane MacDonald as Maid Marion.
Oh yes it is: London panto season returns for 2024, with familiar faces, familiar stories, and yet somehow holding on to a constant sense of anarchic family fun.
For many Londoners, Christmas is the only time of year they'll visit a theatre; for others it’s an opportunity to see their favourite stage performers let their hair down; for everyone it’s a seasonal joy and a quintessential quirky experience.
They’re joyful Christmas shows in London, especially if you're looking for a show to take the kids to. From the megascale London Palladium show with its filthy figurehead Julian Clary, to Clive Rowe’s brilliant panto purism at the Hackney Empire, London is a city that takes pantomime seriously. Even if the idea of seasonal frivolity fills you with dread, there’s a panto out there for you.
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