The London Palladium Pantomime has marked its 10th anniversary season in spectacular style, smashing box office records with the enchanting production of Sleeping Beauty.
More than 137,000 people attended the five-week run, making it the biggest audience in Palladium Panto history and surpassing the previous record of 132,000 set by Robin Hood in 2024. The show also achieved the highest-grossing week ever for any production at the iconic venue.
Producer and director Michael Harrison said:
“Just when we thought the London Palladium pantomime couldn’t get any bigger it’s amazing to think that 137,000 people saw this year’s Sleeping Beauty. Every seat filled and all standing places gone! A huge thank you to our audiences who make our annual spectacular part of their Christmas every year.
We look forward to announcing the 2026 production in the coming months but we are already hard at work creating what we hope will be the most spectacular and memorable one yet!”
The milestone production starred Catherine Tate as Carabosse the Wicked Fairy, alongside Palladium panto favourite Julian Clary as King Julian.
Other returning stars included Paul Zerdin as The Great Zerdini, Nigel Havers as Keeper of the Privy and Rob Madge as The Diva of Dreams. Jon Culshaw joined the company as King Julian’s Private Detective, while Emily Lane appeared as Princess Aurora and Amonik Melaco as Prince Peter.
The creative team featured set designs by Mark Walters, costumes by Hugh Durrant, Teresa Nalton and Mike Coltman, choreography by Karen Bruce, visual effects by The Twins FX, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Matt Peploe and music by Gary Hind.
Sleeping Beauty ran from 6 December 2025 to 11 January 2026 at The London Palladium.
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