Check out the latest photos and videos of this year’s London Palladium pantomime Sleeping Beauty starring Catherine Tate and Julian Clary.
Sleeping Beauty is now playing at the London Palladium until 11 January 2026.
This year’s outrageous, opulent Palladium Panto stars Catherine Tate as the wicked fairy Carabosse and Palladium panto regular Julian Clary playing King Julian.
The show also stars Paul Zerdin as The Great Zerdini, Nigel Havers as the Keeper of the Privy, Rob Madge as The Diva of Dreams, Jon Culshaw as King Julian’s private detective, West End star Emily Lane (Frozen, Hello, Dolly!) as Princess Beauty, and up-and-coming actor and dancer Amonik Melaco (Austenland, Nutcracker!, Robin Hood) as the Prince.
Just in: Take a first-look at the stars of Sleeping Beauty in costume, with these new character portraits.
Sleeping Beauty at the Palladium – Photos
Sleeping Beauty also features ensemble members Tonto Appiah, Courtenay Brady, Keely Chamberlain, Danny Coburn, Katie Dunsden, Demmileigh Foster, Charlie Goddard, Lowri Hamilton, Ruby Hood, Emma Hunter, Ediz Ibrahim, Claudia Lilly, Dianté Lodge, Louis Mackrodt, Grant Thresh, and Frankie Wright.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Palladium Panto — now a beloved festive tradition for hundreds of thousands of London theatregoers.
Photos: Sleeping Beauty – in rehearsals
Also, go behind the scenes of rehearsals for Sleeping Beauty.
The panto is written by Ed Curtis and Michael Harrison, with contributions from Tate and Clary, and directed by Harrison.
Joining Michael Harrison in the creative team are: Set design by Mark Walters; Choreography by Karen Bruce; Costume design for Julian Clary by Hugh Durrant; Costume design by Teresa Nalto; Speciality costume design by Mike Coltman; Visual special effects by The Twins FX; Lighting design by Ben Cracknell; Sound design by Matt Peploe; and Composition and orchestrations by Gary Hind/
Photos: Sleeping Beauty – New character posters
Sleeping Beauty is now playing at the London Palladium, until 11 January 2026.
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