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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kevin Rawlinson

Jeremy Corbyn to appear in north London panto

Jeremy Corbyn will appear as the ‘Wizard of Oz-lington’.
Jeremy Corbyn will appear as the ‘Wizard of Oz-lington’. Photograph: c/o Pleasance Theatre

He has spent a whole career dealing with booing and hissing in the House of Commons. But now in the run-up to Christmas, the former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn will bring that experience to bear as he appears in pantomime at a north London theatre.

The Islington North MP, who sits as an independent, will perform as the “Wizard of Oz-lington” in a drag production of Wicked Witches. The venue said he would make an onscreen cameo.

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