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Biggest celebrities starring in pantos across UK this year - with some surprising names

Oh yes we did! As Christmas draws closer and Pantomime season is in full swing, we have put together a long list of the shows starring some of the nations favourite celebrities, from West End regulars to Strictly stars, find them all here!

Daily Mirror · Dec 22, 2022

Look who’s here! Sir Ian McKellen and John Bishop’s panto gets star support

Sir Ian McKellen and John Bishop star in Mother Goose at Duke Of York’s Theatre

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2022

Mother Goose at Duke of York’s Theatre review: Ian McKellen makes a triumphant return to panto

This gleeful, willfully slapdash affair moves to the West End this Thursday

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2022

From dog creches to secret Coldplay gigs: a 50-year timeline of Crisis at Christmas

Since being established in 1972, one of the largest volunteer-led events in Europe has staged radio appeals, hosted Christmas dinner at Sir Ian McKellen’s pub, and offered guests samba lessons and more

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022

Panto now more popular than Shakespeare, says Sir Ian McKellen

Veteran thespian insists they are a great way of getting kids to go to the theatre

Wales Online · Oct 20, 2022

John Bishop jokes upcoming panto has better economic policy than Liz Truss

The comedian, who is to star in Mother Goose, joked that the PM had been in touch about a golden egg that would sort out her ‘financial problems’.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

‘I’ve got a feeling I won’t be on stage again’: Derek Jacobi on age, ego, Igglepiggle and unrequited love

Sixty-five years after his first rave reviews, the star of I, Claudius and Last Tango in Halifax is still drowning in work – and self-doubt. Can a man who won Ian McKellen’s heart really see himself as ‘bland and uninteresting’?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

Celeb agent CLEARED after activist cyclist claimed he was bulldozed by Range Rover

Paul Lyon-Maris, who represented Alan Rickman and Warwick Davis, was said to lose his temper when Michael Van Erp tried to stop him driving on the wrong side of the road

Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022

Sir Ian McKellen’s agent claims YouTube activist jumped on to his bonnet in ‘Gandalf Corner’ confrontation

YouTuber Mike ‘CyclingMikey’ van Erp said he was likened to Gandalf shouting ‘you shall not pass’ in Lord of the Rings with his activism

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2022

Mother Goose: How to see Sir Ian McKellen in panto in London this Christmas

The pantomime will open in Brighton before heading to London over the Christmas period

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022