Breaking Baz: UK Comedy Queen & ‘Doctor Who’ Star Catherine Tate Tops Bill As Wicked Fairy In 2025 London Palladium Panto ‘Sleeping Beauty’

Exclusive: Catherine Tate, the beloved British comedy queen and actress best known for Doctor Who, The Office and her scorching eponymous television show, will top the bill at this year’s London Palladium Pantomime, Sleeping Beauty.
Her casting is a fitting way for the festive extravaganza to celebrate its 10th anniversary since being revived at the Palladium.
David Tennant and Catherine Tate in ‘Doctor Who’
Tate will play the role of panto baddie Carabosse, the wicked fairy that puts the curse on the princess that if she pricks her finger, she’ll die. Palladium panto standout Julian Clary will star as King Julian.
Both leading lights will contribute to the show’s book that’s written by Ed Curtis and Michael Harrison, who oversees the enterprise as director and producer.
Tate caught last season’s panto Robin Hood starring Clary, Jane McDonald...
Her casting is a fitting way for the festive extravaganza to celebrate its 10th anniversary since being revived at the Palladium.
David Tennant and Catherine Tate in ‘Doctor Who’
Tate will play the role of panto baddie Carabosse, the wicked fairy that puts the curse on the princess that if she pricks her finger, she’ll die. Palladium panto standout Julian Clary will star as King Julian.
Both leading lights will contribute to the show’s book that’s written by Ed Curtis and Michael Harrison, who oversees the enterprise as director and producer.
Tate caught last season’s panto Robin Hood starring Clary, Jane McDonald...
- 3/17/2025
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
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