London Palladium's Robin Hood becomes venue's most popular panto
Robin Hood has become the London Palladium’s best-selling pantomime of all time.
More than 132,000 people attended the production, which starred Jane McDonald as Maid Marion, Julian Clary as the titular Robin and a special guest star each night in the role of King Richard – including Dawn French, Alexandra Burke and David Mitchell.
Running five weeks, from December 7, 2024, until January 12 this year, the show has broken the annual Palladium pantomime’s records for highest daily, weekly and season-wide gross sales, producer Michael Harrison has claimed.
In its opening weekend alone, Robin Hood was reported to have opened to more than 9,100 audience members.
The revelation follows optimistic recent reports from the pantomime sector across the UK, with producers telling The Stage late last year they felt resoundingly "back to business" after the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.
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Harrison, who led on Robin Hood on behalf of Crossroads Pantomimes, said: "Robin Hood has given everyone associated with the Palladium panto another unforgettable year.
"From all the wonderful guest stars who agreed to play King Richard in the show, through to our onstage and backstage company, everyone has been thrilled with the rapturous response of our audiences at every performance. I am also delighted we have been able to make donations to many charities chosen by the King Richards. We already can’t wait to return at the end of the year for the celebratory 10th London Palladium pantomime."
In addition, the total audience to have attended the central London venue’s pantomime since the Christmas tradition returned to the Palladium in 2016 has now reached more than one million individuals.
Robin Hood was produced and directed by Harrison, with set design by Mark Walters and costume designs by Hugh Durrant, Ron Briggs, Teresa Nalton and Mike Coltman.
It featured choreography by Karen Bruce, visual special effects by the Twins FX, lighting designs by Ben Cracknell, sound designs by Matt Peploe, video and projection designs by Duncan McLean and composition and orchestrations by Gary Hind.
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