London Palladium

And then worry about getting her back on screen.

Luft booked Garland four weeks at the London Palladium.

It was a considerable gamble.

Garland hadn't headlined a live show in over a decade.

Just some of the things that we do are big award ceremonies.

We just recently did the Sports Journalist Awards, which was at the London Palladium.

We do award ceremonies for the likes of some of the biggest brands in the UK.

And we've got a Christmas party brand, which is called Shared Christmas Parties.

Because she did two shows with them, from what I can tell.

She was in a version of High Time at the London Palladium.

And then after a few weeks of that, she was sent to do the pantomime in Luton, which she described as being, quote, the professional equivalent of exile in Siberia.

And so before too long, she went back to Dewsbury.

she played miss adelaide in guys and dolls she was in the donmar warehouse revival of company she's been in plenty of things she works consistently and ongoingly in fact she is an olivier award winner with five additional nominations and it wouldn't surprise me whatsoever if by the time nanny mcphee arrives on stage sophie thompson is in the cast but perhaps in one of the other supporting roles and not necessarily playing nanny mcphee if they are looking for a slightly more prominent name it also reads somewhat strangely perhaps in the press release of it all for Emma Thompson's character to arrive on stage and be played by her sister.

But don't you worry, I have saved the best for last, because though this has not yet been publicly reported and confirmed, what I have been hearing is that the role was subsequently workshopped by another very exciting talent, one who has played multiple witches on stage at Regent's Park, at the London Palladium.

I am talking about one of my favourite musical theatre stars of all time, who has also recently become very successful working on screen, but has hinted at a stage return, the extraordinary Hannah Waddingham.

Yes, this is the headline news.

I have seen her play the witch in Into the Woods with my eyes.

I saw her in The Wizard of Oz.

at the London Palladium.

I know the authority and strength, but also vulnerability and care that she brings to a character.

lads.

I took my son, well, me and my wife, took our son, our youngest son, when he was about six, to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium.

Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming.

Yeah.

yeah, there's no creativity.

There's a lovely story that Tommy, I think it's Tommy Cooper.

He was doing a Royal Variety London Palladium thing.

Full orchestra in the pit.

Yeah.

We watched Oliver at the London Palladium, famously, the musical, and I, I can't remember whether that was before or after the film.

I think it might have been before- I think it was before ... because- Yeah ... because I don't think we knew who he was until then.

So then you're- No ... our only introduction to Jonathan Pryce was as a musical guy.