Dawn French is to make her panto debut later this year.

She will play The Wicked Queen in the Palladium's production of Snow White.

The cast also features a number of other comedy performers who have previously appeared in Christmas pantomimes. 

Julian Clary will play the Man in the Mirror, while ventriloquist Paul Zerdin will play Muddles.

Nigel Havers will play The Understudy and Gary Wilmot will play Mrs Crumble the Cook.

The Mail's Baz Bamigboye revealed the casting on Twitter.

The run starts on December 8. 

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