James Corden delighted a pantomime audience as he made a surprise appearance at the London Palladium during a performance of Robin Hood this weekend. On Saturday night the Gavin & Stacey actor and comedian, 46, made a guest appearance as the character King Richard in the production.
![[On Saturday night the Gavin & Stacey actor and comedian, 46, made a guest appearance as the character King Richard in the production (seen with standby Robin Hood actor Chris Howell -right)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/11/93582315-14235981-image-a-101_1735557983558.jpg)
Actress Marisha Wallace who stars as The Sheriff of Nottingham took to Instagram to share snaps of James' visit as they posed backstage together. She wrote: 'Oh, what's occurring @j_corden? The man of the hour popped into @thelondonpalladium to surprise our matinee audience as today's King Richard @palladiumpanto!'.
![[Actress Marisha Wallace who stars as The Sheriff of Nottingham took to Instagram to share snaps of James' visit as they posed backstage together]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/11/93582319-14235981-image-a-99_1735557963699.jpg)
More snaps showed him posing with standby Robin Hood actor Chris Howell and other cast members. Starring in Robin Hood is Palladium panto regular Julian Clary in the title role, with Jane McDonald as Maid Marion. James Corden delighted a pantomime audience as he made a surprise appearance at the London Palladium during a performance of Robin Hood this weekend (seen with Marisha Wallace as The Sherriff).
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On Saturday night the Gavin & Stacey actor and comedian, 46, made a guest appearance as the character King Richard in the production (seen with standby Robin Hood actor Chris Howell -right). Other faces returning for the show include Paul Zerdin (Will Scarlet), Nigel Havers (Friar Tuck), Charlie Stemp (Alan-A-Dale) and Rob Madge (The Spirit of Sherwood), all of whom have previously appeared in the West End staple.
![[The show was the brainchild of James and co-star Ruth Jones who penned the finale in secret earlier this year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/11/93515671-14235981-The_show_was_the_brainchild_of_James_and_co_star_Ruth_Jones_who_-a-103_1735558217014.jpg)
