"Dor (formerly known as Dorothy) and Tin 2.0 need guidance on how to take down the Wicked Witch and save the borough of Oz-lington from a great blizzard. But wait! Who's that Facetiming? It's only Jeremy Corbyn, the wise Wizard of Oz-lington! The 200-person audience cheers and applauds the Islington North MP, who looks as if he's beaming in from the allotment."
"It's me, the Wizard, Corbyn says. I've been very busy planning a party, a new party. It's harder than it sounds. Shortly thereafter, we're treated to an even battier on-screen cameo: Sir Ian McKellen as Toto the dog, complete with a pair of furry ears and a fluffy coat. The Olivier winner licks, pants and expresses relief that he's no longer in Cats with James Corden. We didn't even tell him to mention Corden, Dor quips, much to the audience's delight."
A camp mashup of Wicked and The Wizard of Oz at the Pleasance in Islington features Facetime cameos from Jeremy Corbyn and Sir Ian McKellen. Corbyn appears as the Wizard of Oz-lington and jokes about planning a new party, while McKellen appears on-screen as Toto, wearing furry ears and a fluffy coat and ad-libbing references to Cats and James Corden. The celebrity appearances raised the profile of the local pantomime, helped sell out adult performances, prompted consideration of extra shows, and exemplified the long-standing practice of using familiar names to boost festive theatre takings.
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