‘It won’t be pretty!’ French and Saunders to play the Ugly Sisters in Palladium panto

Comedy duo will take the stage together in the West End for the first time in 17 years in Cinderella alongside Julian Clary

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to return to the stage together for the first time in 17 years to play the Ugly Sisters in the London Palladium pantomime.

It won't be pretty," the popular duo predicted in an announcement on Tuesday. We have wished to play the Ugly Sisters for so many years, it feels this is the fulfilment of a dream - a dream our hearts made."