Aladdin

January 2024

A Comedy, Pantomime

Written by Alan P Frayn.

Directed by Donna Wills.

Produced by Peter Brown.

The production poster

Cast

Abanazar: Robin Lee
Spirits of the Ring: Florence Blackwell, Imogen Blackwell, Lilla Nutbeam
Aladdin: Shannon Wills
Wishee Washee: Dan McQueen
Widow Twankey: Tim McGill
PC Pong: Dylan Cowper
PC Wong: Alan Prince
Emperor: Tristram Grevatt
Princess Mandarin: Molly Yates
So-Shy: Georgia Wills
Executioner: Sylvie Box
Genie: Mark Vickers
Mini Wishee: Murtagh Tannian
Temptress: Jess Munday
Slave: Matilda Jones
Chorus: Sylvie Box, Daisy Pollak-Hobbs, Matilda Jones, Gemma Kidney, Jes Munday, Leah Reckless, Murtagh Tannian, Evie Vickers

Production Team

Director: Donna Wills
Producer: Peter Brown
Musical Director: Paul Pennicotte-Henrie
Director’s Assistant: Rob Wills
Stage Manager: Rachel Prince
Assistant Stage Manager: Aaliyah 'AJ' Kempthorne
Stage crew: Tony Rose, Lizzie Ventor, Lawrence Joiner
Set & contraption design: Tristram Grevatt
Construction & painting: Tristram Grevatt, Tony Rose, Peter Brown, Gracie Pearson-Link, Lawrence Joiner, Aaliyah 'AJ' Kempthorne
Costumes: Cathie Pannell, Val Meek, Sue Astal-Stain, Natasha Morris
Lighting and sound: Adam Cook, Alice Hawkins, Jack Chequer, Mason Eastley (as Mason Eastleigh), Sam Nicholls
Animation and video: Tim McGill
Props: Rachel Prince, Aaliyah 'AJ' Kempthorne
Cartoon characters: Louise Scammell
Make-up and hairdressing: Louise Scammell, Lindsey Stewart, Natasha Morris
Continuity: Gaynor Williams
Posters and programmes: Tristram Grevatt
Publicity: Guy Pannell
Photographs: Keith Male
Front of House: Veronica Brown and team
Box office: Peter Brown and team
Safeguarding: Kim Kidney and team

Programme

Gallery

: Robin Lee as Abanazar (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_143040-web)

: Lilla Nutbeam, Imogen Blackwell and Florence Blackwell as the Spirits of the Ring (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6265-web)

: The junior chorus 'Kung Fu Fighting' (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6266-web)

: The junior chorus 'Kung Fu Fighting' (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6268-web)

: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen) and Aladdin (Shannon Wills) (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6270-web)

: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen) (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_143640-web)

: Tim McGill as Widow Twankey (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6272-web)

: Tim McGill as Widow Twankey (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6274-web)

: Dylan Cowper as PC Pong and Alan Prince as PC Wong (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_144348-web)

: Dylan Cowper as PC Pong and Alan Prince as PC Wong (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6277-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) with his mother, Widow Twankey (Tim McGill), and chorus (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6280-web)

: The Emperor (Tristram Grevatt) announces his daughter's arrival (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6281-web)

: The arrival of Princess Mandarin (Molly Yates) with her handmaid So Shy (Georgia Wills) in Old Peking (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6283-web)

: So Shy (Georgia Wills), Princess Mandarin (Molly Yates) and The Emperor (Tristram Grevatt). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6285-web)

: Shannon Wills as Aladdin and Molly Yates as Princess Mandarin (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6286-web)

: Shannon Wills as Aladdin and Molly Yates as Princess Mandarin (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6289-web)

: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen), Widow Twankey (Tim McGill), Executioner (Sylvie Box), PC Wong (Alan Prince), Aladdin (Shannon Wills), PC Pong (Dylan Cowper), the Emperor (Tristram Grevatt) in Old Peking (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6292-web)

: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen), Widow Twankey (Tim McGill), Executioner (Sylvie Box), PC Wong (Alan Prince), Aladdin (Shannon Wills), PC Pong (Dylan Cowper), Abanazar (Robin Lee), the Emperor (Tristram Grevatt) in Old Peking (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_145448-web)

: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen), Widow Twankey (Tim McGill), Executioner (Sylvie Box), PC Wong (Alan Prince), Aladdin (Shannon Wills), PC Pong (Dylan Cowper), Abanazar (Robin Lee), the Emperor (Tristram Grevatt) in Old Peking (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6294-web)

: Abanazar (Robin Lee). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_145827-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) with Abanazar (Robin Lee). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6296-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) with Abanazar (Robin Lee). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_150724-web)

: The chorus as gardeners in the Peking Palace Garden (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6297-web)

: Georgia Wills as So-Shy and Molly Yates as Princess Mandarin with the chorus (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_150109-web)

: Georgia Wills as So-Shy, Molly Yates as Princess Mandarin, Tristram Grevatt as the Emperor, Dylan Cowper as PC Pong and Alan Prince as PC Wong with the chorus (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6298-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) falls in love with Princess Mandarin (Molly Yates). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6300-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) with Abanazar (Robin Lee) and Widow Twankey (Tim McGill). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6302-web)

: Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) opens the takeaway (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_150814-web)

: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen) and Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) open the takeaway (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6303-web)

: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen), Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) and So Shy (Georgia Wills) open the takeaway (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6306-web)

: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen), Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) and So Shy (Georgia Wills) serve PCs Wong and Pong (Alan Prince and Dylan Cowper). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_151125-web)

: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen), Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) and So Shy (Georgia Wills) serve PCs Wong and Pong (Alan Prince and Dylan Cowper). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6307-web)

: Wishee Washee's (Dan McQueen's) bean-sauce-covered face is scrutinised by Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) looks on (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_151320-web)

: Wishee Washee is 'washed' by PCs Wong and Pong (Alan Prince and Dylan Cowper) as Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) looks on (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6309-web)

: Abanazar (Robin Lee) looks on as Aladdin (Shannon Wills) enters the secret cave (SBADS Aladdin, 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_151646-web)

: Abanazar (Robin Lee) directs Aladdin (Shannon Wills) through the mouth of the Cave a la Din (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_151734-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) meets the Sprits in the Cave a la Din (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6311-web)

: The Genie of the Lamp (Mark Vickers) in the Cave a la Din (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_152412-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) summons the Spirits of the Ring (Lilla Nutbeam, Imogen Blackwell and Florence Blackwell) and the Genie of the Lamp (Mark Vickers) in the Cave a la Din (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6312-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) with the Genie of the Lamp (Mark Vickers) in the Cave a la Din (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_152439-web)

: The Genie (Mark Vickers) calls forth the jewels in the Cave a la Din (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_152607-web)

: The Genie (Mark Vickers) calls forth the jewels in the Cave a la Din (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6314-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) becomes rich thanks to the Cave a la Din (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6315-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) is 'Forever Blowing Bubbles' (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6318-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) is 'Forever Blowing Bubbles' (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6319-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Dan McQueen as Wishee Washee and Tim McGill as Widow Twankey (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6320-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Emperor (Tristram Grevatt) collects his laundry from Widow Twankee (Tim McGill) as Wishee Washee and the chorus look on (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6321-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen) and Widow Twankee (Tim McGill) look on as PCs Wong and Pong (Alan Prince and Dylan Cowper) examine the washing (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6322-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen) and Widow Twankee (Tim McGill) look on as PCs Wong and Pong (Alan Prince and Dylan Cowper) examine the washing (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_155443-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: So-Shy (Georgia Wills) and Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen) admire Widow Twankey's flip-flops (Tim McGill). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6325-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: So-Shy (Georgia Wills) and Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen) fold an 'udder' sheet for Widow Twankey (Tim McGill). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6326-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: So-Shy (Georgia Wills) and Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen) fold a 'polly unsaturated' sheet for Widow Twankey (Tim McGill). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_155817-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: So-Shy (Georgia Wills) and Wishee Washee (Dan McQueen) find that Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) is a litte hoarse. (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_155834-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Mini Wishee (Murtagh Tannian) is rinsed (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6327-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Mini Wishee (Murtagh Tannian) is rinsed and put through the mangle (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6329-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: So Shy (Georgia Wills) and Widow Twankey (Tim McGill) find that Wishee Washee is feeling is a little flat (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6330-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Wishee (Dan McQueen) returns through the mangle (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6331-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Georgia Wills as So-Shy, Dan McQueen as Wishee Washee, Tim McGill as Widow Twankey and Shannon Wills as Aladdin (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6332-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Mark Vickers as the Genie, Georgia Wills as So-Shy, Dan McQueen as Wishee Washee, Tim McGill as Widow Twankey and Shannon Wills as Aladdin (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6333-web)

: Twankey's Laundry: Mark Vickers as the Genie, Georgia Wills as So-Shy, Dan McQueen as Wishee Washee, Tim McGill as Widow Twankey and Shannon Wills as Aladdin with the chorus (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6335-web)

: Lilla Nutbeam, Imogen Blackwell and Florence Blackwell as the Spirits of the Ring (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6336-web)

: Mark Vickers as the Genie and Shannon Wills as Aladdin (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6337-web)

: Mark Vickers as the Genie and Shannon Wills as Aladdin (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_160927-web)

: Georgia Wills as 'So Shy' and Tristram Grevatt as the Emperor (SBADS Aladdin, 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_161009-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) tries to impress the Emperor (Tristram Grevatt) with the choris looking on (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6340-web)

: Tristram Grevatt as the Emperor with Jess Munday as the Temptress (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6345-web)

: Molly Yates as Princess Mandarin and Shannon Wills as Aladdin (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6347-web)

: Georgia Wills as So-Shy and Molly Yates as Princess Mandarin (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6350-web)

: A disguised Abanazar (Robin Lee) offers 'new lamps for old' (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6351-web)

: So-Shy (Georgia Wills) urges Mandarin (Molly Yates) not to sell Aladdin's magic lamp to Abanazar (Robin Lee). (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6352-web)

: Abanazar (Robin Lee) gets his scheming hands on the magic lamp at last (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6354-web)

: So-Shy (Georgia Wills) tells the Emperor (Tristram Grevatt) that his daughter is missing(Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6355-web)

: PC Pong (Dylan Cowper) has brought his Tizer rather than his Taser. With Alan Prince, Sylvie Box, Georgia Wills and Tristram Grevatt (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_161627-web)

: PC Pong (Dylan Cowper) has brought his Tizer rather than his Taser. With Alan Prince, Sylvie Box, Georgia Wills and Tristram Grevatt (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6356-web)

: Tristram Grevatt as the Emperor, Sylvie Box as Executioner, Alan Prince as PC Wong, Shannon Wills as Aladdin, Dylan Cowper as PC Pong, Georgia Wills as So-Shy, Tim McGill as Widow Twankey and Dan McQueen as Wishee Washee (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_161719-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) takes a magic carpet ride (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6359-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) takes a magic carpet ride (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6361-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) takes a magic carpet ride (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_162030-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) takes a magic carpet ride (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6362-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) takes a magic carpet ride (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_162104-web)

: Aladdin (Shannon Wills) takes a magic carpet ride (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6364-web)

: The Spirits of the Ring (Lilla Nutbeam, Imogen Blackwell and Florence Blackwell) and Genie (Mark Vickers) are summoned once Aladdin has his lamp back, thanks to Abanazar (Robin Lee) being spiked by Mandarin (Molly Yates) Aladdin (Shannon Wills) (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6367-web)

: The cast magically return to Peking (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_162638-web)

: The cast magically return to Peking (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6369-web)

: The singalong song (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6373-web)

: The singalong song (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_163100-web)

: The Walkdown (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6392-web)

: The cast of Aladdin in the finale. (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Show-Photo_AAA6396-web)

: The cast of Aladdin in the finale, with Musical Director Paul Pennicotte-Henrie. (Aladdin, SBADS 2024)(File: SBADS-2024-Aladdin-Photo-20240121_163643-web)