Aladdin

This Christmas, all of your wishes shall be granted
Why see Aladdin?
Oh Yes You Will!
Panto is back at the Lyric Hammersmith! Aladdin is 2024's offering, written by Sonia Jalaly and directed by Nicholai La Barrie, get ready for a magic carpet ride bursting with joy, laughter, and festive fun. Andr Antonio is our Aladdin, a young man who dreams of finding his true love and his fortune. Join him as he sets out on a journey full of mystery, magic, and a bit of old-fashioned panto madness!
What's the story?
Promised treasure beyond his dreams, Aladdin sets off from the home he shares with his dad Dave Twankey and prankster pal Wishy on a mission for local wizard Abanazer. To gain his prize he must enter the not at all creepy or ominous Cave of Wonders and steal a lamp for his morally ambitious benefactor. Once it has been recovered he realises he's been tricked and is trapped in the crumbling cave facing his doom. But hope is not lost, when he accidentally rubs the lamp he frees its magical prisoner, a wish-granting Genie!
Key Information
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Cast
- André Antonio as Aladdin
- Emmanuel Akwafo as Widow Twerkey
- Jodie Jacobs as the Genie
- Aleyna Mohanraj as Jasmine
- Andrew Pepper as Abanazaar
Further cast
Summer Priest, Francisco Gomes, Laura Dawn Pyatt, and Isaiah James-Mitchell
Creative
- Directed by Nicholai La Barrie
- Written by Sonia Jalaly,
- Set and Costume Design by Good Teeth,
- Choreography by Alexzandra Sarmiento,
- Lighting Design by Sally Ferguson,
- Sound Design by Nick Manning,
- Composition and Arrangements by Corin Buckeridge
- Musical Direction by Adam Gerber.
- Casting by Richard Johnston for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting,
- Olivia Zacharia as Associate Musical Director
- Harper K Hefferson as Assistant Director
Reviews
Customer reviews
Wendy Jones
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Alison Robertson
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