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Aladdin: 2009


 

3-19 December 2009

Director: Tom Forbes

Musical Director: Gillian Pucci

Choreographer: Sharon McWilliam (nee Gill)

Script Team: Euan Roberts and Pete Thomson

Once upon a time, there was a young boy called Aladdin who, with his brother Wishee Washee, and mother Widow Twanky, run a laundry in Peking China. Aladdin meets and falls in love with the Emperors daughter, Princess So Shi, but as he and his family are poor he is unable to marry her. The Princess loses Ping Pong her pet Panda and Aladdin decides to find Ping Pong to impress the Princess, but the evil Abanazar has other plans. He pretends to be Aladdin's Uncle to win his trust and tricks Aladdin into retrieving a magic lamp from a cave. Fortunately Aladdin sees through Abanazar’s plan and gets the lamp for himself, rubs it and releases the Genie inside. The Genie grants Aladdin his wishes and he becomes very successful and wealthy. However before Aladdin can marry his love, Abanazar steals the lamp and kidnaps the princess. Will Aladdin manage to save the day? Will Abanazer get his just desert? Will anybody find Ping Pong? ..... Come along and find out