Abanazar, the wicked
wizard, discovers the where-abouts of a magic lamp hidden in a cave near old Peking,
but only a young and honest washer-woman’s son can retrieve the lamp from it’s dark
cavern. Abanazar travels to Peking to find such a boy, and discovers Widow
Twankey’s son, Aladdin, who fits the description perfectly. Meanwhile Aladdin falls in love with
the beautiful Princess So-Shy, but the evil Abanazar has other plans for him. The
wonderful characters include the inscrutable Wishee-Washee - The Genie of the Lamp -
Jade, the Slave of the Ring - Abanazar’s two henchmen Mustapha Napp and Ali Khatt -
and Emperor Pan Ting. There are ten main characters, plus smaller parts, chorus
and dancers. Running time aprox 120 minutes
Sparkling Panto success.
- Southampton Advertiser. Nothing Wishee-Washee about this pantomime. - Swindon Advertiser. Brilliantly funny.... For adults and kiddies alike. - Salisbury Journal.
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