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Arabian Nights

The Lowry, Salford
From: Friday, 30th November 2012
To: Saturday, 12 January 2013

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Our Review: starstarstarstar

12 December 2012

Theatre at Christmas brings the usual of array of pantomimes, festive musicals and warm and fuzzy revivals of plays like A Christmas Carol, but if you want to enjoy a family show with creativity and originality and without the fear of Xmas songs being sung at you, then look no further than Arabian Nights produced by the Library Theatre company at the Lowry.
 
Adapted from the world famous folk tales, Arabian Nights tells the story of Shahrazad, a beautiful young woman who likes nothing better than to read and tell stories. The king of the town, after being burned by love has changed in to a dark and vengeful man who’s actions are leaving other young women fearing for their lives. It’s up to our heroine to free him from his darkness and find his humanity again by telling him the stories she has read, that are full of magic and wonderment.
 
Various stories are acted out from the book Shahrazad read from and the talented small ca...

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Cast

Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi (Shahrazad)
Mitesh Soni (Ali Baba)
Paul Barnhill (Es-Sindibad the sailor)
Emilio Doorgasingh (Shahrayer)
Kezrena James (Dinarzad)
Jo Mousley (Marjanah)
Tachia Newall (Kassim)
Claire Storey (Mrs Baba)
Mark Carlisle (Vizier)

Creative

Mancheter Airport (Corporate Sponsor)
Library Theatre Company (Company)
Dominic Cooke (Adaptation)
Amy Leach (Director)


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