Aladdin
From: Friday, 3rd December 2010
To: Saturday, 8 January 2011
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Synopsis
The Pantomime story of Aladdin and the magic lamp. Widow Twankey, her no-good son Wishee Washee and the Chinese laundry usually provide the slapstick.
Our Review:
Anne Morley-Priestman - 15 December 2010
Doing things by halves has never been the Mercury Theatre’s way with pantomimes, and this year’s version of Aladdin, written and directed by Janice Dunn, is no exception. After all, why have just two genii when three is more exciting? There’s an interesting menagerie of livestock as well, including a rather fetching camel, another of those ubiquitous meercats, a raven and an extremely imposing cobra. Richard Foxton’s designs are colourful and repay attatention for their detailing.
We’re in Shalimar, by the way, which I think must be a near-neighbour of Shangri-la. Abu, a story-teller, sets the scene for us with rhyming couplets; he’s played by Ignatius Anthony, who is also one of the afore-mentioned genii. David Tarkenter contributes a purple-clad villain as Abanazer. He has rather more explanatory dialogue than the villain of this piece is usually afforded, and I was fascinated by the way in which the audience at a captioned per...
Creative
Mercury Theatre Company (Company)
Janice Dunn (Author)
Janice Dunn (Director)
Foxton (Design)
David Phillips (Lighting)
Graeme du Fresne (Musical Director)
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