{"id":1982,"date":"2025-12-11T07:58:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T07:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/?p=1982"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:18:45","slug":"aladdin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/aladdin\/","title":{"rendered":"Aladdin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Aladdin<\/em> is a classic, magical, and delightfully funny pantomime, well-loved for its iconic magic lamp and flying carpet. It\u2019s a favourite for many\u2014thanks in no small part to the Genie. After all, who doesn\u2019t enjoy imagining what they\u2019d wish for with three wishes? The story follows Aladdin, who lives with his mum, Widow Twankey, and his brother, Wishy Washy. Aladdin dreams of marrying Princess Jasmine, and with the help of an old lamp and its Genie, his wish might just come true\u2014though not without interference from the villainous Abanazar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The set was fairly simple, but this worked well, allowing for smooth transitions between locations with just a backdrop and a few staging blocks. The laundry scenes had the most set pieces, all cleverly used to add humour to the script. In fact, the laundry scene was one of my favourites\u2014second only to the flying carpet moment. The creative use of the mangle for extra jokes was particularly entertaining. True to panto tradition, Wishy Washy\u2019s disappearance into the mangle was a great touch, and I even caught a subtle adult joke on the washing line: a pair of pants cheekily labelled \u201cNot tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast suited their roles perfectly, and everyone put in great energy, especially during the audience participation moments. The children in the audience were treated to a lively, sparkling show\u2014right down to LaLa\u2019s glittery shoes, which really stood out. The only thing I might have liked to see was a more dramatic entrance for the Genie on his first appearance\u2014perhaps a bigger lighting effect to emphasise the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, this pantomime is absolutely worth seeing and excellent value for a three-hour show including an interval. I\u2019m thrilled to hear it has sold out every performance\u2014the hard work of the writers, directors, actors, and backstage crew truly shines on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, all that\u2019s left is for me to find an old lamp of my own\u2026 who knows, maybe I\u2019ll discover a whole new world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviewed by Emma T.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aladdin is a classic, magical, and delightfully funny pantomime, well-loved for its iconic magic lamp and flying carpet. It\u2019s a favourite for many\u2014thanks in no small part to the Genie. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-2026","category-sutton-arts-theatre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1983,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982\/revisions\/1983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}