Masquerades Christmas pantomime ALADDIN takes us all the way to Old Peking where young Aladdin lives a simple life working away at Widow Twankey’s laundry along with his brother Wishee Washee. Things are going along quite smoothly until Aladdin dares to break the law and catch a glimpse of the breathtakingly beautiful Princess. For this unlawful deed, the Emperor charges his trusty Chinese Policemen with the task of bringing Aladdin to justice and Aladdin must do all he can to avoid them. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Aladdin is completely besotted by the Princess and knows in his heart of hearts that he will never find true happiness unless he was to marry her. However in recession-hit Old Peking, the Emperor would never allow his daughter to marry a penniless laundry-boy and it seems that Aladdin will be unhappy forever. Suddenly, a solution appears in the form of the wizard Apatizz who tells Aladdin about a powerful genie that can grant him three wishes. All Aladdin needs to do is find the magic lamp and bring it to him. But Apatizz is not to be trusted and Aladdin’s quest to win the heart of the Princess becomes a breathtaking adventure to save the entire kingdom.

ALADDIN features non-stop hilarity, vibrant characters, show-stopping musical numbers, and even a Giant Panda. Starring Malcolm Galea as Widow Twankey, Philip Stilon as Wishee Washee, Dorothy Bezzina as the Princess, Francis Ghersci as Aladdin, Joseph Zammit as the Emperor and Louis Cassar as the evil Apatizz, this year’s Christmas panto is an event not to be missed!

ALADDIN opens at TEATRU MANOEL on Friday 18th December. It is directed by anthony bezzina and is written by Malcolm Galea. The music will be directed by Kevin Abela, choreography by Jes Sciberras while Ernest Camilleri is in charge of costume design and Harry Borg will be designing the sets.

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