Aladdin Panto Programme by OnFife

Welcome to this year’s production of Aladdin, here at the Adam Smith Theatre. We hope you have a magical time and enjoy the show!

CAST

Dame Pattie McBottie COLIN LITTLE

Wipey McBottie SCOTT WATSON

Jasmine KIM SHEPHERD

Aladdin ANGUS BHATTACHARYA

Genie COLUM FINDLAY

Abanazar DEREK MCGHIE

Spirit of the Ring AILSA ERSKINE

Ensemble AMY DUTHIE

Ensemble SCOTT WAUGH

Thank you to the Production Team

Writer ANDY MCGREGOR

Director BETH MORTON

Choreographer ROY MCQUEEN

Musical Arranger CHRIS PUGH

Musical Director TOM PIECZORA

Sound Designer DAN MOSS

Associate Producer LOUISE REMOND

Thank you to teams for delivering a great production

IMAGINE THEATRE

Assistant Stage Manager

THEO FAIRBAIRN

Wardrope Supervisor

CATRIONA CHARLTON

Musical Director TOM PIECZORA

Drums

SAM LEIGHTON

MATT ARNOTT

Sound DAN MOSS

Director

BETH MORTON

Choreographer

ROY MCQUEEN

TECHNICAL TEAM (OnFife)

Lighting Designer KIERAN HOTCHKISS

Lighting Operator ANDREW THOMSON

Company Manager

Deputy Stage Manager CARLY BARR

Head of Stage ANDY FARRELL

Crew

SEAN MEDERIOS | KIARA FORD

CALLUM KNIGHT | SOPHIE WILLIAMS | MARGARET CHIAVETTA

COLIN LITTLE

Colin is delighted to return for his seventh panto at the Adam Smith Theatre, and his second time playing the Dame. His recent credits include Outlander: Blood of my Blood and the 20th anniversary tour of Singin’ I’m no a Billy, He’s a Tim.

KIM SHEPHERD

Kim Shepherd returns for her fourteenth pantomime season, having starred in Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast. Recent credits include Hen Night Horror and The Music of Les Miserables. She also performs with her multi-award-winning events band, Cut the Cake.

SCOTT WATSON

Scott Watson is back at the Adam Smith for his third year after being a panto comic in Falkirk. He performs at holiday parks around Britain and aboard major cruise lines as a guest entertainer. He has also sold out many theatres in Scotland with his one-man shows.

ANGUS BHATTACHARYA

Angus is an actor, singer and poet from Glasgow, Scotland. He graduated from the Royal Conservatoire’s Musical Theatre programme in 2022 and eight months later, his first professional credit was as Tom Quiney in a 5-star Edinburgh Fringe production of Upstart:Shakespeare’s Rebel Daughter Judith, directed by Alexandra Spencer-Jones.

COLUM FINDLAY

Colum Findlay is a performer and composer based in Glasgow, Scotland. His previous credits include Poison Ivy in Jack and the Beanstalk (Eden Court, 2024); Eric in Eric the Elf (Macrobert, 2023); Hermes in Godcatcher (Edinburgh Fringe, 2023) and Toni Tinsel in Santa’s Little Astronaut (Macrobert, 2022).

DEREK MCGHIE

Derek trained at Queen Margaret University (BA in Acting) and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (MA in Musical Theatre). Theatre credits include: Passing Places, The Admirable Crichton, Mr Bolfry, Whisky Kisses (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Trainspotting (York Theatre Royal), On A Knife Edge (Borderline). Derek has also appeared in panto throughout Scotland.

JUNIOR ENSEMBLE

TEAM SPIRITS

AILSA ERSKINE

Ailsa is a 2024 graduate from Bird College Conservatoire of Dance and Musical Theatre. Her theatre Credits: Brooke/Dance Captain in Be More Chill (Old Joint Stock); Goldilocks in Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Imagine Theatre). Screen Credits: Copycats (CBBC); Keep It In The Family (ITV).

AMY DUTHIE

Amy is originally from the Highlands and is delighted to be back with Imagine Theatre this year for its production of Aladdin in Kirkcaldy. Credits include Jill in Jack and the Beanstalk, Emerging Scots at The Other Palace, Lead Vocalist in Thank You For The Music and Game of Love on Silja Lines.

SCOTT WAUGH

Scott trained at the Guildford School of Acting and the Preparatory/ Musical Theatre Course at the Dance School of Scotland. His theatre credits include: Ensemble/Swing, Oliver! (Leeds Playhouse); Vicar/Understudy Robertson Ay, Northbrook & Park Keeper in Mary Poppins (Prince Edward); Richie Cunningham in Happy Days –A New Musical (UK tour); and Grim in Snow White (Courtyard Theatre, Hereford).