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Relaxed performances are designed to create an enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere for young people who suffer from learning disabilities and their families at the theatre.
We hope this information about our performance of Aladdin will help you prepare for your visit and give you an idea of what to expect.
If you have any further questions please contact:
Lisa Heaney, Box Office Manager
T: 02871 272779
E: lisah@millenniumforum.co.uk
The Characters
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This performance of Aladdin has a lot of characters. The total cast of 56 people includes professional actors, dancers and children!
Here are the main characters:
Actor Conal Gallen plays the role of Widow Twankey. Widow Twankey is the mother of Aladdin and Wishy Washy.
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Actor Aodhan Kehoe plays the role Wishy Washy. Wishy Washy is the brother of Aladdin and son of Widow Twankey.
Actor Corrie Earley plays the role of Princess Jasmine. Daughter of the Emperor and love interest of Aladdin, she is captured by Abanazar and must be rescued by Aladdin.
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Actor Dylan Reid plays the role of Aladdin and Aladdin is the hero of the story, he is the brother of Wishy Washy and the son of Widow Twankey, he must stop Abanazar stealing the magic lamp and
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rescue the Princess Jasmine. Aladdin is the love interest of Princess Jasmine.
The actor Eoin Callaghan plays the role of The Emperor, Ruler of Old Muff Town. He is the father of Princess Jasmine.
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Abanazar is played by actor Karen Hawthorne, they are the villain of our story as they try to steal the magic lamp from Aladdin so that they can be rich beyond their wildest dreams.
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Lily O’Reagan plays Spirit of the Ring, she appears when someone rubs the magic ring, she can also do magic but is not as powerful as the Genie. The Spirit of the Ring helps Aladdin to
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rescue Princess Jasmine from Abanazar, she takes Aladdin on a magic carpet ride.
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Actor Matthew Mc Laughlin plays PC Donut who works for the police in Old Muff Town and Abanazar is his boss.
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Actor Niamh Morrison plays the role of The Genie. The Genie is responsible for helping Aladdin find the magic lamp and making his dreams come true.
Show Photos
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Can you spot which actors play which characters?
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The Show
Since Aladdin is a pantomime it will have lots of audience participation! This means that the audience will be asked to take part in clapping, singing and even shouting a word or phrase, this means that it will get quite loud at some points if you want to join in clapping, singing or, sometimes, shouting a word or a phrase with the rest of the audience, you can. If the performance gets too much for you or you want to take a break, you can go to our ‘quiet sensory area’ in the Quiet Room situated in the Piazza level of the Millennium Forum.
Aladdin Relaxed Performance Pre-show Information
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Act One
After you’ve taken your seat, the lights will go down so it’s darker in the auditorium. This will only be slightly darker as there are no black outs in this show. Then you’ll hear a health and safety announcement. On a few occasions in the show the audience will be asked to shout for Wishy Washy, you do not have to take part in this but be aware that the audience will be very loud during these times, if you do not like these kind of things then you might want to cover your ears or put in ear plugs.
Prologue
The first people you will see on stage will be Abanazar and Spirit of the Ring – there will be a lot of booing and shouting when Abanazar appears as he is the “baddie” of our show.
The Market Place in Old Muff Town (Scene 1)
Here we are introduced to Wishy Washy, his brother Aladdin and his mother Widow Twankey. They chat to audience and introduce themselves to everyone. PC Donut comes along, he is from the Old Muff Town Police Force and orders them to keep quiet so he can introduce The Emperor and his daughter Princess Jasmine.
Aladdin sees Princess Jasmine and falls in love with her. The Emperor sees Aladdin looking at Princess Jasmine and tries to get him arrested for looking at Princess Jasmine. Aladdin tells the Emperor that someday he will marry Princess Jasmine but the Emperor laughs at him.
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Street in Old Muff Town (Scene 2)
Here Abanazar and the Spirit of the Ring come looking for the magic lamp. Abanazar plans to tell Aladdin that he is his long lost Uncle and get him to go into the dangerous cave to find the magic lamp.
Widow Twankey’s House (Scene 3)
Here we see Widow Twankey at work in her house. Abanazar comes to visit and tells Widow Twankey and her family that he is their long lost relative. Aladdin and Wishy Washy think that Abanazar is their uncle and Abanazar asks Aladdin to help him get the magic lamp but he does not tell him it is magic.
The 12 Days of Christmas (Scene 4)
In this scene Wishy Washy, Widow Twankey, PC Donut and the Emperor will sing the 12 Days of Christmas song, this is a very funny part of the show and there will be lots of mistakes made on stage – this is all part of the fun.
The
Mountain Pathway (Scene 5)
Abanazar gets the Spirit of the Ring to take him to the Cave of Jewels at the top of Hell Mountain to meet Aladdin to start looking for the magic lamp.
Outside the Cave of Jewels (Scene 6)
Abanazar asks Aladdin to go into the Cave of Jewels and bring him the magic lamp, he tells him it belongs to his family and is very old. Aladdin says that he will give Abanazar the magic lamp if he gives him the magic ring in exchange.
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The Cave of Jewels (Scene 7)
Aladdin goes into the Cave of Jewels and finds riches beyond his wildest dreams. The boulder starts to close at the entrance to the cave and Aladdin cannot see, he rubs the magic lamp and the Spirit of the Ring appears. The Spirit of the Ring tells Aladdin that she will do anything he asks. They find the magic lamp and the audience tell Aladdin to rub the magic lamp and the Genie appears. The Genie makes Aladdin rich beyond his wildest dreams.
Interval
During the 20 minute interval, Eve from our resident company Stage Beyond (a drama group for young adults with learning disabilities) will perform a song using Makaton! During the interval you can also go to the toilet, buy drinks and snacks and walk around without worrying about missing the show.
Check out Eve’s own Facebook page – Makaton with Eve and Stage Beyond Theatre Company
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Act Two
As with the First act the lights will be dimmed down but not completely darkened, after the interval Abanazar will introduce the audience back to the show and catch the audience up to speed.
The Market Place in Old Muff Town (Scene 1) Aladdin returns home and is rich beyond his wildest dreams. He shows Wishy Washy and Widow Twankey the magic lamp and rubs the lamp so they can meet The Genie of the lamp. Aladdin sends PC Donut to ask the Emperor and Princess Jasmine to come and visit but does not tell them that he is Prince Ali.
Prince Aladdin’s Palace (Scene 2)
The Emperor and Princess Jasmine arrive at Aladdin’s palace but think they have come to meet a mysterious Prince. The Emperor wants Princess Jasmine to marry the mysterious Prince but Princess Jasmine tells the Emperor that her heart belongs to Aladdin and that she will wait her whole life to marry him. Aladdin enters and the Emperor realises that Aladdin is now rich and is the Prince. Aladdin asks the Emperor can he marry Princess Jasmine and he says yes. Aladdin leaves to get ready for the wedding and Abanazar arrives disguised as a pedlar. Abanazar asks the Emperor to swap the magic lamp for a new shiny one and he gives the magic lamp to Abanazar.
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Back Street in Old Muff Town (Scene 3)
PC Donut arrives to tell Aladdin and Widow Twankey that Princess Jasmine and the palace have disappeared. With a little help from the audience, Aladdin remembers that he still has the magic ring and when he rubs the ring the Spirit of the Ring appears. Abanazar has taken Princess Jasmine to Egypt. The Spirit of the Ring clicks her fingers and a magic flying carpet appears to take Aladdin to Egypt.
Flying Carpet Scene (Scene 4)
In this part of the show we will see Aladdin flying to Egypt on the magic flying carpet.
Outside Abanazar’s Lair (Scene 5)
Aladdin, Wishy Washy and Widow Twankey arrive in Egypt at Abanazar’s Palace. The Palace is surrounded by guards. The Palace is very old and they are afraid that there are ghosts, they realise that there are no ghosts but there are scary mummies they sing a song to scare the mummies away.
Abanazar’s Palace (Scene 6)
Abanazar is having a party for Princess Jasmine. Widow Twankey will be in disguise as the entertainment she will be dressed as a belly dancer called Cynthia Hairybelly, this will be a funny scene as Widow Twankey is not the best dancer in the show. Aladdin comes in and rescues Princess Jasmine and takes back the magic lamp.
Songsheet & Walkdown Finale
All ends happily in the finale with dancing and clapping. Please feel free to sing along, clap, cheer and boo the cast as they take their bows! There will also be some special snow falling onstage. This is not real snow but it looks like it and creates a great effect to finish the show!
We hope you had a great time at this performance.
Happy Christmas from the Millennium Forum and Stage Beyond!