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ALADDIN

Pantomime Link

ALADDIN

Directed by:  June Colledge

Production Date:  January  1970

Playwright:  John Crocker (professional version)

Genre:  Pantomine

Group:  BHTC

Staged: The Park Centre, Burgess Hill

Synopsis: 

 

Aladdin and his mother (the famed Widow Twankey), who run the chinese laundry in old Peking are visited by the evil Abanazar pretending to be a long lost uncle.

 

He convinces Aladdin to help him in return for untold riches but then tricked and then sealed in a deep cave, Aladdin finds an old oil lamp and on rubbing it, the genie of the lamp appears, allowing Aladdin to wish for escape. Then with the aid of his family, friends and of course the genie, Aladdin defeats Abanazar and marries the beautiful princess.

 

BHTC NOTES: At this stage in its history, the club still needed to pay the performing rights for some pantomime productions. 

 

 

 

ALADDIN (1st Show)

Further Productions:

1976    1985    1993    2003    2013

 

Pantomime Production Number: 5

BHTC Production Number: 60

Dick Doyle

Neil Batsford

Alan Dann

Mike Harris

Nancy Forsdike

Marion Laughton

Leon Figg

June Colledge

Rodney Nash

Joan O'Meara & Sheila Tapner

Doreen Oakley, Joan Collins,

Joan O'Meara & Mary Coleman

Frank Oakley

 

Cast

Ping

Pong

Wishie Washie

Emperor of China

Widow Twankey

Princess Baldroubadour

Abanazer

Slave of the Ring

Slave of the lamp

A Camel

Diamond

The Jewels

Slave in the Harem

 

Crew

Richard Tapner

Patrick O'Meara

Graham Sharples

Barbara Chamberlain

Sheila Tapner & Joan O'Meara

Norma Somerville

Alan Webb Terry Carr

Peter McDonald & Rennie Ormand

Jean Poulson

Alan Dann

Mike Cannon, Max Aldridge & Ken Somerville

Ena Barron

Nancy Forsdike

John Poulson

Neil Batsford

Neil & Christine Batsford

Stage Director

Assistant Stage Manager

Lighting & Sounds

Prompt

Properties

Call Boy

Lighting

Operators

Wardrobe

Set Designer

Stage Crew

Hair Styles

Costumes & Panda Design

Front of House

Publicity

Box Office

BHTC CHORUS

 

Senior Chorus:

Enid Kemp, Mary Coleman, Ena Barron, Sonia Clayman, Joan Collins, Joy Pendry, Diane Martin, Joy Harwood, Anne Fairall, Audrey Wilshaw, Sheila Newell,

Pam Jefferies, Doreen Tessier & Doreen Oakley

 

Childrens Chorus:

Sharon Oakley, Carol Oakley, Susan Newell, Anne Kemp & Sarah Jefferies

 

DRUSILLAS DANCERS

Choreography by:  Drusilla Duffill

 

Seniors:

Gina Paul (Nee Colledge), Suzi Allan (Nee Colledge), Gillian O'Meara, Penelope Thwaites, Jacqueline Shury, Geraldine Smith, Janette Charman, Nicola Smith, Marion Cook, Daryl Pinner, Linda Barnard, Hilary Beuzeval, Ruth Grant, Lynn O'Meara, Barbara Hudson, Hilary Waner & Susan Godbold

 

ACCOMPANIMENT

Piano:  Alan Barker

Drums:  Bernard Clayman 

Additional Music & Lyrics  Alan Dann

Programme 

Press Cuttings & Photos

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