Review - Globalmouse Travels

The magic of panto is back with Aladdin at Theatre Royal Bath

It’s time to welcome panto back to Bath and the brilliant new production of Aladdin is bringing Christmas cheer to Theatre Royal Bath, complete with magic lamps, genies and a whole lot of laughs.

Starring Emmerdale’s Tom Lister as the evil Abanazar, this family favourite tale sees Aladdin go from rags to riches on a wondrous fun filled adventure, which features Bath favourites Jon Monie as Wishee Washee and Nick Wilton as Widow Twankey.   

This is a hilarious and magical production for the whole family which will fill you with Christmas cheer. Alongside Wishee Washee and Widow Twankey’s hilarious routines this production is packed with songs and dance routines, great costumes and lots of audience participation. 

The cast is filled with the talents of Alex Aram who is a fun and dynamic Aladdin, alongside Kaysha Nada as Princess Jasmine. Audiences will also love Maddison Tyson who plays the Genie brilliantly and brings a touch of magic to the proceedings.  

We love that Theatre Royal Bath pantomime productions also give a chance for young stars to shine with dancers from Bath’s Dorothy Coleborn School of Dance bringing lots of energy to the stage. 

This new production joins a long line of pantomimes which have been staged at Theatre Royal Bath, which date back over 200 years and once saw the 19^th century comic Joseph Grimaldi taking to the board and performing in Mother Goose. This year’s panto is also written by Wishee Washee star John Monie, who has appeared at the Theatre Royal over 1100 times with this marking his 20th season in Bath. 

This is a brand-new telling of the classic story and in true pantomime tradition there’s plenty of comedy, slapstick and amazing effects which the whole family will love.