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Aladdin 2006

CHRISTMAS 2006

ALADDIN

THWAITES EMPIRE THEATRE, BLACKBURN

Aladdin 2006

 

 

 

ALADDIN

Andy Eastwood starred as Wishee Washee in Blackburn's 2006 pantomime Aladdin at the Thwaites Empire Theatre.

 

 

 

Alex Sheldon

Left:
Alex Sheldon

Playing Aladdin was Alex Sheldon from Grange Hill, and Widow Twankey was portrayed by Gordon Desmond. The evil villain Abanazar was Scott Clarke.


Right:
Scott Clarke

Scott Clarke

  Andy Eastwood, Gordon Desmond

Pete Lindup, who was a great hit at the Thwaites Empire the previous year in Snow White returned to play PC Ping the Chinese Policeman, and a strong cast of local singers and dancers from the Zoe Taylor Dance Academy supported.

 

No production of Aladdin would be complete without some magic and mystery of course, and the international illusion artists Van Buren and Ally provided this expertly whilst playing Genie of the Lamp and Slave of the Ring. Aladdin being one of the greatest of all the traditional panto stories ensured busy houses at every performance and the production was described as the Thwaites Empire's best panto to date...

Andy Eastwood, Pete Lindup

Ally Ford

Above:
At work in Twankey's Laundry
Left:
Slave of the Ring, Ally

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Pete Lindup

Above:
Wishee and PC Ping
Left:
The laughable Policeman, Pete Lindup

Jon De Jonge, Andy Collis

Pete Lindup, Andy Eastwood, Gordon Desmond

Andrew Van Buren

Musicians Jon De Jonge, Andy Collis

Pete, Andy & GordonGordone

Man of Mystery Van Buren played the Genie

ALADDIN Produced by Duggie Chapman Associates at the Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn, December 2006.
Directed by Beryl Johnson Starring Andy Eastwood as Wishee Washee, Alex Sheldon as Aladdin, Helen Barker as the Princess, Pete Lindup as PC Ping, Scott Clarke as Abanazar, Van Buren & Ally as Genie and Slave of the Ring. Chorus from the Zoe Taylor Dance Academy; musical director: Andy Collis.

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