Aladdin

One of the most performed of all pantomimes, this colourful story set in Peking, China (with a quick trip to Egypt!) encompasses all the ingredients needed for a family entertainment. Quick-witted Aladdin constantly avoids the bumbling Peking police force (in the shape of a female Sergeant and a rather clumsy PC) and gets to meet the beautiful Princess Jasmine. His mother, Widow Twankey, wants him to help in the laundry, but he daydreams of bigger and better things. These are almost realised when the evil Abanazar tricks him into entering an eerie cave to retrieve a magic lamp. Once the secret of the lamp is revealed by a rap-speaking Genie, a number of adventures follow before the happy multiple-wedding finale.