‘dazzling’ Aladdin, Lyceum, Sheffield
The weather outside was frightful. But Aladdin, Sheffield Lyceum’s 2025 pantomime, was...
Read MorePosted by Ellen Beardmore | Dec 16, 2025 | Arts, Theatre
The weather outside was frightful. But Aladdin, Sheffield Lyceum’s 2025 pantomime, was...
Read MorePosted by Chris Wallis | Dec 11, 2024 | Archives
As a veteran of some 30 pantos I never thought I’d say this, but how lovely it is to be back in panto land. It’s almost like everything is back to normal. A packed house on the Aladdin press night at Oldham Coliseum...
Read MorePosted by Rebekah Baxter | Nov 9, 2024 | Archives
The Dukes’ annual festive performance has arrived, and this year it’s the magical tale of Aladdin. Although many of us know the tale of Aladdin, The Dukes does what it does best and presents the audience with a clean...
Read MorePosted by Andy Murray | Jun 10, 2024 | Archives
There were ructions in the pantomime world this week when it emerged that reality TV star Stacey Solomon – currently appearing in Dick Whittington in Milton Keynes – was holding a clipboard with her lines on it throughout her...
Read MorePosted by Damon Fairclough | Jun 10, 2024 | Archives
It’s not often that I feel like a High Court judge, but as I peruse the Aladdin cast list at Liverpool’s cosy Epstein Theatre, I experience the same sense of disconnection from popular culture that occasionally afflicts...
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