Casting

We are excited to be welcoming back soap legend Adam Woodyatt to play the role of the evil Abanazar.

Adam is much-loved by Swindon panto audiences, having previously starred in our sold-out productions of Peter Pan as Captain Hook and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Chambers. Aladdin will mark Adam’s twelfth festive season on the panto-stage.

Adam’s television credits include The Baker Street Boys and The Witches and the Grinnygog, but he is best-known for his role as Ian Beale in EastEnders, a part which he has played since the soap first aired more than three decades ago. Adam is a recipient of the British Soap Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.

Aladdin - Adam Bailey

Adam is originally from Penarth, South Wales and trained at Laine Theatre Arts. His theatre credits include roles in Dusty (UK tour); Cats (South Korean tour); Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (UK tour); Starlight Express (Bochum, Germany) and Chicago (Curve).



Princess Jasmine - Rosanna Harris

Rosanna trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where she gained her degree in Musical Theatre Performance. Prior to Mountview, she trained full time at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, since the age of ten. Rosanna recently played the role of Jan in the UK tour of Grease.

The character of Princess Jasmine is sponsored by Sparkleworks

Genie - Richard J Hunt

Richard’s theatre includes Harry in Bromance (The Other Palace); Thomas and understudy to King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar (UK and European tour) and Judah and Baker in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK tour) as well as various roles in productions such as Me and My Girl (London Palladium); The Pirates of Penzance (St Paul’s, Vauxhall); Teachers (Channel 4 and
Tiger Aspect) and Casualty (BBC).

Wishee Washee - Gary Jerry

Gary is originally from Newcastle upon Tyne and trained at Arts Educational School, London. His performing credits include Gary Jerry: The Piano Man (Viking Ocean Cruises), Keez in CBeebies Live! (UK arena tour), The Great Big Gig (Royal Festival Hall), Elf in Dear Santa (UK tours and Singapore), The 12 Tenors (China tour), News Revue (Canal Cafe) and Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol: The Musical (UK tour and Charing Cross) among many other roles.

Widow Twankey - Neil Bromley

Neil has appeared in a wide variety of work, from portraying comedy legend Stan Laurel on stage, in Philip Dart’s critically acclaimed production of Laurel and Hardy, to the feature film The Lost City of Z, in which he played a reporter. As well as co-writing this production of Aladdin, he has co-written a black comedy, A Pig Too Far, for BBC Radio 4, and a sit-com pilot, Turn the World Down, for Channel 4 starring the late Sean Hughes.

The character of Widow Twankey is sponsored by That Perfect Costume

The Emperor - David McKechnie

David has worked in all areas of theatre appearing in plays, pantomimes and musical entertainment. His favourite roles in the theatre include Jacques in As You Like It; Master Ford in The Merry Wives Of Windsor; Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Sir Joseph Porter in H.M.S. PINAFORE. David has also appeared in the musicals Chicago (Adelphi Theatre) and Pageant (Vaudeville Theatre).

Pricing

All discounts apply to price bands A, B and Premium seats.

Groups Discounts

Friends Discounts

2 For 1 tickets on:

• Sat 8 December at 1pm
• Sat 8 December at 7pm
• Tue 11 December at 7pm

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Performance Schedule

Special Performances

•   Relaxed - Fri 14 December at 1pm - for more information please call Ticket Office on 01793 524481
•   Sign language interpreted - Fri 14 & Sat 15 December at 1pm
•   Audio described - Sat 5 January at 1pm

For more information on any of these special performances, please call Ticket Office on 01793 524481

   Relaxed performance. Designed to welcome people with an autistic spectrum condition, learning disability, sensory or communication disorder (Bookable via Ticket Office only)

  Sign Language interpreted performance

Prices shown are inclusive of any applicable booking fee. Fee-free booking for Wyvern Friends; Groups of 8+ please call 01793 524481 to buy fee-free.

Schools

We are thrilled to be offering 10 schools performances this year.

• Tue 11 December at 1PM
• Wed 12 December at 10.30AM
• Wed 12 December at 2.30PM
• Thu 13 December at 10.30AM
• Thu 13 December at 2.30PM
• Fri 14 December at 1.00PM - Relaxed Performance, designed to welcome people with an autistic spectrum condition, learning disability, sensory or communication disorder.
• Wed 19 December at 10.30AM
• Wed 19 December at 2.30PM
• Thu 20 December at 10.30AM
• Fri 21 December at 1.00PM

School Rates

Schools will pay just £12.50 each with every 11th ticket free plus free ice cream on all blue performances.

In addition to our special school rates, you'll also receive these great benefits:

• No booking fees for bookings of 10+ tickets for the same show
• Dedicated Group Bookings Coordinator
• Flexible reservation periods and payment options
• Reserve more than one show at once
• Invoices which can be posted or emailed to you to review and check before paying
• Free postage
• Facility to pre-book hospitality packages including interval drinks, ice creams and private dining

Discounted Travel Rates

We work closely with local coach company Barnes Coaches, meaning we’re able to offer exclusive discounts on coach hire for schools within a 10 mile radius of our theatres.

For the pantomime production of Aladdin, schools will have access to the following discounted prices when quoting 'Swindon Theatres' when booking with Barnes Coaches.

10.30am performances
19  seater    £85
41  seater    £120
49  seater    £125
53  seater    £130
61  seater    £160
96  seater    £215
 
1.00pm performances
19  seater   £130
41  seater   £175
49  seater   £180
53  seater   £185
61  seater   £215
96  seater   £295
 
2.30pm performances
19  seater    £85
41  seater    £120
49  seater    £125
53  seater    £130
61  seater    £160
96  seater    £215