A traditional panto with a few sneaky twists, ALADDIN is written and directed by Stuart Draper (Stay With Me, Departure Lounge, The Ten Percenters). Building on the success of previous Christmas shows at South London Theatre, Aladdin has the the show-stopping audacity of Sleeping Beauty (2005), and the colour and pathos of Christmas Carol (2006). The songs in Aladdin are all Eurovision classics, guaranteed to have you dancing in the aisles.

Arthur Laddin, a troubled teenaged boy from West Norwood, finds himself transported to the colourful world of Old Peking, a land where all children have been banned by the evil and ambitious Abanazer. Aladdin embarks on an adventure, along with the many colourful characters he meets, to rescue the children and save the citizens of Old Peking from a fate worse than death...

For more details, please contact Stuart Draper Director

About South London Theatre

The South London Theatre is a large, well-established, repertory-style non-professional theatre based in West Norwood, south east London and a member of the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain.

The theatre was founded in 1967 in an old Victorian fire station and has been thriving ever since. We operate as a members' club and are therefore always keen to attract new faces to our organisation. We run two theatre spaces, called the Bell Theatre and Prompt Corner. The Bell Theatre is a traditional style proscenium arch theatre seating 96 and Prompt Corner is a flexible studio space seating between 30 and 60 people. Our aim is to produce 22 shows per year in the two theatre spaces and we are always on the lookout for new members to help us achieve this.

We also aim to provide as much variety as possible, with shows ranging from Shakespeare and historical plays, to modern comedies and new writing, with the odd musical or pantomime in between. All aspects of each production are run by the members themselves, so there is plenty of opportunity for everyone, not just on the stage, but behind the scenes, learning about lighting, sound, stage management and directing.

There is also a need for members to man the box office, front of house and the members' club bar. We produce an annual pantomime - with over 10,000 costumes in stock and a big budget, our pantos are always well received and reviewed. This year's pantomime - Aladdin - should be our best to date!

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