Aladdin Pantomime Script Spotlight
The panto that makes your wishes come true!
Our Aladdin pantomime script has two genies in the lamp. The Genie of the Lamp arrives first, mid-toothbrush and wearing a shower cap, thoroughly put out at being summoned without warning after a thousand years off duty. He then calls in Jean, the Genie of the Jeans, who lives in any denim going and will not grant a wish before reading the terms and conditions. Add a Spirit of the Ring reimagined as a voice-activated smart assistant with firm views on data protection, and the show earns its laughs rather than coasting on a story everybody already knows.
Synopsis
Aladdin dreams of going up in the world, and his fortunes change when he meets Abanazar, a wicked wizard who convinces him to retrieve an ancient lamp from a hidden cave. What Aladdin doesn't know is that the lamp holds a powerful Genie who can grant his heart's desire.
Meanwhile Widow Twankey is struggling to keep her laundrette afloat, Wishee Washee is causing chaos at every turn, and Princess Jasmine is fending off a parade of unsuitable suitors with rapidly reducing patience.
When Abanazar sends Aladdin into the Cave of Wonders, we learn the full depth of his plans, and exactly how he intends to exploit the Genie's three wishes to achieve them. Stopping him will take courage, cleverness, and a little help from Aladdin's friends.
Straight from the Script
Wishee Washee opens the washing machine door to reveal Aladdin, miniaturised after a hot wash:
Wishee Washee: 'Well, look on the bright side, you'd rather be shrunk in the wash than have those guards cut you down to size!'
Casting Aladdin: Who this script suits
With nine principal characters and three supporting roles, Aladdin is one of our scripts for small casts, though the Ensemble is written to work with a handful of performers or a full company. The market square scenes, the cave sequence and the musical numbers all give a bigger group plenty to do. The four comedy parts, Widow Twankey, Wishee Washee, Jean and the Spirit of the Ring, offer real range for your strongest comic performers, and the laundrette setting keeps the staging grounded. The shrinking-in-the-wash scene is a dependable crowd-pleaser that needs nothing more elaborate than a clever door and a matching doll. As one of the traditional pantomime scripts, it also sells itself from the poster.
Widow Twankey wants your most experienced comic. She has a number of her own, and in Act One she delivers a monologue built out of country puns while she and Wishee Washee throw parcels back and forth across the stage, which is as much a timing exercise as a joke.
The two of them work opposite ends of a washing line in Act Two, taking down and rehanging the same items because each of them means something different by left and right. Both routines are written to be played at speed, so they suit a pair who can rehearse together rather than two performers who happen to be free on the same evenings.
If nine principals is one too many, the Spirit of the Ring is the part that gives. The script allows it to be played as a voice only, and includes a note on the handful of lines to adjust if nobody is seen saying them, so the role can come from the wings and the show still has all its jokes.
Four sets carry the 14 scenes, the market square, the laundrette, the cave interior and Abanazar’s lair, with six front-cloth scenes falling between them. The Royal Palace, which sounds like the expensive one, never needs building at all, since it plays in front of the tabs both times it appears.
If your company can field two more principals, our Cinderella is the most performed panto title in the country, at 11 principal characters and two supporting roles. The trade is a golden carriage and a transformation to stage, where the biggest effect Aladdin asks of you is a washing machine door.
Aladdin Reviews
‘A truly fantastic and original take on a classic fairytale. This panto script is GENIE-US!’
Hatfield Players
‘What we loved most about your script is the frequency of jokes. It had all the classic panto bits with plenty of gags, some hilariously funny and others dad-joke bad!’
CATS Pantomime Society
‘We absolutely loved working with this script and especially enjoyed the countries scene.’
Drama Unlimited
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