“Perfect, Proper Panto” - The Times
ALADDIN PANTOMIME SCRIPT (Version 2)
Join us in faraway Cairo and the shifting sands of the Desert for a real Arabian feel to this much-loved panto story!
Great for smaller casts, this hilarious and wonderfully re-imagined Aladdin panto script packs a huge punch!
With dancing mummies, disappearing pyramids and an all-powerful Genie who just wants to be human, this is an Aladdin story with a difference!
Brand new comedy set pieces sparkle alongside all the classic traditions in a show that your cast and audience just won’t want to finish!
CAST SIZE: 8-10 Characters, plus Chorus.
RUN TIME: 2 hrs plus Interval
“A sparkling gift of a show… I loved it – from the Arabian setting and lost pyramids to the farcical dining scenes”
Oxford Mail
EXCERPT - ALADDIN PANTO SCRIPT (Version 2)
ALADDIN has been showing his Mum, GERTIE (the Dame) around his new palace, together with SIDNEY (his brother) and the PRINCESS…
GERTIE:
(entering) Oh, Aladdin, it’s lovely! I love this room – isn’t it lovely? It is lovely, isn’t it, Sidney?
SIDNEY:
GERTIE:
PRINCESS:
GERTIE:
Yes, Mum, it’s lovely.
You’re right, Sidney. It’s lovely. He’s right, isn’t he, Jasmine
Yes, Mrs Mahmoud, it’s lovely.
You took the words right out of my mouth, Jasmine! It is lovely. It really is. Just lovely!
ALADDIN:
GERTIE:
So, you like it, Mum?
It’s lovely. (Lifts lid on Glove Puppet FAZIL’S basket, which is on a small table.)
(We hear a loud snore.)
Oh, isn’t that sweet… It’s just like home, with a little pet snake and everything! It’s lovely, lovely, lovely - and I love it, love it, love it!!! Just one little, teeny, tiny thing, Aladdin…
ALADDIN:
GERTIE:
ALADDIN:
GERTIE:
What’s that?
Well - it’s not very English, is it?
It’s the biggest, most perfect palace in all of Arabia!
I know, but it’s just not very English. I’m going to miss the old Grubberie. It may have been a bit tatty and not very fashionable, but it was mine and it was home! (Bursts into noisy tears.)
SIDNEY:
GERTIE:
ALADDIN:
GERTIE:
PRINCESS:
GERTIE:
Oh, Mum! Please cheer up – you know I hate to see you cry!
I know! I know! You’re such a sweet boy!
You haven’t seen your bedroom yet.
I don’t want to see my bedroom!
Or your special herb scented room for reverie.
I never asked for a special herb scented room for reverie – it’s smelly!!!
SIDNEY:
GERTIE:
ALADDIN:
GERTIE:
SIDNEY:
GERTIE:
SIDNEY:
GERTIE:
SIDNEY:
GERTIE:
Well, what can we do to make you feel better?
Absolutely NOTHING!!! (Uncontrollable tears.)
There must be something, Mum?
No…! No…! No…!
What do you mean, no, no, no, Mum?
I mean - No…! No…! No…!
I meant – isn’t there something we can do?
Absolutely nothing. Nothing! Nothing! Nothing!
Nothing? Nothing? Nothing?
Yes, I mean - Nothing! Nothing! Nothing…!
LIST OF CHARACTERS
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Abanazar (A Wicked Wizard)
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Genie of the Ring (Not a very powerful Genie)
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Sidney (Aladdin’s Brother)
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Bibi (A pet monkey)
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Aladdin (Principal Boy)
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Princess Jasmine (Principal Girl)
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Gertie (Dame. Aladdin and Sidney’s Mum)
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Fazil the Psychic Snake (A glove puppet)
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The Empress of Egypt (A haughty Royal)
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Doris (A very old waitress)
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Genie of the Lamp (A very, very, very powerful Genie)
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Chorus as Citizens/Bazaar Stall Holders, Guards, Mummies, Abanazar’s Guards and Servants Etc.
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ACT 1
PROLOGUE. A Street in … (Your local town)
SCENE 1. The Bazaar in Cairo
SCENE 2. A Street in Cairo
SCENE 3. Gertie’s Fine Nosh Grubberie
SCENE 4. Deep in the Desert
SCENE 5. Inside The Pyramid That Isn’t There
ACT 2
SCENE 6. Back in Cairo
SCENE 7. Aladdin’s Palace
SCENE 8. A Street in Cairo.
SCENE 9. Outside the Palace in the Desert
SCENE 10. The Palace in the Desert
(Aladdin’s Palace with desert view)
SCENE 11. Back Home!
SCENE 12. The Royal Wedding
LIST OF SCENES
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