Aladdin
Pantomime - Newbury
Phil donned a frock in a panto for the first time, stepping up to play Widow Twankey at Newbury Corn Exchange in a Pantomime written and directed by Phil Willmott
The Corn Exchange Newbury has a huge festive hit on its hands with a cracker of a pantomime in this year’s Aladdin.
Once again Phil Willmott has written a witty script and directs with inventive panache with all the familiar ingredients that make up panto: groan-making puns that really are quite funny, a truly messy slapstick scene, a magical flying carpet that mesmerised the audience, pyrotechnics and oodles of audience participation.
Cast
Phil Sealey
Widow Twankey
Christian James
Aladdin
Caoimhe Garvey
Princess Jasmine
Matthew Grace
Billy - Genie of the Ring
Anne Odeke
Gloria the Genie
Dominic Griffin
Wishee Washee
Amy Christina Murray
PC Ping
Joshua Coley
PC Pong
Christopher Hines
Abanazar
Creative Team
Gallery
Reviews
"Phil Sealey is a first time Dame, though you would hardly guess it as he gives a bravura performance with plenty of belly laughs and - belly dances!"
Oxford Times
"Every panto needs a dame and Phil Sealy, making his first foray into this role, is terrific, a truly loveable character wearing outlandish frocks that become more and more exotic throughout the show."
British Theatre Guide