A pantomime based on the story of Aladdin.
The DMTC archive 1980
Durham Musical Theatre Company
Aladdin
19808th – 13th December 1980The Assembly Rooms
Explore the programme Back in the spotlight
About the show.

Behind the scenes
The production team.
Director
Maurice Carr
Musical Director
Christine Shinn
Choreographer
Not recorded
Production credits
- Stage Manager
- Dave Foxall
- House Manager
- Harry Cottle
- Lighting
- Paul Winskell
- Wardrobe
- Janis Sarsfield · Mary Gordon · Mary Hetherington · Alice Wise
- Scenery
- Thomas Turnbull
- Properties
- Gerry Wilson
- Accompaniment
- Christine Shinn · Norman Sarsfield
- Programme Cover Design
- Valerie Smith
On stage
Cast & company.
Principals / cast
- Sprite of the Pantomime
- Rebecca Taylor
- Prince Pekoe
- Valenda Taylor
- Widow Twankey
- Harry Dallard
- Wishee-Washee
- Stuart Watt
- Aladdin
- Margaret Graham
- Abanazer
- Anthony Smith
- Princess Love-lee
- Valerie Smith
- Yin-So (Lady in Waiting)
- Hilary Meadram
- Hee-Flung (Policeman)
- Richard Smith
- So-Hi (Policeman)
- Alastair Franks
- Emperor of China
- Lawrence Jones
- Ah-No (Grand Vizier)
- John Cuckson
- Fairy of the Ring
- Valerie Shield
- Slave of the Lamp
- Michael Cuckson
The company
- Helen GrahamChildren’s Chorus
- Sarah GrahamChildren’s Chorus
- Claire GordonChildren’s Chorus
- Gary JonesChildren’s Chorus
- Gillian JonesChildren’s Chorus
- Sarah MitchellChildren’s Chorus
- Alex WilsonChildren’s Chorus
- Maxine WilsonChildren’s Chorus
- Sheila CottleLadies’ Chorus
- Joan DallardLadies’ Chorus
- Mary HamiltonLadies’ Chorus
- Elizabeth RobinsonLadies’ Chorus
- Dorothea WilsonLadies’ Chorus
- John BalmerGentlemen’s Chorus
- Jim ChapmanGentlemen’s Chorus
- Kevin ShieldGentlemen’s Chorus
- Richard StoreyGentlemen’s Chorus

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The original programme.
Meet the people, revisit the production and explore the programme as it appeared at the time.
