Aladdin pantomime script

ALADDIN
By Gill Morrell
The familiar tale with some novel twists and an exotic setting, featuring a Chinese laundry, Mummies, the Great Pyramid, and of course, two Genies!

Plot Summary
Widow Twankey runs a laundry in Peking, China. Her son, Aladdin, falls in love with the Princess, but lacking funds, is frustrated. Enter villain Abanazar, who offers Aladdin the chance to retrieve a fabulous magic lamp from a cave. Aladdin gets the lamp, rubs it, and thanks to the Genie, becomes very wealthy and marries the Princess. Evil Abanazar steals the lamp, kidnaps the Princess and decamps to the Great Pyramid in Egypt. However in true panto tradition, Abanazar gets his deserts, and Aladdin wins the day and the Princess.

ISBN 1-904930-39-5

CAST 3 MALE 4 FEMALE 7 M/F PARTS

Aladdin, Principal Boy
Widow Twankey, Aladdin's mother
Abanazar, the villain
Princess, Principal Girl
Nursie
Emperor
Empress DC Ping)
DC Pong) comic policemen
Genie of the Ring
Genie of the Lamp
Mee Strung Wun)
Yoo Week Wun) comic duo
Puff, a small dragon

3 MAIN SETS
Production notes inc FX and musical numbers suggested.

Script Sample - The Ring & The Lamp

Abanazar rubs the ring. There is a flash and the Genie of the Ring appears - a beautiful Egyptian girl. She salaams

Genie What is your will?
Abanazar Who are you?
Genie I am the Genie of the Magic Ring. I am locked inside the stone until it is rubbed; then I leap into action to do your bidding. (She salaams again and he watches goggle-eyed) Speak now, master.
Abanazar My pockets are empty. I need unlimited cash.
Genie I cannot conjure money from thin air.
Abanazar (with great sarcasm) You’re a fairly pointless genie then, aren’t you? So what can you do? A spot of vacuuming and meat and two veg? My old mum could do better than that.
Genie (offended) My powers may be limited but I still offer magic. I can fill this dark hall with heavenly voices. (She snaps her fingers and heavenly voices are heard) Or I can conjure a feast of luscious fruits.

Again she snaps her fingers. A harem girl appears carrying a dish loaded with exotic fruit. Abanazar takes a banana

Abanazar Is that it? I could listen to Radio One and then go down to Asda for that. (Bitterly) Except that I’ve no money to spend when I get there.
Genie (helpfully) They need shelf stackers …
Abanazar No! A thousand times no! Have I reached this - relatively - advanced age without putting in a stroke of work only to be compromised into menial drudgery? I need money without effort. Is that so hard?

He throws the half eaten banana to the ground. The harem girl picks it up and exits

Genie Well, there’s always the lamp, of course.
Abanazar The lamp?
Genie Have you never heard tell of the magic lamp whose powers give unlimited riches to whoever holds it?
Abanazar Well, clearly no. Otherwise I wouldn’t be wasting time stuck in this hell hole talking to a half-baked half-dressed piece of fluff like you, would I?
Genie If that’s your attitude, I’ll be off.

There is a flash but Abanazar rubs the ring and the Genie stays

Abanazar Oh no you don’t. You’re under my control. Tell me about this lamp.
Genie The lamp lies a million leagues from here, near the great and exotic city of Peking.
Abanazar No probs. Queasyjet fly there from Luton.
Genie (irritated) High on a lonely mountainside, a massive rock conceals the entrance to a deep and perilous tunnel. Only the strongest of the strong could move that stone.
Abanazar Fiddle and tush! Do I not visit the (insert local name) sports centre on a regular basis?
Genie Once inside the tunnel, the traveller will encounter the fearsome fire-breathing dragon.
Abanazar (sarcastically) You encourage me. Go on.
Genie The entrance to the secret cave where lies the lamp is sealed by magic spells. Only a wholly innocent boy may enter.
Abanazar What do you mean, innocent?
Genie A boy untouched by commercialism and greed. A boy innocent of the modern world. A boy with neither Playstation, skateboard, mobile phone nor TV.
Abanazar Well, that’s it, then. No such boy exists and even if he did, how could I find him? We’re back to square one.
Genie (smugly) True, oh great master.
Abanazar Hang on a moment, though. You’re a positive mine of information. Can you tell me if such a boy exists?
Genie I must tell you, if you ask.
Abanazar Well? I’m asking!
Genie Such a boy does exist.
Abanazar Really? Where? What’s his name? How do I get in touch with him?

from Aladdin, Act 1 Scene 1

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