Aladdin is proving to be popular this year, as Cloverleaf Productions stage the Alan Frayn version in Combe St. Nicholas.

Set in Old Peking, this traditional pantomime has all the ingredients for splendid entertainment, as Abanazar (John Attree) plans to use Aladdin (Sally Nex) to find the magic lamp that will give him unlimited powers. T

he plot is helped along by Aladdin’s mother, the buxom Widow Twankey played by Bob Dunn and his daft brother Wishee Washee (Maggy Goodall).

All Aladdin really wants to do is marry Princess Mandarin (Abi Cousins) but her father, the Emperor (Neil Lane) is far too protective and commands her handmaiden So-Shy played by Helen Rose to guard her at all times. When Aladdin actually kisses the princess, the Emperor gets the comic Chinese police on the case (Ruby Nex, Kelly Boyland and Martin Wale), and chaos ensues!

Abanazar takes advantage and tries to have his evil way but, of course, with pantomime there’s always a happy ending.

Aladdin runs from Tuesday 10th – Friday 13th February at 7.30pm and Saturday 14th at 2.30pm and 6.30pm in Combe St. Nicholas Village Hall. Tickets - £6 adults, £4 children - are on sale at the Village Hall from 10am-12noon Wed-Sat.