Don’t miss the ultimate pantomime adventure onboard the flying carpetat Milton Keynes Theatre this December. StarringJoe Pasquale, the star of stage, screen, reality TV and blissfully funny comedy, will lead the cast in the role of Aladdin’s hapless brother, Wishee Washee.
Joe is well-known and best-loved for being one of the hardest-working and top-selling live comedians in British comedy today. He’s been delighting audiences for more than 20 years with his live stand-up tours and infectious sense of fun.
Along the way he’s voiced characters for Hollywood movies, toured in several major theatrical productions including Mel Brooks’ The Producers, starred in the West End production of Spamalot (and brought the show to Milton Keynes) and has been crowned King of the Jungle in ITV’s I’m A Celebrity…Get Me out Of Here.
Joe has appeared at five Royal Variety Performances and toured the UK in a live stage incarnation of the classic sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em in the iconic role of Frank Spencer. MKT panto audiences won’t know what’s hit them!
Best-known for winning the BBC talent show Any Dream Will Do, Lee Mead plays our hero, Aladdin. Lee won the title role in the West End revival of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to rave reviews. Since then he has had lead roles in Wicked and Legally Blonde in the West End, released several solo albums and toured extensively.
No stranger to pantomime, Lee has starred in six Qdos Entertainment pantomimes, including his star turn as Prince Charming in their critically acclaimed production of Cinderella at the London Palladium. Lee starred as Ben “Lofty” Chiltern in Casualty, being nominated for various national Best Newcomer television awards, a role he now reprises in the popular BBC spin-off series, Holby City.
Aladdin features all of the ingredients of a perfect pantomime; a fabulous cast and orchestra, laugh out loud comedy, bundles of audience participation, stunning scenery, and special effects, beautiful costumes and plenty of boos and hisses for all the family to enjoy.
Book your tickets now for a flying carpet adventure of your life!
WIN!
We have a family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) to giveaway for this year’s fun filled panto on Friday 10th January. To be in with a chance of winning, tell us “what’s the name of Aladdin’s brother?” and send your answers to jane@affinitymag.co.uk
Winners will be drawn on Christmas Eve (24th December) – GOOD LUCK!
Aladdin runs at Milton Keynes Theatre from Saturday 7 December 2019 until Sunday 12 January 2020. Tickets are on sale now at www.atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes.
