Aladdin Dec 2007 - Jan 2008

17 December 2007 - 6 January 2008

Usher in the new year with Aladdin, his mother the widow Twanky, his daft brother Wishee Washee, a magic ring, a magic lamp, a very confused pair of Genies, and a whole host of other colourful characters in KLPac's brand new panto, Aladdin! And because we all know that 'it was 40 years ago today Sgt Pepper taught the band to play', except a magical mystery world of head-spinning, psychedelic fun!.. 

Must record this...

(I started with the first line and never got the chance to record my SM experience working on Aladdin which is officially my last SM assignment at KLPac. Sob! Sob! but then again...)

Today is 18 Nov 2009 - my God how time flies and how lifes change.

Aladdin the Pantomime was indeed very special. I forget now how many cast and crew were involved but I will never forget the experience of handling Aladdin.

Aladdin for starters was acted by Joanna Bessey; her err his mother the ever so vogue Indi Nadarajah. Aladdin's love interest is Paris, Princess mind you. Evil Uncle Abanaza is Chacko; Douglas Lim is Wishee Washee; his love interest Won Ton is Nell Ng; Joanna Kam & Monti as The Emperor & Empress (or maybe the other way round). Oh and we can't stage Aladdin without a Genie or two.. Sham Sunder the powerful Genie of the Ring and Badrol the 'more' powerful Genie of the Lamp! Phew! Now what a montly crew.

Oh! did I forget the props? How can I? There were the 3 huge wicker basket that moves on its own till  Douglas, Nell & Indy appear from inside it. By the way, Indy has a submarine telescope coming out of this basket. Hint! Hint! Wink! Wink! Of course, we had the whole 'bloody' Yellow Submarine that was huge as hell and I had to maneuver it from stage left to right and drop and pick up them actors!! (This was just like driving my yellow juara but less maintenance!). (And you know why the pix of it is not here.)