Aladdin Panto 2011

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Aladdin Panto 2011
Aladdin
Creative
Director Alisdair Hawthorn
Written by Alan McHugh
Set Designer Robin Peebles
Lighting Designer Alexander Ridgers
Stats
Venue New Athenaeum
Tech Week 28th Dec '11
Performance Dates 8th - 17th Dec '11


Cast

Abanazar - Chris Fulton (Max Greig)

Aladdin - Anthony Fagan

Dame - Mark Rowley

Emperor - Martin McBride

Empress - Natalie Songer

Genie - Brian(Christopher)Fisher

Narrator A - Ruby Richardson

Narrator B - Eve Ponsonby

Princess - Amiera Darwish

So Shy - Bobby Stewart

Wishee Washee - Ross Mann

Chorus - Sam Keefe, Cliodhna McCorley, Jimin Suh, Saria Steyl, Alasdair Hankinson, Molly Vevers, Lucy Hollis, Max Greig, Martin Mcbride

Crew

Production Manager - Sandy McRobbie


Stage Manager - Sarah Wilson

Deputy Stage Manager - Hannah Nicol

Assistant Stage Managers - Amber McClelland, Jack Hirst


Lighting Designer - Alexander Ridgers

Set Designer - Robin Peebles

Sound Designer - Jonathan Towers


Production Electrician - Fraser Walker

Deputy Production Electician - Melissa MacDonald


Technical Stage Manager - Fiona Nisbet

Deputy TSM - Rebecca Coull


Lighting Operator - Jade Beatson

Sound Operator - Jonathan Towers

LX Crew - Michael Parkin


Technical Crew - Neil Foulis, Graeme Brown, Kathryn Douglas, Ashley Kerray, Christopher McIntyre, Jane Paterson, Ben Terry, Natalie Wilson, Andrew McCabe

Set

The set for Aladdin consisted of large set pieces, a lot of flying pieces and cloths. The set was mainly flying pieces, with the peking palace scene required 8 bars for the one scene (not including the reveal gauze and black).

Cloths

Cloths that were used for a number of scenes and scene changes were the US cyc, the starcloth used as a full black (and as a starcloth), and a full black for the demon cave.

Four other cloths were used as part of the cave scene; three cut border cloths and one that had a lamp shape ccut out of it, for the actors to enter the cave.

Noodle Box

Demon Cave

Pyramid

Technical Challenges

Genie Trap

Flying Carpet

Kabuki Drop

Glitter Drop

Trap Door

About 5m US, a walk-down trap door was put in place to be used behind the pyramid. During the scene, various characters (and crew) use the trap to enter through the pyramid, and to exit through the pyramid and 'disappear'. The treads were originally made for Dracula, but can be used for a trap door anywhere on the stage.

Electrics

Takeaway Sign

Demon Eyes