A Bubbly Start to Panto Rehearsals

Rehearsals are underway for Aladdie, our brilliantly bubbly, fantastically funny Scottish pantomime, opening later this month!

We’ve had a busy first week rehearsals as the cast and creative team get to work bringing Forbes Masson’s hilarious panto to life.

Produced by Cumbernauld Theatre and Raw Material, and directed by Gordon Dougall, Aladdie takes us to the bubbly town of Bubblenauld, where a young laddie who’s so skint he hasnae even got a name works alongside his mum, Widow Manky, at the legendary Manky Washing laundrette.

But trouble is brewing. His greedy Uncle Rab Anazer has plans to swindle Widow Manky out of the family business and flatten it for good. With help from his best pal Peely Wally, a ginormous singing pigeon, can Aladdie save the day and win the heart of the gorgeous Lorna Sausage?

The cast includes Carmen Pieracinni as Widow Manky, Andy Clark as Rab Anazer, Lawrence Smith as Aladdie, Éimi Quinn as Peely Wally and Jorgey Scott-Learmonth as Lorna Sausage, alongside Siân Campbell as musical director and ensemble performer.

It’s been a wonderful start to rehearsals for Aladdie. Forbes has created a wonderfully funny script with some terrific characters, and it’s a pleasure to see the company beginning to bring them to life. We’ve been working on the music and staging alongside some of the more outrageous moments in the show, and I’m very pleased with how things are progressing. I’m looking forward to sharing the finished production with audiences at Cumbernauld Theatre later this month.
Gordon Dougall, Director

Aladdie is running at Cumbernauld Theatre from 26 November to 24 December.

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