Aladdin at Hackney Empire, London — production hero photograph

Hackney Empire, London2023

Aladdin

The Production

Hackney Empire’s 24th annual pantomime brought Aladdin to the theatre’s Mare Street stage for the 2023 festive season. The production reimagined the story through Hackney’s own panto world of Hack-ne-lah, with performances running from 18 November to 31 December 2023.

19 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Clive Rowe
Musical Director: Alex Maynard
Choreographer: Myles Brown
Lighting Design: David W Kidd
Set & Costume Design: Cleo Pettitt
Sound Design: Yvonne Gilbert
Commissioned by: Hackney Empire
Photography: Steve Gregson

Ensemble dance with arms outstretched on a brightly coloured market-stall set framed by giant painted borders.

Performer in spiked black costume reaches outward under blue light before a painted building backdrop.

Three performers stand before a blue moonlit castle backdrop, wearing black, pink and white costumes.

Three performers on a dark stage; centre wears a tall white top hat and red star-patterned costume.

Performer in a pink padded costume and blue wig rides a green Lime bike through a colourful market set.

Performer in white T-shirt and jeans sits cross-legged among jagged cave cut-outs, holding a glowing ring.

Ensemble dances in front of Twankey’s laundry set, with clotheslines, washtubs and pink stage lighting.

Solo performer plays a trombone beneath a classical arch set, lit in blue and magenta.

Two performers examine a smoking gold lamp on a dark stage with colourful cave cut-outs behind them.

Performer in a pink padded costume and blue wig holds up red frilly underwear against a colourful market backdrop.

Ensemble dances in glittering costumes before a neon-lit cave set with hanging stalactites.

Two performers on a palace set; one in hot pink, the other playing a trombone under blue light.

Two performers stand apart in a dark cave set, one in white, one in a black coat under blue light.

Performer in a bright yellow costume and ear defenders stands behind a tool cart on a colourful garage set.

Performer in a black dress leads dancers in long red and blue skirts on a classical temple set.

Three performers pose beside a crowned frog puppet, with costumes covered in stars and banknotes.

Large ensemble poses with arms raised before the Hack-ne-lah Town Hall set in bright pink and gold lighting.

Wide finale tableau with ensemble arms raised, framed by colourful borders and Hack-ne-lah Town Hall scenery.

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