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The sets and costumes are superb: there's plenty of humour but lots of imaginative elegance as well - Abanazar has a wonderful headdress of snakes and Widow Twankey's Cleopatra costume makes her look silly by being attractive as well. The transformation scene is witty and clever - and drew a round of applause at the opening night. There are lots of good visual jokes.
Whole-hearted performances match the care taken with the look of the show. Richard Dax as Widow Twankey ad libs energetically and manages to keep the mums and dads happy as well as the children. James Waverley is an imposing villain and Emily Gardner as Aladdin is suitably plucky. The four on-stage musicians and the children's chorus add zip and polish.
Get tickets if you can!
Alison Woollard - BBC Essex
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