Twice a year the school puts on a play. The 1^st involves the whole school + is performed 2wards the end of the 1^st term (the winter term). The 2^nd is performed 2wards the end of the last term (the summer term) + only involves the 3^rd year. The 3^rd year have one week 2 reherase the play, make the costumes + props + learn the songs + they peform it on Friday night. It's known as the 3^rd year production, + obvisously the 3^rd year, that week r excused (horray!!) from all lessons.

Aladdin - Autumn '99

Hair - Summer '00 (my 3^rd year

production)

Alice In Wonderland -Autumn '00

Aladdin

Cast List

(Latoyah Reid Bailey) - Aladdin's mum + owner of Twankey's laundry who does the Emperor's washing.

(Susannah Lawrence) - Aladdin's brother who also works in the laundry

(Antonia Doyle) - Emperor of Peking + So-Shy's father.

(Tamar Hankinson) - Chief of police 4 Peking.

(Ellie Cook) - Daughter of the Emperor + Aladdin's love.

(Anna-Marie Paraskeva) - So-Shy's handmaid

(Kate Howard) - The evil guy, bent on universal domination.

(Sabrina Simms) - Abanzer's slave (type-person).

(Sophie Brown) - The Slave grants Aladdin his every wish.

This was a pantomime put on on the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th of December. Every performance was sold out, and the show was so popular that an extra performance was put in (a Saturday (4^th) Matinee). The version that we performed was by Colin Wakefield and the music and lyrics were by Kate Edgar. The storyline was typical 4 an Aladdin pantomime + if u don't know the story it's nothing NOTHING like the disney version.

The play was put on by Mr. Coveny (the director) + the musical director was Mr. Perry. I get the feeling that this is something that should be mentioned it was "presented by arrangement with Warner/Chappell Plays Ltd.".

The storyline is as follows: Aladdin is the "lazy lanky laundry lay-about" son of Widow Twankey who owns the laundry and does the Emperor Foo Wiff Pong 's washing. Foo Wiff Pong's daughter is So-Shy and he's looking 2 sell her off as he's got no money. Aladdin accidently runs in2 So-Shy + they fall in love. However Foo Wiff Pong has other ideas i.e. chopping off Aladdin's head. So when Foo Wiff Pong goes in2 Twankey's laundry 2 find Aladdin + behead him, in a panic he put's on Ping Pong's uniform which is being washed. Foo Wiff Pong leaves the laundry without Aladdin.

Meanwhile Ping Pong gets a job with Abanazer, who took him on thinking he was Aladdin, who's still disgused as Ping Pong (Abanazer is the evil guy who wants 2 take over the world using the lamp) + then Ping Pong goes back 2 Foo Wiff Pong + gives him an earful + resigns. Foo Wiff Pong then sees Aladdin + is about to punish him thinking it was him who'd just resigned, when he strips off his uniform + sees Aladdin. Foo Wiff Pong tries 2 seize him but fails + Aladdin runs away.

Ping Pong goes 2 his 1^st day of work 4 Abanazer + gets fired as Abanazer is furious that he'd got Ping Pong not Aladdin.

While on the run Aladdin meets Abanazer, who poses as his uncle + he promises Aladdin that there r mountains of gold + diamonds etc. inside the cave. As Aladdin's the only one who can get in2 the cave (Abanazer found him using the Genie of the Ring who can't lie) Abanazer uses him 2 get the lamp. Abanaer tries to shut Aladdin in the cave 2 die. But Aladdin finds the lamp + the slave in it (the slave of the lamp). However he gets more than 3 wishes + he makes himself rich so he can marry the princess. Then he escapes from the cave. Abanazer returns to the cave to find Aladdin gone.

As Widow Twankey + Wishee Washee r just moaning that they think Aladdin's dead + their laundry's getting closed down (they couldn't pay their rent) Aladdin returns with the lamp + shows them how rich he is. The preparations 4 Aladdins + So-Shy's wedding r underway.

Abanazer, tho has his own plans. He gets the lamp by posing as a tramp swapping new lamps 4 old. Foo Wiff Pong gives him the magic lamp. He gains power + makes So-Shy, Twankey + Sing Song his slaves. He also says he will force So-Shy 2 marry him + he she refuses he'll kill her. He uses the slave 2 transport the Palace (which Aladdin wished 4) 2 his den in Araby. The Genie uses her magic carpet 2 fly Aladdin 2 Araby. The Genie then transports Foo Wiff Pong, Ping Pong + Wishee 2 Ararby 2.

When they get there Foo Wiff Pong, Ping Pong, Wishee + the Genie r disgused as travellers + Abanzer threatens 2 kill them if they don't get rid of the mummy that he's terrified of. Twankeys already made friends with the mummy, who turns out 2 b quite shy. Twankey + Sing Song meet every1 + make a plan 4 scaring Abanzer. They pretend 2 b mummies + surround him + he ends up collapsing in fear.

In the end Aladdin marries So-Shy, Sing Song marries Wishee, Ping Pong marries the Genie + Widow Twankey marries Foo Wiff Pong. + both the Genie + the slave get freed. Abanazer is taken back 2 Peking 4 Twankey 2 use 2 do the housework around her huge new place.

Songs From The Play

Extracts From the Script

Emperor Ah, Ping Pong.

Ping Pong You speaking 2 me sunshine?

Emperor Eh?

Ping Pong 'Cos if u r, matey, u'd better watch ur P's + Q's.

Emperor Wat!

Ping Pong Here's ur rotten proclomation.

Emperor How dare u!

Ping Pong I dare, Pong-face, 'cos I've got another job, Whiff-bag. With real wages,

Fooey Pooey! I resign, get it? I quit! C ya, Princess! So long Sing Song! + Pooh 2 u Whiff Pong Foo!!

Emperor Well really! I've never bin so insulted in my life!

Sing Song Don't get out much, then?

Emperor Wait till I get my hands on that fatuosly flat-footed apology 4 a Peking (apopletic) policeman I'll..I'll… (He passes out.)

Princess Oh dear - he's passed out. (She + Sing Song fan him.) Don't get urself

in such a lather, father.