Cambridge Arts Theatre have announced that their 2021 traditional family pantomime and the first full-scale Christmas production since the theatre’s COVID-19 closure will be Aladdin, running from 2 December 2021-9 January 2022.

Written by Al Lockhart-Morley and directed by Michael Gattrell, Aladdin will star Matt Crosby as Widow Twankey in his sixteenth panto at Cambridge, with further casting to be announced soon.

Aladdin longs for riches, good fortune and his one true love while stuck working in Widow  Twankey’s laundrette. But when the dastardly Abanazar lures him into the depths of a deep dark  cave, Aladdin’s life is turned upside down! With the Genie by his side and the magic lamp in his  pocket, Aladdin finds himself on the adventure of a lifetime. But Abanazar has other plans… can Aladdin defeat him and win the hand of the Princess, or will he be back in the laundrette before you  can say “open sesame”? 

Chief Executive at Cambridge Arts Theatre and producer of this year’s pantomime, Dave Murphy, said: “It feels brilliant to be back and producing the spectacular family pantomime that our  audiences know and love. Although 2020’s Dame Trott’s Panto Palaver brought joy to so many  people across the city, COVID restrictions meant we had to work on a smaller scale than usual. Now  theatres can safely reopen in line with Government advice, we are working on making this year’s  show bigger and better than ever before!” 

Tickets are on sale now here.