Aladdin at Rhyl Pavilion: dates, cast and how to book

Aladdin is this year's panto at Rhyl Pavilion Theatre, and it's a bit of a landmark one: the Pavilion is marking 35 years of Christmas pantos, going back to a Dick Whittington in 1991 with Roy Walker from Catchphrase as Idle Jack.

It runs from Saturday 5 December to Thursday 31 December 2026. Tickets start at £26, with family tickets, group and youth rates and concessions available. It's an Anton Benson Productions show, the same company behind the Oak Theatre panto at Scarisbrick.

Rhyl is a fair drive from Wigan, about an hour and a quarter along the A55, but if you're doing a North Wales weekend or visiting family over Christmas, it's on the seafront and easy to find.

The story

Aladdin spends his days in his mum Widow Twankey's laundry, dreaming of being rich enough to woo Princess Jasmine. Then his long-lost uncle Abanazer turns up promising all the treasures in the universe, if Aladdin would just fetch him an old, dusty lamp.

Who's in it

• Kelle Bryan, from Eternal and Loose Women, is the Spirit of the Ring
• Peter Ash, Paul Foreman in Coronation Street, is Abanazer
• Ashleigh and Tapas, the Britain's Got Talent winners, are in the cast
• Amanda Henderson from Casualty is Mrs Twankey
• Dan Whitley is Wally, back after last Christmas
• Alex Aram is Aladdin and Indiya Payne is Princess Jasmine

Book tickets

Tickets are from £26 at rhylpavilion.co.uk.

Getting there

Rhyl Pavilion Theatre is at East Parade, Rhyl, LL18 3AQ, on the promenade. The 1,031-seat theatre is run by Denbighshire Leisure.

We've been invited to this one but can't make the press night. If we get along later in the run, we'll report back.