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Children & Family
The pantomime you’ve been wishing for heads to Queen’s Theatre for Christmas 2025!
This classic rags-to-riches pantomime tale is filled to the brim with our genie-us comedy, mayhem, magic and more!
Our ‘Aladdin: Relaxed Performance (Signed and Audio Described)’ can be found here.
Our ‘Aladdin’ BSL Performance can be found here.
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Fri 12th Dec 2025
6.30pm
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Sat 13th Dec 2025
11am
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Sat 13th Dec 2025
2.30pm
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Sat 13th Dec 2025
6pm
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Sun 14th Dec 2025
11am
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Kurran Dhand
Aladdin
Kurran Dhand
Aladdin
Kurran trained at Brighton Academy.
Theatre credits include: Bob Alcorn/Ensemble in BONNIE AND CLYDE (Old Joint Stock); Salai & u/s Michelangelo in POP OFF MICHELANGELO! (Underbelly Boulevard & Edinburgh Fringe); Rishi Sunak in RISHI SUNAK’S DOING A MUSICAL (Waterloo East Theatre); Lancelot in AVALON: FIRST LOOK CONCERT (Phoenix Arts Club); Aladdin in ALADDIN (Royal Hippodrome); Hugo/Swing in BEAUTY & THE BEAST (Radlett Centre).
Credits whilst training: Tommy in CARRIE; Hot Blades Harry in URINETOWN; Blondel in BLONDEL; Christopher in THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME; Mowgli in THE JUNGLE BOOK; TJ in SISTER ACT.
Concerts: NOT ANOTHER GRAD CAB; STANDBY PLEASE; DISNEY UNPLUGGED VOLUME 1; REPRESENTASIAN (Phoenix Arts Club); MUSICAL MANIFEST.
Instagram: kurran_dhand
Kurran is so excited to be playing Aladdin in Barnstaple this Christmas!
Represented by Michelle Blair Management
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Philip Meeks
Widow Twankey
Philip Meeks
Widow Twankey
Philip has appeared across the UK as pantomime dame for over fifteen years appearing as Twankey, Trott and a variety of incompetent nurses from Arbroath to Basingstoke. He spent five years as Dame in his native Northeast appearing in Darlington, Sunderland and Middlesbrough. He particularly loved his two seasons in Blackpool where he last played Widow Twankey. He’s thrilled to be playing Widow Twankey once again at the Queen’s Theatre in Barnstaple.
For most of the year Philip packs away the makeup and works as a writer. He began his writing career penning many episodes of Emmerdale. As well as television he has written for stage and radio. His plays are published by Samuel French and include Murder, Margaret and Me, about Agatha Christie and the Miss Marple movies, Edith in the Dark, a ghost story about children’s author E.Nesbit. His new play Second Hand Rose, about an old drag queen and a trans boy, has recently been awarded an Arts Council England award and tours next year.
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Natalie Durkin
Wishee Washee
Natalie Durkin
Wishee Washee
Natalie Durkin (she/her) is an award winning performer and writer, originally from the North East. She has worked as a singer, actor, stand up and teacher across the arts, and is one half of writing duo Dirks and Tapper. Their first musical POLLY is currently in development.
Credits include: Snow White (Key Theatre Peterborough); Wuthering Hearts (Animation); Existential Fish and Dread (UK Tour); Ultimatum(Treehouse); I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Lights Up Productions); What Would Julie Do (Crazy Coqs); The Vagina Monologues (Q Theatre); The John Bishop Show; Twix (Commercial).
Awards: In 2025 Natalie won Pegasus Musical Comedian of the Year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for her show Angle of the North
Instagram: @nataliedurkincomedy
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Ralph Bogard
Abanaza
Ralph Bogard
Abanaza
Ralph Bogard is an established Actor, Director and Host who’s worked on the London and International stage, performing in various plays, musicals and creative projects.
Theatre includes: Fiddler On The Roof (Regents Park Open Air Theatre) Olivier Award Winning Show for best Revival; I Should Be So Lucky (UK & Ireland No1 Tour); Nativity! The Musical (Birmingham Rep); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare’s Globe); Merboy (Omnibus Theatre); Sherlock: The Case Of The Hung Parliament (Les Enfants Terribles); Bridgerton: Immersive (Secret Cinema); Galatea (Brighton Festival); Ushers : The Front Of House Musical (Charing Cross Theatre); April In Paris (Hamburg); The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Arts Theatre London); The Process (Bunker Theatre); RENT (London); Promises Promises(Southwark Playhouse); Branded (Old Vic); Something Something Lazarus (Kings Head Theatre); The Greatest Showman : Singalong Screenings (UK & Ireland Tour); Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens (Leicester Square Theatre and Edinburgh).
Screen includes: Guilty; Signs Of An Affair; Hard & Soft; The Man Of Littleworth.
Directing includes: It Never Rains (London); The Importance Of Being Anxious (London, Los Angeles, NYC); When The Sky Falls In (London, UK tour, Edinburgh Fringe, NYC, International); The Caravan Club (London, with the National Trust and National Archives); The Thing On The Doorstep: Asenath’s Tale (London).
@RalphBogard on social media
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Meimei Young
Princess Peony
Meimei Young
Princess Peony
MEIMEI YOUNG – SHE/HER
Meimei trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama & The BRIT School.
Theatre Credits: Various Roles in THE GRUFFALO AND FRIENDS, directed by Julia Donaldson.
Credits whilst training include: Sarah in OUR HOUSE; Philomene in AMÉLIE: THE MUSICAL; Nicole in BAND GEEKS; Ballet dancer in LA BELLA DORMENTE NEL BOSCO; Gussie in MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and The Mad Hatter in WONDERLAND (RWCMD); Val in A CHORUS LINE (The BRIT School); Dahlia in NIGHTSHADE (British Youth Music Theatre).
Other credits include: High School Student in MORE THAN WHAT YOU SEE (Don’t Be Angry Films); Vocalist in THE CHRISTMAS PINE (Scholastic Audiobook); Vocalist in THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD AND OTHER SONGS (Macmillan Children’s Books).
Instagram: meimeiyoungg
Meimei is delighted to be making her pantomime debut in Barnstaple this Christmas.
Represented by Michelle Blair Management
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Cami Corinne
Genie
Cami Corinne
Genie
Cami is so excited to be joining this year’s panto production of Aladdin!
A recent MFA graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Cami’s credits include Anna in Piano, Luce in Knight of the Burning Pestle, and Thomas Mowbray in Richard II at The Globe Theatre.
In New York, her credits include Lady Power Project and Evelyn the Musical (Dixon Place), Black Writer’s Showcase(Feinstein’s/54 Below), and SCOUTS the Musical (The Players Theatre).
A heartfelt thank you to Shelley, Giselle, Pedro, Bubbles, Jordan, Scott, Landmark Theatres — and of course, Mum and Dad.
Headshot by Jess Hardwick Photography
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Elliott Parry
Elliott Parry
Elliott is excited to be performing Aladdin this Christmas and would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support.
Training: Guildford School of Acting.
Credits: Mamma Mia! The Musical (Royal Caribbean International), Witches of Eastwick (Sondheim Theatre), Pop Party (Red Entertainment), Children of Eden 25th Anniversary (Codogon Hall), Robin Hood (Newport Live), Beauty and the Beast (Imagine Theatre).
Credits while training: Wind in the Willows, Parade, Rent.
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Jordan Farrell
Jordan Farrell
Jordan graduated in 2019 from Laine Theatre Arts and then performed onboard The Marella Explorer (2019) and Marella Discovery (2021) cruising Europe, North Africa and the Caribbean before performing at The Wave Awards 2023. In the UK, Jordan has performed in the Cromer Pier Show for two years (2023-2024) and pantomimes across the UK (2017-2025).
Jordan has also worked as Resident Director for Warner Leisure Hotels as well as internationally as a Teacher and Choreographer at the Baltimore School for the Arts on UK collaborations of Carrie the Musical (2024) and String the Musical (2025) with Showdown Theatre Arts. Jordan has also just finished choreographing the UK Premiere of New Musical “Change is Coming” for the Fringe Festival
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Tamika Williamson
Tamika Williamson
Since graduating from the Wilkes Academy Tamika has gone onto pursue her career in the performing arts industry with her professional work ranging from Live television, theatre, live stage performances, international tours, commercial/corporate events & short films. Some credits include working with brands & companies such as BBC, ITV, SKY 1, M.A.C & ADIDAS!
Some of Tamika’s most recent work includes- Dancer for Ellie Goulding & Calvin Harris at the BRIT AWARDS, Choreographer for a brand new country & commercial show onboard Fred Olsen Cruise line, ‘Drab to Fab’ TV commercial, actress on ITV’s Act & Dec’s Saturday night takeaway, Presenter at the GDO Netherlands finals 24”, Model for “ITS ALL ABOUT YOU” beauty campaign (Mac cosmetics), Dance Captain on the Tina turner Germany
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Mia Cooper
Mia Cooper
Mia Cooper is a recent graduate from Bird College with a degree in Dance and Musical Theatre, and is thrilled to be making her professional panto debut. She can’t wait to bring some festive magic to the stage and share this experience with such a fantastic team. She’s so excited to be joining the cast of Aladdin this Christmas!
