News: Newcastle Theatre Royal announce Aladdin - a brand-new panto for 2025/26

Newcastle Theatre Royal announce Aladdin - a brand-new panto for 2025/26

Whilst cast and crew are in rehearsals ahead of diving into this year’s pantomime, The Little Mermaid, Newcastle Theatre Royal and Crossroads Pantomimes are delighted to announce that a brand-new version of Aladdin will fly into the Grey Street venue in 2025/26.

In celebration of Danny and Clive’s 20th year as the stars of the Theatre Royal panto, audiences will enter a whole new world of pantomime with a brand-new version of Aladdin. Michael Harrison’s retelling of the legendary story is set in the Royal Kingdom of Pantomania, where a whole host of fairytale characters come together in a pantomime for the 21st century where wicked witches meet dancing geese, colliding with one very magical flying carpet!

Chris Hayward once again dons the Dame’s frocks as Aladdin’s mum, Mother Goose, and Joe McElderry returns as The Spirit of the Ring. This is Aladdin as it’s never been seen before - with a Tyneside twist! With brand-new sets and costumes designed especially for Newcastle Theatre Royal, Aladdin promises to be a Genie-us of a pantomime.

Michael Harrison, Producer and Director of the Theatre Royal pantomime said: “We’re absolutely delighted to announce the return of Danny, Clive, Chris and Joe next Christmas in a brand-new staging of Aladdin. Opening spectacular new pantomimes at the Theatre Royal is becoming somewhat of a tradition, with our new production of The Little Mermaid opening in a few weeks time, and following the huge success of Pinocchio last year.”

Chief Executive of Newcastle Theatre Royal, Marianne Locatori added: “We’re thrilled to welcome Danny and Clive back to the venue for their 20th season! Many of our audiences have grown up watching pantomimes here, and they are a huge part of that tradition. We’re looking forward to being able to celebrate this milestone by welcoming audiences to watch a version of Aladdin unlike any they have ever seen before.”

“Later this month we’ll be opening yet another brand-new pantomime, The Little Mermaid and we’ve already sold more than 75,000 tickets. Rehearsals are now underway, and we can’t wait to share the finished show with our audiences, every year we’re sure the production can’t outdo the last, yet they still keep getting better and better!”

Tickets:

Aladdin plays Newcastle Theatre Royal Tuesday 25 November 2025 – Sunday 11 January 2026. This year’s pantomime – The Little Mermaid - plays Tuesday 26 November 2024 – Sunday 12 January 2025.

Tickets for Aladdin are on sale from Thursday 14 November 2024 to Friends Plus members and Monday 18 November 2024 to Friends of the Theatre Royal. Flexi members, Groups and Schools can book from Thu 21 Nov 2024 and public booking opens on Tuesday 26 November 2024.

Tickets for both shows can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk or from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 0191 232 7010.

Relaxed performances: Sun 7 Dec 2025, 12pm & Wed 7 Jan 2026, 12pm
Audio Described: Tue 9 Dec 2025, 7pm
BSL & Captioned performance: Thu 11 Dec 2025, 2pm & 7pm   

 
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