After more than seven weeks, a successful Bury St Edmunds pantomime is set to close tomorrow.
Thousands of people have watched Aladdin at the Theatre Royal, but with four performances left there is still time to see it before the hero wins Princess Yasmin for the final time.
The production opened on November 22 and is currently one of the last festive pantomimes still running in Suffolk.
From left, Ruby Ablett as Washy, Quinn Patrick as Sally Swankey, David Djemal as Abanazer, Samuel Deghkhadirian as Aladdin and Lizzie Buckingham as Camilla The Camel. Picture: Tom SoperCharlie Cameron as Genie. Picture: Tom Soper
It sees audiences transported to The Grand Abanazer Hotel, in Arabia, where bellboy Aladdin and laundry expert Washy do their best to defeat smelly hotelier Abanazer, who secretly hopes to rule the land.
The pantomime marks the end of a busy 2024 for the Westgate Street venue. Over the course of the year, the theatre:
• Sold 73,971 tickets• Saw 118 productions on its stage• Sold 15,930 ice creams• Hosted 451 individual performances• Held 27 sensory workshops and 120 youth theatre workshops• There were 97 youth theatre participants• And 612 people enjoyed theatre tours
Samuel Deghkhadirian as Aladdin. Picture: Tom Soper
The theatre said: “Our heartfelt thanks go to our audiences, our creative learning participants, our funders and sponsors, our members and patrons, our staff and volunteers, our freelancers and all of the advocates out there who share us with others around them.
“There are some truly fantastic statistics here. We’re so proud to offer high-quality theatre and arts to West Suffolk and beyond. We hope to see you all in 2025.”